An account of riding my BMW R1150RT motorcycle round the coast of mainland UK, including my preparation, and daily reports from the trip, which is scheduled to take place in May 2015
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Test post from my phone
I am planning to post from my iPhone while on the trip so I am testing its process now. It looks as if I can take photos or post them from the camera roll, but videos don't seem to work
Im looking forward to some more of this
Coming down the pass from Applecross towards Loch Kishorn last summer - Fantastic.
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Final Schedule
As a result of my booking efforts, my trip now looks like this:
Day No.
|
Date
|
start
|
stop
|
total miles at end of day
|
Daily miles
|
1
|
28/04/2015
|
Humber Bridge
|
Hunstanton
|
185
|
185
|
2
|
29/04/2015
|
Hunstanton
|
Waldringfield
|
366
|
181
|
3
|
30/04/2015
|
Waldringfield
|
Thurrock
|
629
|
263
|
4
|
01/05/2015
|
Thurrock
|
Eastbourne
|
858
|
229
|
5
|
02/05/2015
|
Eastbourne
|
Isle of Wight, Ningwood
|
1037
|
179
|
03/05/2015
|
Isle of Wight, Ningwood
|
Paignton
|
1246
|
209
|
|
6
|
04/05/2015
|
Paignton
|
Falmouth
|
1469
|
223
|
8
|
05/05/2015
|
Falmouth
|
Elmscott
|
1709
|
240
|
06/05/2015
|
Elmscott
|
Newport
|
1931
|
222
|
|
9
|
07/05/2015
|
Newport
|
Tenby
|
2126
|
195
|
10
|
08/05/2015
|
Tenby
|
Borth
|
2324
|
198
|
12
|
09/05/2015
|
Borth
|
Anglesey
|
2537
|
216
|
13
|
10/05/2015
|
Anglesey
|
Preston
|
2763
|
224
|
14
|
11/05/2015
|
Preston
|
Cockermouth
|
2997
|
234
|
15
|
12/05/2015
|
Cockermouth
|
Newton Stewart
|
3190
|
193
|
13/05/2015
|
Newton Stewart
|
Ayre
|
3358
|
168
|
|
16
|
14/05/2015
|
Ayre
|
Inveraray
|
3589
|
231
|
17
|
15/05/2015
|
Inveraray
|
Oban
|
3810
|
221
|
18
|
16/05/2015
|
Oban
|
Applecross
|
4041
|
231
|
19
|
17/05/2015
|
Applecross
|
Tongue
|
4298
|
257
|
20
|
18/05/2015
|
Tongue
|
Inverness
|
4507
|
209
|
21
|
19/05/2015
|
Inverness
|
Aberdeen
|
4691
|
184
|
22
|
20/05/2015
|
Aberdeen
|
Eyemouth
|
4923
|
232
|
23
|
21/05/2015
|
Eyemouth
|
Middlesbrough
|
5091
|
168
|
24
|
22/05/2015
|
Middlesbrough
|
Humber Bridge
|
5279
|
188
|
Average daily mileage
|
|||||
211.16
|
Details Details
The last couple of days have been taken up with a lot of computer time, booking accommodation and rescheduling the trip to fit in with relocated overnight stops. Because my schedule covers the may bank holidays, it turns out that a number of the Youth hostes I had hoped to use are full, so I have spend a good deal of time using Tripadvisor and other booking sites to find B+Bs and budget hotels. Most are now booked. I had hped to avoid camping, but there is one place where I simply cant find a bed. Aplecross is arguably one of the most magnificent places on the west Coast of Scotland. As well as being a beautiful little village in its own right
It has the most delightful roads in and out, one along the coast to the North, the other inland over the highest pass in the UK, both single track, so the riding is superb.
For this reason I was not willing to give up my planned night in Applecross so have booked a great little camping pod on the local campsite.
I stayed in one of these with my brother last year and they are lovely, the only problem is that I now have to carry a sleeping bag and pillow.

Thursday, 22 January 2015
Provisional Schedule
Ok we now have a provisional schedule. its still not booked and therefore may need to change, but it should get sorted in the next few days. The start and finish point is as near home in Barnsley as I can get to the sea, getting there and back will add another 60 miles or so to days 1 and 24
Day No.
|
Date
|
start
|
stop
|
total miles at end of day
|
Daily miles
|
1
|
28/04/2015
|
Humber Bridge
|
Hunstanton
|
185
|
185
|
2
|
29/04/2015
|
Hunstanton
|
Waldringfield
|
366
|
181
|
3
|
30/04/2015
|
Waldringfield
|
Thurrock
|
630
|
264
|
4
|
01/05/2015
|
Thurrock
|
Eastbourne
|
864
|
234
|
5
|
02/05/2015
|
Eastbourne
|
Isle of Wight Totland
|
1045
|
181
|
6
|
03/05/2015
|
Isle of Wight Totland
|
Paignton
|
1243
|
198
|
7
|
04/05/2015
|
Paignton
|
Falmouth
|
1467
|
224
|
8
|
05/05/2015
|
Falmouth
|
Elmscott
|
1706
|
239
|
9
|
06/05/2015
|
Elmscott
|
Newport
|
1928
|
222
|
10
|
07/05/2015
|
Newport
|
Manorbier
|
2129
|
201
|
11
|
08/05/2015
|
Manorbier
|
Borth
|
2321
|
192
|
12
|
09/05/2015
|
Borth
|
Anglesey
|
2537
|
216
|
13
|
10/05/2015
|
Anglesey
|
Preston
|
2761
|
224
|
14
|
11/05/2015
|
Preston
|
Cockermouth
|
2995
|
234
|
15
|
12/05/2015
|
Cockermouth
|
Newton Stewart
|
3188
|
193
|
16
|
13/05/2015
|
Newton Stewart
|
Irvine/Kilmarnock
|
3388
|
200
|
17
|
14/05/2015
|
Irvine/Kilmarnock
|
Inveraray
|
3585
|
197
|
18
|
15/05/2015
|
Inveraray
|
Oban
|
3806
|
221
|
19
|
16/05/2015
|
Oban
|
Applecross
|
4039
|
233
|
20
|
17/05/2015
|
Applecross
|
Durness Smoo
|
4269
|
230
|
21
|
18/05/2015
|
Durness Smoo
|
Inverness
|
4504
|
235
|
22
|
19/05/2015
|
Inverness
|
Aberdeen
|
4688
|
184
|
23
|
20/05/2015
|
Aberdeen
|
Berwick
|
4929
|
241
|
24
|
21/05/2015
|
Berwick
|
Middlesbrough
|
5089
|
160
|
25
|
22/05/2015
|
Middlesbrough
|
Humber Bridge
|
5277
|
188
|
Average daily mileage
|
|||||
211.08
|
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