Tuesday 23rd April From Harve-Boucher, I took the road towards Monastery. Five minutes out, I realised I had forgotten my specs again, so I surprised and amused Simon when I returned ; I really must come up with a system to avoid doing this every morning. Rather than try to make PEI in one cold day,ContinueContinue reading “2/7 – Prince Edward Island”
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2/6 – The Cabot Trail – 21/22 April 2024
I left N Sydney at a good hour and in no time i was on the Cabot Trail. More roads winding through pine forests, but now with an occasional glimpse of coastline – cliffs and narrow beaches. I was too early; everywhere was closed, which made the decision on whether to stop at some ofContinueContinue reading “2/6 – The Cabot Trail – 21/22 April 2024”
2/5 – Cape Breton – 20 April 2024
Fri 19th April: When I left Waverly for the 2nd time, I still was not sure what my plan was. I had a destination for the day – Boylston, a little place near the coast about 220 km to the NE and I was heading towards Cape Breton but still had not decided whether orContinueContinue reading “2/5 – Cape Breton – 20 April 2024”
2/4 – Departures 3 …. and 4 – 19 April 2024
Right then! I left you as I was arriving in Toronto, where I would spend a boring and tiring 8 hours waiting for my flight to Halifax, pay 12 € for a pint of Guinness and sleep for well over an hour taking up 3-4 seats in what became a packed waiting area; and no-oneContinueContinue reading “2/4 – Departures 3 …. and 4 – 19 April 2024”
2/3 – Departure 2 – 15 April 2024
The delay of departure finally dawned. Well it didn’t actually, because at 0500 on a wet Belfast morning in N Ireland, it was still dark; but you get the idea. I was as ready as I was ever going to be, but over the last week in this northern clime, I had become really quiteContinueContinue reading “2/3 – Departure 2 – 15 April 2024”
2/2 – Departure 1 – 02 April 2024
Getting ready to leave was a somewhat drawn-out process. Due to a problem with burning oil, the bike required a top-end rebuild, including new valves and guides, cam chain rollers and guides, and piston rings. For a variety of reasons this all took longer than anticipated with the result that it was only ready forContinueContinue reading “2/2 – Departure 1 – 02 April 2024”
2/1 – Prologue
As detailed elsewhere on this site (coming soon) Belfast-2-Belfast-By-Bike was conceived in the early 1980s as a one-off trip from Belfast in South Africa to my hometown of Belfast in N Ireland. This was completed between March 2019 and March 2020, aboard my 1974 Honda CB750 K2, which I had rebuilt in the two yearsContinueContinue reading “2/1 – Prologue”
1/37 – FROM THE SEA TO THE MOUNTAINS – 05-12 Dec 2019
Next morning that generosity and kindness continued in the shape of Ahmed Barnawi. Ahmed is a leading light in the United Bikers Team in Jeddah, and elsewhere. He came along with his trailer and took me and bike to the local Honda dealer to have a few repairs carried out. The easy way to travelContinueContinue reading “1/37 – FROM THE SEA TO THE MOUNTAINS – 05-12 Dec 2019”
01/13 – MALAWI 2 – 04 – 06 June 2019
Tue/Wed 04-05 Jun I arrived at Mayoka Village, and yes, the tar – well concrete – does go all the way to the gate. Still the first impression was a bit of a shock. The place is perched on a steep hillside bordering Lake Malawi. It’s a well-constructed and well-established place, but camping is clearlyContinueContinue reading “01/13 – MALAWI 2 – 04 – 06 June 2019”
01/12 – MALAWI 1 – 02-04 June 2019
Sun 02 June Entering Malawi was fun! A truck was unloading outside the customs buildings and millions of people were milling about trying to identify their luggage and get it cleared. I parked my bike at the side of the crowd, in what turned out to be the middle of the road! I had toContinueContinue reading “01/12 – MALAWI 1 – 02-04 June 2019”
Belfast-2-Belfast-By-Bike 