My 2005 holiday, 6000 miles (not great pics)

gsgary · 28-05-2007, 15:19

Taken on a 6000 miles motorbike trip we started at Kristiansand and headed across to the Swedish coast up through Finland to Kirkenes on the Russian boarder then Nordkapp and zigzaged are way back down through Norway over the Arctic Circle
Taken with my motorbike camera (2 Fuji cameras)

1 My avatar

2 My partner is 5'

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4 Walking on a glacier

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6 Taken by my partner while riding pillion

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8 some of the conditions we had to ride in taken by partner

9Rush hour

10 me at the arctic Circle freezing

P-E · 28-05-2007, 15:29

What an adventure and some excellent photos to look back on

***Dave*** · 28-05-2007, 15:37

Hats off to you sir, for a hell of a ride there !!!

**Dabhand16** · 28-05-2007, 15:42

That's a holiday with a capital 'H'! Great pictures to look back on. How long were you away for?

JMitchell · 28-05-2007, 17:40

Wow. Good story of events!!! Looks bloody frightening

Almost like Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's trip!

gsgary · 28-05-2007, 18:51

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Originally Posted by P-E

What an adventure and some excellent photos to look back on

Thank's P-E it was good fun

gsgary · 28-05-2007, 18:57

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Originally Posted by Dave

Hats off to you sir, for a hell of a ride there !!!

We go on a big trip every year last year was Holland Germany Poland and Lithuania while riding through the forest of Lithuania i had to stop for a pee and ended getting bitten on my leg by a deer tic felt ill towards the end of the holiday i only just made it home from the ferry as soon as i got home i was rushed into hospital had to have a lumbar punture i kept telling them i could have Lyme disease in the end i was right spent another 3 days in hospital

gsgary · 28-05-2007, 18:59

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Originally Posted by Dabhand16

That's a holiday with a capital 'H'! Great pictures to look back on. How long were you away for?

Cheers we had 3 weeks, it was in June/July and we had to wear are heated vests about 60% of the time we were riding

gsgary · 28-05-2007, 19:00

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Originally Posted by JMitchell

Wow. Good story of events!!! Looks bloody frightening

Almost like Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's trip!

Yes but they had backup crews doctor almost everything they needed

gsgary · 28-05-2007, 19:01

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Originally Posted by Dave

Hats off to you sir, for a hell of a ride there !!!

Cheers Dave

JMitchell · 28-05-2007, 19:03

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Originally Posted by gsgary

We go on a big trip every year last year was Holland Germany Poland and Lithuania while riding through the forest of Lithuania i had to stop for a pee and ended getting bitten on my leg by a deer tic felt ill towards the end of the holiday i only just made it home from the ferry as soon as i got home i was rushed into hospital had to have a lumbar punture i kept telling them i could have Lyme disease in the end i was right spent another 3 days in hospital

Jebus! Well done for making it!

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Originally Posted by gsgary

Yes but they had backup crews doctor almost everything they needed

This is true, although to be fair, they didn't have them there all the time....

gsgary · 28-05-2007, 19:17

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Originally Posted by JMitchell

Jebus! Well done for making it!

This is true, although to be fair, they didn't have them there all the time....

If you ever get chance to see Tera Circa they had no backup always camped rough