Hi Jacque , sounds like a great trip ahead...if your anything like me you will be enjoying the planning, poring over maps etc. I'm afraid Ireland beckons again for me, probably end of June but flexible depending on the forecast . It's the thought of day after day riding that keeps me cheerful on these wintery days!. There's also the Adventure Travel day at the Ace Cafe in March and of course our own xt660.com meet up in May. Let me know if your down this way anytime or fancy a meet up , Steve

Will do. How about meet up Sunday morning?

Yes, sounds good....where and when...? Steve

Sunday morning loomies. You choose a time

If it's mountains I'll take the Picos over anything else,but!! one of the great pieces of info I got off here was about a place called Belchite.

Now if you know anything about Spain scratch the surface and the civil war is not as far away as you would think,any other country and this place would be a big bucks tourist attraction but even with good friends in Spain the moment you start asking questions phew there's lots of feet shuffling.

If you can go before someone does have the balls to turn into another Oradour sur Glane.

And oh!! I'd go down the middle of France plum a line south of Orleans until you get to the mountains and then ride to the Picos and then catch the boat home because you'll be cream crackered just hope you get a good crossing,if you get a bad one you'll not forget in a rush I can tell you,and the same if you get a good one.