.Org goes to france for the day!

[Jdubya]

Just a few from yesterday...I'm sure others will be along with some more later.

Bikes lined up at Le Touqet beach
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c277/Jdubyasv650/IMG_0528.jpg

Fuel stop at Hesdin
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c277/Jdubyasv650/IMG_0529.jpg

[kitkat]

cool hope you all had a great time

[Spiderman]

A top day out and heres some of my pics. Click em and they get bigger btw ;)

Fueled up, ready for the off.
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/11806344049.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5337113)
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/11806344770.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5337114)

Next thing we knew we were in Le Touqet by the beach! Woo, i love the sea.
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/11806344892.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5337116)
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/11806344998.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5337117)

After lunch we had an idea for a new race series
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/11806344929.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5337118)

The boys find something on the beach amusing
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/11806345094.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5337119)

Our intrepid hero found his ride at last! Might be too quick for him tho.
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/11806345015.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5337120)

Then some wierdo got his face in my lid somehow.
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/11806345121.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5337121)

Fuel and pee stop. Funnily a couple of the bikes decided that after fuelling they too needed a pee. And did it right in front of their owners too! Glad my bike knows how o behave in civilized company ;)
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/11806345123.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5337122)

Now where was that duty free shop again Supervox?
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/11806345257.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5337123)

Happy but tired boys on the way back to the land of mini earthquakes!!
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/11806345269.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5337124)
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/11806345321.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5337125)

[Demonz]

What a cool day! I was thinking to myself yesterday morning when the quake-a-shake hit the omens werent looking good, what with 3 riders not making it to the start (2 with nakkered bikes and 1 - well for being a little to cool ) Mixed with some late night reading up on the route, a GPS I had little idea how to work, and still not being overly clear on where to go I wasnt feeling to confident at that point.

A few positive affirmations on the train and the smell of perfumed fresh air coming out of the air con system we had arrived in France and I think "ok things are going to change now". As luck would have it we found some French rider police as soon as we got started that put us onto the right route. The GPS was still not working and it was down to maps and stopping for local directions from here on in.

Its a shame none of us actually stopped to take pics of that coast road (or any of the roads) as the rolling hills and roads were fantastic. Visability was upto half a mile in some places. I guess we were all to busy enjoying the views and negotiating campervan overtakes and bends.

It was a good start to see how the group was working and the marker system wasnt too much of an overkill. The only comments were - "Dont stop. keep it going so we can keep the group spread out" - a good sign peeps were having fun.

By lunch time we were cooking. It was pretty hot down at the beach so we made for the nearest English looking pub we could find for lunch. Cultered us? Of course!

We went a little further south before heading in-land. It was mainly big flat cultivated fields with long straight roads running along their edges leading into fast bends linking them all together. It was a good chance to spread everyone out again and for me really was fun being at the front knowing there was still more to come. Unlike our roads in the Sout East England it felt like the good stuff was never ending.

We stopped again in Hesdin for another fuel up and break. The heat was unrelenting in the countryside so we managed to find a little bit of shade under a fence before setting off on our final run back which was the best for me. Again it was mainly cultivated farmland but set on rolling hills so the roads were brilliant. There was a few cut backs and little valleys to wind up and down with good visability along the fields into the next few corners.

After a breif detour to check out the facilities at Calais ferry terminal we were back at the tunnel terminal in time for some dinner before our journey back to Folkstone. I think it was Michael Palin that harped on about every great journey involves a train journey - this was true even it was just for a day.

[Demonz]

http://nbsl.co.uk/gallery/albums/album15/SVFrance_001.sized.jpg

OK -At this point we were thinking it could of been a couple of things Earthquake or a Train has crashed.

http://nbsl.co.uk/gallery/albums/album15/SVFrance_003.sized.jpg

Oskool, Baldyman, Vox

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Whynots best James Dean impression ;)

http://nbsl.co.uk/gallery/albums/album15/SVFrance_007.sized.jpg

:smt102 Stu adjusting his man bag.

http://nbsl.co.uk/gallery/albums/album15/SVFrance_011.sized.jpg

Whynots Bro - soon to be member??

http://nbsl.co.uk/gallery/albums/album15/SVFrance_008.sized.jpg

http://nbsl.co.uk/gallery/albums/album15/SVFrance_009.sized.jpg
France for lunch anyone? Whynot.


http://nbsl.co.uk/gallery/albums/album15/SVFrance_015.sized.jpg

Anyone seen the sign for the toilet?

http://nbsl.co.uk/gallery/albums/album15/SVFrance_017.sized.jpg
Homeward bound.

http://nbsl.co.uk/gallery/albums/album15/SVFrance_020.sized.jpg
John confessed to us all later that he was on a mission to dispell any negative perceptions of the GS being slow. I think most got the message ;)

[Richie]

This Has to be the SV front page for May.. please...
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/624/horsesgp7.jpg


Hope you had a splendid time.
so who had the top box for the booze & fags?

[Cazza]

http://nbsl.co.uk/gallery/albums/album15/SVFrance_008.sized.jpg



You appear to have a train driver / signalman / P-way man / other railway employee as your leader...?

Sounds like you had a great time chaps. Hope to join you next time...

[Luckypants]

Looks sooper! Shame France is so far from here......

Great pics folks!

[falc]

Really good pictures there, looks like everyone had a cool time.

And that pic should be the front page pic def. :lol:

[Whynot]

here's a few more, sorry i didn't get any of the local wildlife :(
although there was a bit around :thumright:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t273/whynot0/1.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t273/whynot0/2.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t273/whynot0/3.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t273/whynot0/4.jpg

[anna]

looks like it was a great trip!!! nice pics!

[rigor]

Ggrrr, jealous :D Looks like you guys had a great day.

I did think saturday morning. Hmmm a bunch of .orger's going through Kent "could" be mistaken for an earthquake ;)

[kitkat]

great pics, looks like you all had fun

[Spiderman]

http://nbsl.co.uk/gallery/albums/album15/SVFrance_008.sized.jpg

You appear to have a train driver / signalman / P-way man / other railway employee as your leader...?

Sounds like you had a great time chaps. Hope to join you next time...

Oi! Think that fool could lead a rideout? Pffff. He was at the back as it was the safest place for him. Oh and he's kitted out like that to warn the women he's coming. :lol:

[Whynot]

Oi! Think that fool could lead a rideout? Pffff. He was at the back as it was the safest place for him. Oh and he's kitted out like that to warn the women he's coming. :lol:

obviously didn't work then, there were still a few around at the beach ..... ;)