Touring Plans ‘24

Santander to Caen. Andy

 

Plans for London-Bangkok are on hold because of border issues so I’ve been scrabbling round for alternatives now I’m healed. Got out on one of my big bikes for the first time since the Moose had me off last July and I’m pleased to say it felt great.



I’m have three trips to Spain planned in the next few months (all on four wheels) and then later in the year I’m off to SE Europe on my Africa Twin in Sept and doing Guatemala on a hired Honda 250 in Nov.

 

MotoGP Catalunya for 24-25 May 2024 - a two week trip, with a week either side of race day.

Not sure of the route yet, see what the weather does, but likely Western France down to Bordeaux then maybe the Somport crossing.

Then the return would be Eastern France, maybe a bit of Alps action on the way back.

 

TT on the the Pani then Lake Como on the Panzer(GS)

 

I’ve told myself I MUST get back out this year and do some proper miles including some euro touring

 

Monster at the mo, or panigale if I have been a bad boy and need to pay penance….likely I’ll buy something for touring. K1300s box still needs ticking

 

Would like to do Spain and Portugal this year. Would be nice to do Santander ferry, Picos down through Portugal then around/across Spain, South of France and then back up the Route des grand Alps. That would be a three week trip to do it justice, quite a commitment, will see if this is the year for that one...

 

I can highly recommend Bragança as an overnight stop, there is an awesome restaurent run by Louis Portugal in the shadow of the old castle. A bit of a trek up hill but well worth it. Andy

 

Thanks Andy, have been through Bragança before on the way to the Serra da Estrela, wasn't in my schedule to make it an overnight stop that time. Things may well be different this time around so thanks for the recommendation

Looks like there are three restaurants within the outer ramparts of the castle, is it one of these?

Further research on the guy you mentioned, found him on Insta, indicates that it's the Tasca do Zé Tuga, one of the ones within the ramparts from the link above... nothing like an investigative challenge

 

If my memory hasn’t let me down, Tacsa do Zé Tuga. We were there last in 2019 so hope it is still as good. Andy

 

Hoping to get to Oban, onto the West highland way upto stornoway back down to Harris and over through sky on the way home, only have a panigale so possibly some pain to go with it lol

 

European Multistrada Meeting in the Maritime Alps.

Just had to cancel a trip to Costa Rica with my wife but hoping to still make it to Utah (not on bikes)

 

Ferry across to St Malo, ride through France to Navarra to watch BSB round 1.
Then ride down to Jerez to watch the motoGP.
Then riding back to Ferry at Bilbao.

 

I'm also off to the TT in June on the sp2....
And if I can rally the troops,and if the world has not gone mental,im potentially looking at an up and over of Sweden,Finland, Estonia,Latvia Lithuania in September......

And if I can't rally the troops,it's an easy jet vacation with the Mrs lol

 

Nice. Give me a wave at Navarra, I’ll be marshalling infield at turn 4 Sadly I won’t be at Jerez though Andy

 

@BaseJumper why the ‘dislike’? Lake Como isn’t that bad