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Starting today (9-4-2010) I will be riding from Huntingdon to Margate, then from Margate to Exeter (10-4-2010).
Exeter to Lands End and back to Exeter (11-4-2010). Exeter to Huntingdon on the last day (12-4-2010).
All on a 250cc Vespa. (approx 1000 miles).
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Ride ReviewDay 1
I left Huntingdon at about 1.30pm to travel the first 120’ish miles to the meeting point in Margate.
Used the A14/M1 then onto the M25 (major filtering up to and over the Queen Elisabeth Bridge).
Then onto the M2 to Margate.
Met Marc and had a chin wag and a beer before a demolishing a mammoth carvery.
The King’s finally found us on their trads after a couple of laps of Margate and we consumed a few of beers.
Day 2
Met at the Spitfire Museum at RAF Manston where a photographer from the local paper took some photographs. (Thanet News?).
Marc was going to lead but had a technology failure so I took up the baton. (Head set not connecting to his tomtom).
We left at about 9.30am and covered roughly 120 miles to our first stop of the day, Tangmere Aviation Museum near Portsmouth. Bill & Genie were waiting for us….. We had a break to look at the museum and get something to eat before the next leg, 160’ish miles to Exeter services.
Both tomtom batteries died so we had to actually use our brains for the last 20 miles or so. We finally arrived just after 6pm. Exeter Services is not exactly packed with culinary delights so we slummed it with a BK then hit the bar at the Travelodge. 10pm and the shutters went up much to the annoyance of the punters in the bar. When challenged, the manager informed us that “it’s a restaurant not a pub!”
Day 3
Dixie, Jules and Sophie on the 2 geared Vespas with us set off early for Penzance and Lands End.
Me, Marc, Kelvin and Tony set of for Slapton Sands memorial on our autos (this is where a large number of US servicemen died practicing for the D-Day landings). We took photos at the memorial on the beach and at the Sherman tank retrieved from the sea that has been placed at the edge of the village.
Later in the day we all met up at Lands End where we got a group photo taken at the tourist milepost (like you do!).
Then the long dual carriageway ride back to Exeter services. (Roughly a 300 mile round trip for the day).
Day 4
We all made for home in various groups/solo’s. Marc off solo at the crack of dawn followed by myself Kelvin and Tony at about 8.30am.I must apologize to Kelvin and Tony for the mistake that split us on the M5, totally my fault! I ended up using the M5 to Bristol then the M4, M25 & A1 to Huntingdon. I arrived home at about 1.15pm after only 2 stops for fuel.
All in all a brilliant weekend with some really nice people.Peter
