Back home via Mayen and Nurbergring

You don't need an alarm clock at the Hirsch. The cows complete with bells come out first thing and head for the hills.

Next weekend is the celebration of the cows coming down from the hills. The beer tents are set up and sounds like it's another good excuse for a beerfest.


Had a long ride on autobahn, with traffic and plenty of roadworks, up to Mayen - less than 30km away from the Nurbergring.


Mayen took a pounding during the war. Its now a mixture of modern buildings with some restored original examples. Chesterfield??

Spent the night watching Germany give Austria a good spanking at football. This seemed to cheer up the locals.


The next day I popped up the the WSB and Nurbergring.

Said hello to the BMW girls.

I went to find the public part of the circuit but the queue was horrendous.


Parked up at one of the track bridges.

Arrived into Adenau which is a real petrol-heads town, both cars and bikes.


Called in to say hello at the Blaue Ecke.

A nice afternoon tootle around the Eifel mountains before a quick dash back to the ferry.


For some reason I was allocated a cabin in the drivers area. I wondered what lay in store......but as it turns out the truck and bus drivers don't spend all night getting pissed and so it was one of the quietest crossings I've had.


Ended up chatting to 4 bikers from Leeds who had spent the week just in the Eifel mountains region and looked bemused at where I has been for the week ;)


The end.


Oh - did I suggest I did this trip on my own. Say hello to my co-rider.