Christine in the car park

Shakedown ride to Summer Isles

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May 8th 2009
Over the May Bank Holiday, we rode the GS up to the Summer Isles Hotel, 20 miles north of Ullapool, North West Scotland, covering around 1,400 miles in total. The idea was to check that the bike, our kit, and ourselves were going to be up to the job of dealing with the 400+ mile days that we will be encountering on our trip from Alaska to Argentina. Result? The bike didn't miss a beat, and ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more