Tomorrow we will catch our breath before heading to Amsterdam on Thursday.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
The pack up
The last 2 days have been huge. We had 40 bikes to recrate and send home. Organised kaos is probably the best description. Everyone was tired and a little bit cranky. Everyone wanted to do there own bike. Despite a few prize dickheads it all went pretty well. This arvo we caught the bus back to Nijmegen from the warehouse for the last time. Tonight I'm going with peter to visit Eric. Eric is the creator of the famous swallower chain drive Guzzi. He is a great engineer and we are going to visit his workshop. Should be a hoot. The final ride
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Friday, September 23, 2016
Day 41- the last stand
Today we departed cologne for the last leg of our Motorcycle journey. At was only a couple of hundred kilometres. It was nice to have a beautiful GPS & roadworks fuckup in the last 50kms just to finish the trip off.
Gertie is locked up at the hotel. We will wash her ready for repacking next week.
I guess this weekend we will just have to drink beer 😀
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Day 39- autobahn
Today we had to get 450km from Zurich to Frankfurt. Most of that we did on the autobahn. It's not for the feint hearted. When you pop into the super fast lane you have to make sure you can't see any lights in your mirror. They come so fast that if you can already see them it's too late to pull out. I limit Gertie to 130km. The go sat like your in 1 st gear. It's very tiring.
While we let the GPS guide us today we were thrilled that it took us through a magnificent country detour that included a wooden bridge that was incredible. I'm sitting in the bar drinking German beer. Yum.
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Day 38- on the road again
We have been watching a weather window that was our best chance to get up the Stelvio pass between Switzerland and Italy. Today was the day. We headed out of Saint Moritz at 9.30. It was cold. 2 hours later we were at over 3000 meters on the top of Stelvio pass. It was cold. Gertie was named after the famous pass. It was fitting that we took her up there
After we bought a sticker for Gertie and a t shirt for me we headed back into Switzerland. We rode all the way to Zurich. It was a solid 5-1/2 day of very high concentration. Mikey is a zombie tonight but it was good to tick off something I've wanted to do for s long time. 
Tonight we went to the velodrome in Zurich. The derny racing was hectic
Stelvio Pass ✔️
He's finally done it-Stelvio on the Stelvio(sorry Gertie)
Beautiful weather sun shining and lots of snow
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Monday, September 19, 2016
Day 36- Swithback to Switzerland
After a couple of days doing it tough staying in Bellagio on lake Como we decided we needed a treat. So we headed for saint Moritz. It was an absolutely beautiful day riding into the mountains again. The road was full hectic 
Switchback heaven
We arrived in S M to a wonderful hotel. 
Our room is the pointy bit in the corner
S M is a picture everywhere you look 
We went for a walk and watched the ice hockey. 
Swiss house
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Day 35- getting outa dodge
We woke up to a beautiful morning in Bellagio. The apartment I rented is a shocker so we hit the road asap. We rode down the lake from Bellagio to Como and had caffe. We then rode up the other side of the lake and had lunch by the lake before catching the ferry back to Bellagio. 
The crowd at Bellagio when we got off the ferry was crazy. I guess it's Saturday.
Ride from Mandello to Bellagio
Mikey and Gertie at the gate before leaving town
Top of the lake near Lecco
Magreglio
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