One day of racing left then off to Germany. The weather here has been exceptional and yesterday I watched the racing from the mountain section and got sunburnt. Most unexpected. The days here are long. Sunrise at 4ish and sunset at around 10ish, with long periods of twilight. Today I went to post a helmet I won in a raffle home but the cost was too high for something I would not be allowed to wear at home anyway, so I gave it to oxfam. Easy come easy go. L...

Woke up feeling a bit dusty. Not perfect for a drive through the middle of London. Got a vauxhall van and Neil had a VW people mover. Everyone loaded up and we headed for Liverpool. Stopped in on the way at Birmingham at the National Motorcycle Museum. That place is the most impressive collections of British bikes I have ever seen. They had every make and model of BSA, Triumph. Rudge , Vincent , Norton.......well worth the stop. After a quick coffee the...

Etihad you've won me. A great flight. Had a whole seating row to myself so I was able to stretch out. Arriving in London the weather is ok and from aero plane to hotel was a little over an hour. Not that I got a chance to actually make it to the hotel. I was ambushed by a few if the lads and dragged into the pub for a catchup. The men all faded pretty quickly and they all looked knackered so I left the pub looking for food. Ended up getting a burger and fr...

Started the day with a big walk at first light 4am. Went down the Thames and back in the Chelsea area. A nice suburb that is a lot nicer than the last place I stayed in London . I met my room mate who came with me. Dave or Red as he is known. Good fella. Had a big breakfast at the hotel. The rest of the lads arrived in Putney and we all went in the city centre. I opted out of the hop on hop off bus tour in favor of a few hours walk. I went in and around ...