Back to sunny England...

On Thursday morning I woke once more to damp weather but decided before leaving I would have a look around Limoges and visit my favourite jeans shop.   I was here in February 2010 and found this shop,the reason I came back to Limoges was to visit it. I then set off for Miniac Morvan to the home of a friend of my mum. I got wet for about an hour with some heavy showers but after that the sun came out and the weather was good for the rest of the way there. I stayed there for something to eat and what a lovely part of Brittany it is too. I then made my way to Caen and caught the overnight ferry arriving at Portsmouth at 06:30 this morning. The weather was fine and sunny and the journey to Middlewich where my friend Juliet lives took about 3 hours with no hold ups. Tonight we are going out for a curry at a really good Indian restaurant and then tomorrow it is back to Heysham for the ferry home.

On my way to Caen last night I passed the 5000 mile marker of the trip. I was thinking whilst riding about the fact that my dad had bikes and that I passed my test when I was 17. I've never been that interested in cars and have always loved bikes but I never thought all those years ago that riding a motorbike would one day allow me to do such a fantastic trip. I have been asked if it lived up to what I thought it would but to be honest I had no expectations at all. This trip has been one of the best things I have ever done, I met some really nice people along the way and I loved writing about it. I hope that people have enjoyed reading about my journey and once again thanks to everyone who checked it out.

Robert