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[Bushman_uk]

Volgograd is twinned with Coventry and for those of you who saw "enemy at the gates", well this is where it all take place and Martin has already posted a short video of the memorial
And this is mine, took me all day on this little netbook i shall give it the polish when i get home

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No Bikes this time move along

[Jim Lovell]

Jim

You can get more info and pics .....

My blog - click here to access it

Mark's Facebook group Riders of the World - click here to access it

Or our web page on our website has some notes too - click here to access it

That will make your eyes water getting through that lot - Mark has loaqds of opics on the Facebook group album


Martin

Thanks Martin, I have been following you on facebook now time to read you blog :cheer:

Hope your both well, ride safe

[strimstrum]

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Thanks Martin, I have been following you on facebook now time to read you blog :cheer:

Hope your both well, ride safe[/quote]

Hope you enjoy the read Jim - The blog is kind of wierd because it puts the last post first so if you are reading from the beginning you have to start at the bottom and work up - I numbered the days to make it easier.....

We got through Russian border into Ukraine yesterday - 5 hours but no hassle just lots of traffic.

First impressions of Ukraine... Nice people (roads not brilliant - potholes and bumps) and nice countryside so far.

[Bushman_uk]

We are now in the EEC Romania nearly home just a quick blast down the transferragon and into Hungery , Austria germany France and home , so nearly done getting tired now need to take a rest maybe a holiday ..... i know a biking holiday :woohoo:
well Romania is great place so far hotel good and £30 for a twin room and a huge two course meal with 4 beers under £20 can't be bad

[herman]

Saturday night and its pissing down here,ride safe guys.

[Bushman_uk]

On the whole trip we haven't been out for a days rain a few showers here and there but nothing for more than an hour
By the the time we reach the channel tunnel i think we shall want home so bad that any weather will not stop us.

[T.REX63]

... By the the time we reach the channel tunnel i think we shall want home so bad that any weather will not stop us.

Wow, hard to believe y'all made it almost home again. Time surely flies. Feels like it was April last week... :unsure:

[Bushman_uk]

it was only last week wasn't it ???? been an experiance just a few more miles and all is done and complete and Martin and i join the overland around the world club !!!!
In Dunkerque now listening to the seagull and then tomorrow it's to the chunnel up to the m25 and m42 then at warwick Martin goes left i go right and job done !!!!!!

Thomas thanks for all your help and your very generous donation to my charity , when i have a few minutes i shall e-mail you with a few contacts along the route , just to make life more interesting !!Q!!

[Bushman_uk]

We are both home now , have millions of photos and hours of video here's just a short edit of the Transfagarasan in Romania made famous by top gear

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To sum up you can go round the world on any bike you like the first 4 bikes we saw coming from the west that we spoke to in Vladivostok were 4 harley's two from Finland and two from Holland. The R1200GS we went on performed faultlessly, not even a puncture, i had a seal changed in USA on the final drive, but it was not the lower part of the drive and the mechanic said it would have gone on for thousands of miles.
You do not need any special gear and you do not need any special bike, if you want to do it it's there for the taking with whatever you have now .

[Treadtrader]

Welcome home guys. :woohoo:

Can't wait for the stories and pics.