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been planning this trip for a while but with no definite parameters for a number of reasons. The idea was that, I've wanted to do the "gorges du Tarn" for a long time and that ties in nicely with Millau and the suspenders bridge. Once I'm that far south I'm only a mornings ride from our Base at Capestang on the Canal du Midi. That could tie in with invading @Tango's personnal space and drinking his coffee ( well it'd be rude not to...) as he's not far from there. Once that far south I'm too far for me to ride home in a single stage so back home via the Gevaudan and the Auvergne with an overnight stop somewhere in the Puy de Dome. I still don't know wether I am physically capable of the distance (using very little autoroute) and I haven't done 8 or 10 hour days for a loooooong time, That and the weather forcast is mainly why i'm keeping theplans fluid cos if I find it's just fucking miserable and / or painful then I shall stop and re adjust the plans accordingly ( the Joys of riding alone) Plan A is this ( ish). wednesday morning to Clermont Ferrand ( I know I can do this, cos I'e done it before in a small group. about 4 hours afternoon: millau via les Gorges du Tarn. spend the night in Millau and then an easy ride down to Capestang where I'll stay on one of our boats and, if they've let him back in the country, say hello to @Tango ( can you PM me a phone number mate? that way I can let you know if i've copped out, or call you on thursday afternoon to meet up.) Friday, still a bit vague and will depend on motivation and weather but something basically hesding north with with the autoroute as the escape route if needed overnight stop around Ambert or Thiers. Then more North and home on the saturday which will just be a slog cos from Vichy North I know the roads having ridden them many times already. Unfortunately no real escape route here as returning into Burgundy and the land that time forgot and the world passes by. I'll try and take some pics if the weather's not too bad. about 1500km in all.

From how you describe her, she is big enough to have her own gravity so maybe it does.

I stayed there in 2012 , it was run by some Dutch people when we went there. We pulled into the coutryard on our bikes and as soon as we got off we were handed a beer They had a good band on as well on one evening .

Shes a cow not a squirrel

Its alot better than being stuck indoors all day

Thats so cute I tuned back in today specifically to see if they made it and by jove theyre in Spain. Hats of to you Pete, you've pulled off something that sounded unlikely to happen I've told Mr Slowly bits n pieces of this tale as things as progressed and just gave him the update. He said "He (Pete) won't put up with that, I think what will happen is he'll say nothing until the grandkids have been there long enough to really like the life there and his son can see it then when the power balance has shifted he'll let rip because she's a bully and they only respond to being slapped down. I couldn't believe it, told Mr Slowly thats thats exactly your plan. He said nodded and said Hmm fair play.

i can bring my pellet gun ... i got telescopic's

i think you have .... didn;t see any cakes or chocolate in the shopping you got her...

I like to see our granddaughters ( nice when they bugger off home too ) on regular basis, the elder ones (16 & 18 years) are a joy, the 7 & 11 year are a bit of a handful, but could not imagine not seeing them...........so @XTreme do what you have to do.

Sounds like an elephant gun is going to be more useful

Ive only been through Clermont Ferrand once but what a shithole, quite surprising for France .

yeah I'll only be stopping for lunch at Clermont, pshing on to millau for the night if I can make it.

well according to meteo France, it looks like I'll be riding into rain tomorrow and will be playing dodge the thunderstorm by the evening. Thursday doesn't look too bad, showers but nowt worse. Friday I'll be running north trying to keep in front of a storm front coming in from the south west, which I hope will go through during the night otherwise I'm going to have a really shitty day on saturday. Still, it's better than they were forcasting a week ago so maybe it'll not happen... OH, @XTreme,

Belfast band. The drummer has decided to concentrate on her education so a guy is drumming now. European tour just announced.

This place was doing great until we gave women the right to vote, been downhill ever since, fact.

Women need to be taught their place early, give them too much free reign and they get out of control.

your calling in life .... driving round in a lorry all fucking day .....

I heard it’s summink about Stu n Six covering themselves in marmite, wrapping each other in clinglfilm and being paddle boarded by a dwarf.

Ohhhhhhhh yes we need a photo

@Mawsley front room

Weather's looking good at last.....22/23C.....but I won't be out! Preparing today and tomorrow for their arrival from Poland on Sunday. And Sunday is a 300 mile round trip to pick them up. I'll have the crazy bitch and 2 kids with me, and I've enlisted Tony the Tools (he does airport runs) to carry my boy Steve and most of the luggage in his car. This is going to kill me!

Fucking state of you in that photo with Bob you look too fat to even get on the bike! Stay at home and do the route via Google Earth!

Mr Slowly sounds a sharp cookie! Good choice of man you made Caroline!

.......I opened this place.....expecting it to last a couple of months till the lockdown ended! But we're still here! Incredible! I've usually fucked it all up by now! Yes.....the standards are low! And yes, just like all the others It's become a hangout for losers, perverts, and twats who just happen to have bikes! Most of whom have now reached the geriatric stage! But the way I look at it is that losers, perverts, and twats who just happen to have bikes should have a forum where they can feel at home. The deadly serious professional motorcyclists don't think much of this place as you know......but we can't be every thing to every man. But at least we're real! Which is a rare commodity in the world we live in now! Can we stumble through another year? Well you can't bet against it can you?

Every cloud and all that eh.

We missed the first four years so we've got a lot of lost time to catch up on.

Well I hope the kids work out just how poisonous their mother is

Absolutely......that's why we have to walk on egg shells!

And long may they stay local so it gives you both a good chance to make up for lost time

Can't Rich......we want to see our grandkids! The last day or so has been fantastic being with them......after all, we've waited four years for it. It's ironic that this would never have happened without Putin going crazy!

There you go......a narcissist.

She was a bit more subdued tonight......the wife reckoned it looked like she'd been crying. And I haven't even given the horrible cunt anything to cry about yet!

Either that or a long range snipers attention and as it happens I'm a good shot

No......she's just a bully that needs a straightener. People like that never stop until they get one!

A Psychiatrist's attention is what she needs!

@XTreme dont fall for this shit... he's after your grandkids

Thats why this is a good fight, the bookies are going bald doing the numbers.

He loved it! And the closer ties we build with the boys the more difficult it is for her to drag them away.

I like this girl so far, she sounds spunky and Pete isnt sure how to fuck with her yet kinda funny actually...round one goes to Poland...

there's another place?! why wasn't I told?

I'm back! Holy fuck.....what a day! Fantastic moment when Jake (nearly 4) saw me, smiled, and ran up and hugged me in the airport. The fucking Psycho Bitch was on meltdown......went to hug her and she just pulled away and said she doesn't want to be hugged. On the way back Jake was talking away and full of personality and I mentioned that......so she said it's because he takes after her! And my boy Steve has no confidence because he wasn't loved as a child and was kept in his room all the time. Steve was in the car with us and said nothing! Who in their right mind says something like that to their inlaws? Anyway, dropped them off at the flat and went to get the wife......I told her what the Psycho Bitch had said and she wasn't happy as you can imagine. I also told her to try and hug the nutter......so she tried and she pulled away again. I asked her what she thought of the flat, and she gave a look of contempt......and said "It's OK I suppose". Then she complained that their bed wasn't big enough.....I bit my tongue from saying that it would be fine if she wasn't such a fat cunt. We got to buy them a new bed tomorrow now! And loving fuck.....has she put on some weight. Her general appearance, potchy skin, gut and ass hanging out, and permanent scowl she looks like something from the worst gutter Estate you could imagine. So it was a day of extreme highs and extreme lows......but we've got them here now! And possession is nine tenths of the law!

My guess is the batshit crazy polish bitch has dumped his lifeless body in some abandoned dago midget hovel and driven off in to the sunset laughing maniacally

Interacting with @Buckster till the end of my days wasn't really a dream of mine Tym. And now we've got @Six30 and @Mawsley to add to the mix! Why do I end up with all the people that no other forum wants?

Wtf happened to Walter ? I had high hopes for Walter

Took my bike to the beach last night too, although no high speed awards from the cops....so many toys, so little time.

Dropped my sons off at the airport. Got the next load of incoming arriving tomoz at 2 or 3 in the morning No longer amused by this providing free holidays malarkey. Involves far too much work. Especially when the person booking the flights tries to save themselves a couple of quid by taking a flight at stupid o’clock with two stroppy kids. On the upside I did manage to get them a table at a great restaurant for Easter lunch so Ive skipped the pain of trying to cook an Easter feast in a broom cupboard sized kitchen. Time to try n fix the Himmy so I can escape!

I really hope so Caroline! The plan is to strip away the control from her......she's a control freak that has to have her own way. Of course I'll be doing it very softly-softly with a little divergence here and there. Till eventually with all these little changes of direction they'll be on a completely different path. At the moment she's apparently getting bent out of shape because of the language here......which is odd because she presents herself as a language teacher. Having said that, she failed her degree on numerous occasions so maybe she's not up to much.

Thanks Caroline! it's a dream come true to see my boy Steve again after more than 4 years, and to see the grandkids for the first time. But it's also my worst nightmare to have to deal with her.......cos I know she'll do everything possible to try and trigger me. So I've got to keep thinking.......