 Day 1.
Friday 2nd July. Distance 222 miles.
It took all night packing my stuff and
getting the paperwork sorted. Left home about 6am and was at the
boat in Belfast for 7am. We got loaded and away for 7.40. I
spent the trip chatting to another biker going back to England
after a tour around Ireland. We were docked in Stranraer and out
on the road for 10am. The weather was wet and I stopped for fuel
and a snack between Dumfries and Carlisle. It was here I met a
group of Norwegian bikers on BMWs. I asked about the weather and
the speed limits over there and they did likewise. They smiled
when I told them our limits, but it was only later I found out
why they had been smiling. It was a long trip through
Newcastle and I would have been completely lost without my GPS
which took me right to the FjordLine terminal. Lots of other
bikers at the terminal and the chat and banter was good. I met a
group of strange looking 2stroke bikes from Trondheim, (see
photos).
We had a long wait at the quayside but we eventually go on board
and were off.
Day 1 pictures
here.
Day 2 report
here.
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Week 1 page.
 © 2004 Alex Bradley
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