This is my 3rd attempt at doing a bloody TET run
the 1st two ended with a broken frame and then a blown clutch !!!So booking this run i crossed my fingers for a 3rd time lucky event !!!
Bob AKA Diggermanbob and Steve AKA Chunky butt arrived here on Friday night with 2 TTR 250s a EXC 400 and a GasGas trials bike in a trany van ....................the exc was brought down here for me from Boboneleg ......many thanks and DMB brought his gas gas down for a play
Anyway Saturday arrived and it FECKIN RAINED !!!!!! typical its not rained here for over 10 weeks
its wasn't to bad so we saddled up and set of towards Decazeville to pick up the TEThttps://goo.gl/maps/XzmK5wWge9D2
20180825_090856 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr1st stop ,Payrac to fill up .......i realy had no idea or the 400s range
20180825_092008 by Philip Parkinson, on FlickrTook it easy on the black stuff with being a tad damp
stopped at Rocamadour for a piccy
20180825_094545 by Philip Parkinson, on FlickrWe did the rest of the road with no problems just boring road stuff
grabbed a coffee at Mc Meard
20180825_111521 by Philip Parkinson, on FlickrArrived at start point and filled up again and happy to say i was getting 20 + km/l so looking at a good 250km range
20180825_120647 by Philip Parkinson, on FlickrYeeee Harrrr the trail was great from the start , forest lane to start with then lovely rocky climb to the top of a plateau
20180825_122241 by Philip Parkinson, on FlickrHere we rolled on big open trails ......away from the rain
20180825_122736 by Philip Parkinson, on FlickrHave to admit there was quite a lot of road work after this , nice winding back lanes , probably needs a tad more routing as theres NOTHING and NOBODY out there !!!
It was interspurced with shot sections of good stuff .........
20180825_124335 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr
20180825_131713 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr......untill we reached this !!!!!
20180825_135258 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickrabout 200m long and cut us to ribbons
and barbed wired off at the end !!! you guessed it ...............we had to back track We eventually saw what i call the Toulouse plains ...............real flat area up to the Pyrennes
20180825_155042 by Philip Parkinson, on FlickrBut still had the odd suprise waiting for us...................just not enough gas in the TTR Bob
20180825_161046 by Philip Parkinson, on FlickrThe boys wanted a bed bar and shower so i found them this place €30 each with grub and live music
20180825_190254 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr
20180825_190017 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr3kms north of Cunac
20180825_190325 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr...................So endeth the 1st day ..........................
