Skippy

Went into Costa Coffee just now waiting for the post office to open. Bloke in the queue before me says in his faux London accent “can I GET a skinny flat white mocha-chino”………… no you fucking poser, you can GET fucked. Then the cheeky girl behind the counter questions my choice of breakfast! It’s my holiday and if want a cinnamon pastry with my coffee I will.

I can confirm no bumming took place but I am still waiting for my luggage.

Hate it with a passion

Well that hasn’t started positively. Got in the queue to check in hold luggage and when it opened they decided to change the desk to the one next to me so I ended up at the back of the queue. No issue really until they then decide that the original desk number was in fact correct so we all trudge back and now I’m at the back of the back of the fucking queue. Fast forward 30 mins and now I get pulled over at the security point for a random check. Everyone stares as if I’m a criminal and the security guard is clearly on a power trip. Cunt. At least I haven’t been bummed. Yet.

At the airport waiting to fly to the UK with the rest of the mongs.

Yeah but they’re not for hire on their own, they come as part of a guided tour and accommodation.

Or ride your bike down here? The best option I reckon.

You can’t help yourself can you?

I’ve contacted him and he’s out on the T7’s today so he’ll get back to me asap with prices, options etc. Standby.

Remember Pete that you can delegate a task but not abdicate the responsibility for it………you work-shy cnut.

Just to be clear though, he doesn’t just hire the bikes out. He provides guided tours and he is one hell of a rider and knows the area like the back of his hand.

I can do that, no problem. He’s also got on site accommodation and a fantastic set up (bar, massive pool, great food).

You’ve got a point there, in fact lots of valid points. Mind you, imagine his little Welsh ginger boat race when a gaggle of forum members turn up. If he wants to run with the big dogs he needs to learn to piss high!

C’mon folks, how hard could it be to organise a trip down here? I know @XTreme is always taking the piss about you lot not being able to hack it but just think what a ticking great laugh it would be to ride down, set up camp somewhere for a few days and ride out each day. Tarmac or trails, the choice would be yours. Over to Pete now to coordinate it for next year.

That’s because you take it out after every ride, wash and polish it, wrap it in cotton wool and kiss it goodnight. I bet you put it right next to your cosseted downpipes.

I‘m not proud to say it but many years ago while away on a bike trip to Lloret de Mar we all started drinking pints of vodka, tequila and Red Bull for the equivalent of £1 a pint. The results were horrendous and even when the hangover went the next afternoon I was still buzzing. NEVER, EVER AGAIN.

Very nice Bob

Remind me what you’ve replaced the Rally with Bob?

That’s the version for old people Bob, those that can’t hold on over 70mph.

Bitchy

Cheers Bob, it’s a spectacular area for tarmac and there’s plenty of trails too so it pretty much caters for everyone. Winter time it’s gets very cold and there’s a fair bit of snow and ice so you need to pick your time carefully. As for the bike, yep all fine. It’s was a bad connection on the battery after all that. It seems that one of the terminal screws just wouldn’t tighten down properly and it was causing the problem (an easy fix and I did apologise for wasting their time but they were cool about it and said “that’s what the warranty is for”). They also changed the fork oil while they had it as the front felt a bit choppy. It’s so much better now.

Calm down…….never gonna happen you gobshite. Mind you, at least it would start divorce proceedings!

To be fair, it would’ve been a little bit more comfortable, but that bike of mine goes well, handles well, and it’s not uncomfortable, even after a 370 km round-trip. I also wish I was married to Julia Roberts, but that ain’t going to happen either!

Fuck me, you’re a prophet of doom now as well Pete