Gino's Travels: November 2016

Sunday, 27 November 2016

Sidecarring

A wee while since the last posting but the weather is turning wintry, the sidecar has been getting a bit of use though with the two of us sharing the riding. A trip to Coldstream today on a mix of small roads and even smaller roads, a nice but volume lacking cup of tea at the cafe at Hirsel estate, ancestral home to the Douglas-Home's. They charge £2.50 to park which is a bit of a cheek i think considering the land was probably stolen from the local peasants who would also have had to rely on scraps from the table from the big house to live. It has to be said it's a pretty setting though and the great thing about motorcycling at this time of the year is the small roads are much quieter, also much wetter and muddier but thats ok. 130 miles done and a grand day oot!

Outfit looking clean before the off

Fi piloted on the outward leg

Bike getting dirty

I'm always wary of golfers, strange people

Mist on the loch

Actually frozen over, swans standing on water

This guy thought he was getting fed and provided entertainment by falling about on the ice

Get off the grass!!

Nice bird watching

Coming in for a bombing raid

A stop for tea

Pinkie up of course

Off roading.........

We had a cup of tea while waiting for our turn at the car wash

Sunday, 6 November 2016

Guzzi club meeting

Less motorcycling of late, not sure why, just seems to be the way it is however after a run in the car yesterday to pick up Fi's new Halvarssons suit from Perth motorcycles (always good service and a friendly smile) I managed to get along to the Guzzi club meeting at Boness today. Not a long run but enough to blow the cobwebs off and great too see a big turnout. It was cold but the sun was out so no complaints, the banter and food were excellent also so a fun Sunday out, pretty lucky that we have only just got salt on the roads and that the weather is holding up. Winter tyre required for the sidecar though in case it turns bad.