TrevKerr: And so the journey starts ! Because of the birth of the Beast from the East we are heading off early ! Folkestone here I come.
TrevKerr: First fuel stop at Hartshead Moor on M6
TrevKerr: Pitstop at Peterborough services.Mixture of sun , rain , snow and hail.
TrevKerr: Arrived at hotel in Folkestone no snow here yet !
TrevKerr: Folkestone hotel.
TrevKerr: Should have kept me gob shut as this morning it’s snowing! Decisions do we stay or do we go ! So off we go !
TrevKerr: Snow on the ground in Folkestone at Eurotunnel terminal.
TrevKerr: Eurotunnel waiting for a train.
TrevKerr: At the Eurotunnel waiting for a train.
TrevKerr: I have stopped in worse places ! Don’t mind if I do !
TrevKerr: On the Eurotunnel train.
TrevKerr: Billy no mates ! We got a carriage to ourselves!
TrevKerr: Quick stop to look for tonights accommodation.
TrevKerr: First nights accommodation in Reims.
TrevKerr: Breakfast in Reims.
TrevKerr: Erhhh this is cold ! Woke up bright as button so decided to go out and check on bikes and -11 degrees.About turn and back to bed !
TrevKerr: Gridlocked on the motorway.
TrevKerr: Gridlocked on the motorway
TrevKerr: After squeezing through some small gaps me n the fat ninga can go no further ! The motorway junction of the A7 and A9 was gridlocked with lorries we filtered through about 10 miles of stationery traffic only to get beaten 3km from our turn off !
TrevKerr: St Tropex !
TrevKerr: Today’s forecast could prompt an interesting ride ! We are heading to Italy.
TrevKerr: Well it is a BMW !
TrevKerr: View from my bedroom window in Carros.
TrevKerr: Riding from Carros to BMW Motorad in Nice to meet Dave.He picked up a nail in the rear tyre so a quick call and the bike was recovered to dealership and new tyres fitted.
TrevKerr: Although there is snow on the ground this felt tropical to us as earlier it was -11c !
TrevKerr: Just between Nice and Beaulieu-sur-Mer.
TrevKerr: Just between Nice and Beaulieu-sur-Mer.
TrevKerr: It’s ok I pushed Dave over the edge ! Anyone want a BMW ?
TrevKerr: Oh dear the satnav has brought us to the bar ! Cold day today -11 degrees when we left Reims warmed up here in Valence but it’s snowing !
TrevKerr: Bikers food in Valence .