Tour to Germany, Back home

Back at home at 20:15.

Back home

Tour to Germany, Ride back home

We set off at 7:30 with Dave we decided not to stop at Liege and Wetzlar. We managed to get to the tunnel at 4:00.

Back on the tunnel 

You can sleep on the tunnel

Tour to Germany, Stop at Waffle shop

We pull in to have lunch most of us had bratwurst. After our bratwurst Tony said

"You can't not have waffles at a waffle shop"

So that got all of us ordering waffles.

It's waffle time!

I decided to have no cream on mine 

Tour to Germany, Saturday ride out

Today Dad and I went for a ride around some twisties with Tony, Julian, Dave, Chris G and Chris.

Here is some footage

Tour to Germany, The hotel room

After sleeping 2 nights in the hotel I thought I need to do an post on the hotel. I stayed at a L!nder hoteland we booked a room for two (me and Dad).

Me stood in the room

Here's the bath room

Here's the view 

Tour to Germany, Friday Evening

After dinner of beef, a tombola took place Dad and I both bought a ticket. We won none of the big prizes but after Ivan  stood up on the stage and did an presentation about rewarding an the Mike "Stormy" Waters Memorial trophy.

First he said "we're going to reward it to who has the biggest belly but there was too many to choose from", then "who has the dirtiest bike" Every looked at Tony "He's done 1120 kilometres in one day, with his son who travel sick the Mike "Stormy" Waters Memorial trophy is reward to Mark and Ryan".

It was was Dad and I!

I win

   After that prizes were laid out on the stage and our tickets won us a bike cleaner and a helmet bag. Matt asked me if there was any thing he won and I found a lanyard which he kindly gave to me.

Tour to Germany, Back to Masserberg part 2

At the stop Julian looked through his maps and found where a hill climb takes place so we set off to Masserberg (again) and took the awesome road Julian circled. Later when we're on the motorway Tony pulled off, but Julian didn't see (because Tony was a bit too far ahead) so he didn't pull off and we all followed Julian. We approached a tunnel with a sign that said 7 at first we assumed it was 7 meters but it was 7 kilometres long it seemed as it went for ages. After a while of GPS routing we managed to find a way back and get back to Masserberg.   

Tour to Germany, Back to Masserberg part 1

We're riding along some twisties being led by Tony. Then we rode down a road but the tarmac stopped and gravel took place of the tarmac. We decided to go down it, but about 1/2 a mile down Tony fell off after hitting a brick hidden in an puddle then a couple of meters ahead Matt hit the deck after helping them up we decided to turn around and head back to tarmac.

"Hello"

Some of the bikes

More of the Bikes

Looks comfy 

There's Chris G

6/7 of the bikes and the other ones wheel

Dads TDM

Look another watchtower 

View to the right

Another view

Tour to Germany, Trip to the V2 rocket factory and Dora Concentration camp

Today we went up to the V2 rocket factory and Dora Concentration camp and used the itour device which was pretty good. Just about to do some twisties back to Masserberg with Tony, Julian, Chris G, Dad, Matt, Dave and Chris S ((In rider order front to back)Click on rider name for Carpe-TDM profile Dave doesn't have an Carpe-TDM profile and here is my profile: Me)

Information board

Zoom in on info

Me listening to the itour (confused)

Part of an V2 rocket

Toilet Cubical 

floor below has flooded over time

The tunnel sequence 

Another info board

Tour to Germany, Europe mainland Wetzlar to Masserberg

Back on the Motorway as we're riding we saw the golden arches (McDonald's) and stopped to have a bite luckily there was an member of staff who speaks English =). After our meal and a while on the motorway we go off the motorway it started chucking it down so we had to stop and put waterproofs on. After a bit of going through a few towns/villages and twisties we got there. We were going to camp but the rain put us of so we booked an room, but we just missed the buffet oh well we had a McDonald's.

Tour to Germany, Europe mainland Liege to Wetzlar

We did a bit on the motorway then ended up doing twisties which wasn't planned but the GPS wanted us to, so we went with it. After a while on the the twisties we went back on the motorway. When we arrived at Wetzlar Dad figured the GPS was on bike mode so it took us down twisties to get to Masserberg quicker Dad changed it to car. Some pics.

Dave

Wetzlar

Wetzlar

Me and Dad

Tour to Germany, Europe mainland Calais to Liege

We set off from Calais, all the way up-to Brussels we travelled there by motorway we went through Brussels then we went back on the motorway to Liege (one of our way-points) we've stopped so it  gave me time to type this post.

Tour to Germany, At the tunnel station and on the tunnel

We had to wait approximately 40 minutes for the train to arrive once we got on it was fast progress. Time is in European time.

Both of the bikes.

Dad and I

TDM in train

VFR in train

Tour to Germany, To the tunnel

This is my first blog, I've set off to Germany with my Dad on an Yamaha TDM 900. We set off at 2:30 a.m with Dave on his Honda VFR. We went to petrol station first then set off on the motorway to Folkestone.