We were nearly there. A gentle ride south through the Lincolnshire fens took us to Norfolk so we aimed for Cromer, so as to avoid Norwich, and then down the coast to Lowestoft. The night before, Esther had put a post on the East Anglian Bikers' Facebook page saying what we were doing and when we would be arriving at Lowestoft: queue the marching bands, ticker-tape parade and police escort... nah... what we got was Hamish from the Black Shuck mcc waiting for us at Lowestoft Ness! It was great to see him and so nice that he came out to welcome us home.
We hung around chatting for about half an hour before heading over to Beccles to meet up with Esther's parents for a well earned celebration meal and drink.
The only downside to the day was that we had booked in at Pontins for the night... let's just say that I'll never go back there!
Distance for the day: 147 miles
Distance total: 2,266 miles
The next morning we rode the last few miles home to Ipswich for a nice shower and a veg-out for the rest of the day. We had done it.
Distance for the day: 46 miles
Distance total: 2,312 miles
The actual distance for the full trip was 2,426.8 miles (figures above are from Google) because we rode around some places to find somewhere to stay or eat. Fuel economy was good (as usual) on the Tiger at around 55 mpg.
Next year we're off to the IOM TT for the first time!