MooN Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 weather was more than dodgy this sunday, but having missed the chance to get out on saturday due to No1 daughter being at home, I was determined to get out despite the weather. It wasn't cold (12 deg C) but heavy cloud cover and a number of fronts moving east or north east. As soon as I'd fed the animals kids, I headed for a tiny hamlet I know on the canal cos it's very pretty and gave me a turning point about 1h30 south of here, just in the northern limits of the Morvan and in a wee hidden curve of the canal at the top of a 16 lock flight and just before the deep cut leading to the 3 tunnels at the summit. I didn't know if I'd make it that far due to the weather, but that was the aim. I took the smaller back roads all the way there dodging the rain showers, I had a mooch round when I ot there, 9 houses, 1 bloke fishing. stunningly pretty, but the light really didn't do it justice. Great place to spend a quiet week end on a boat after slogging up the 16 locks though. as I started back, there was a black storm front coming at me from the south west so I took a faster route northwards, outrunning it to Clamecy where there's a coffee/ bakery run by an arab bloke who is open 364 days a year ( only place in the area that I knew would be open on a sunday). I sat and had a coffee and a pair of 2pain au chocolat" whilst the rain aquall went through, gave it a 15 minute headstart and set of behind it. all told, about 185km, in under 3 hours riding, quite a high moving average for me From the bridge at Port Brulé looking south towards the tunnels ( odd unintended effect in the photo that seem sto have distorted the rear wheel...) looking North towards the lock flight and you can see the WHOLE village. the route went something like this: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Very nice Chris! But it always seems to be raining there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Nice one Chris, I could very happily trundle along there to that canal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooN Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 48 minutes ago, XTreme said: Very nice Chris! But it always seems to be raining there? naaah, That's just me. I never seem to get to ride in on the sunny days. Saturday was lovely, but life got in the way. having said that, we do seem to be having a wet spring at the moment, one of the few regions not concerned by water shortages already. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooN Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 30 minutes ago, boboneleg said: Nice one Chris, I could very happily trundle along there to that canal well get your carcass down here and we'll go for a bimble. Now I have weekends off, and normal holidays and know in advance whet time i finish work, that sort of malarky should be easier to organise. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 If you could take some shots of your fully loaded bike looking like it was in Spain on the way Pete would be most obliged 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Best looking Triumph Tiger, I've said it before and will say it again: Best looking Triumph Tiger! Cool roads too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 10 hours ago, Pedro said: Best looking pink Triumph Tiger, I've said it before and will say it again: Best looking pink Triumph Tiger! Cool roads too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 @Six30 maybe we should bin Pete off and go to visit moon instead, we can take our own bikes and be cheaper.....and no chance of running in to his dago midget bummer buddies. No fucking van though.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 15 hours ago, MooN said: well get your carcass down here and we'll go for a bimble. Now I have weekends off, and normal holidays and know in advance whet time i finish work, that sort of malarky should be easier to organise. I'm sure I will Chris but it's not going to be this yearas I have too many non-bikes things to sort out. I may get to the Stella Alpina rally in July but if I do it will be a flying visit. Hopefully I can sort something out next year and perhaps I could even convince @Sir Fallsalot to come on his Africa Twin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 12 minutes ago, boboneleg said: I could even convince @Sir Fallsalot to come on his Africa Twin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 2 hours ago, busabeast said: @Six30 maybe we should bin Pete off and go to visit moon instead, we can take our own bikes and be cheaper.....and no chance of running in to his dago midget bummer buddies. No fucking van though.... Yeh let’s get on moons case … would he be ok sleeping on his settee for a few days ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 20 minutes ago, Six30 said: Yeh let’s get on moons case … would he be ok sleeping on his settee for a few days ? Yeh......see @MooN......he's a welcoming cunt! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 3 hours ago, Six30 said: would he be ok sleeping on his settee for a few days ? He doesn't fit on a settee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooN Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 5 hours ago, Six30 said: Yeh let’s get on moons case … would he be ok sleeping on his settee for a few days ? ahhhh, Nope. that's the major drawback ( no there's a good pseudonym) with our house is that it's fucking tiny, so unless we come into some money and sort out the studio in the courtyard, anybody coming here will have to find accomodation. For those with a van, there's a pikey camp about a mile down the river.... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooN Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 2 hours ago, boboneleg said: He doesn't fit on a settee It's true! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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