Apr 27, 2010

Scotland Motorcycle & Golf Trip

Classic european trip. Two flaky layers of motorcycle riding with some nutty golf paste squeezed in the middle.

This was my first trip with the new bike. I was planning on doing a couple 1-up trips to gain confidence in my abilities before riding with Kim on the back. (In motorcycle language, 1-up means "one rider" and 2-up means 2 riders. Note: This is slightly different than a super mario nomenclature).



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A quick summary is that I departed Frankfurt, got on a a water-ferry which transported from the Netherlands to Newcastle (UK), rode further to Scotland, golfed for a few days, then came back the same method. This mode of transportation actually worked out surprisingly well in contrast to air travel, primarily because of the volcanic activity causing an ashy tropospheric mess all over Europe -- kabash on air travel for the rest of the guys who went on the trip and ended up driving the full 16-ish hours (one-way) through the chunnel...








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