100 days since my last post and I've been quite busy with the planning for next July. Turns out I wasn't the only one though, as I've just learnt that Grizzly has bought himself a new bike. Check out the picture (down the page) of his new Shadow. Have to say, I really like his colour choice this time round.
For my part, I've got all the hotels booked up. That's not to say I won't look for something else but if I can't find anything more suitable, i.e. with on site parking, then at least we are guaranteed a roof over our heads. I was quite surprised, especially in Copenhagen, at how little hotel parking there is and quite frankly, how motorcycle unfriendly they are. Norway itself seems a little more relaxed. It's only really an issue in the cities, once we get out into the wilds, there are no issues with parking at all. In Norway, there are different issues, such as the cost. It really does seem to be an expensive country to visit. Maybe not so to live in, as wages are, I believe, quite high. I've tried to balance out the accommodation costs, so one one side there are some fairly costly chain hotels but on the flip side, we'll be on some camp sites.
With the hotels booked I've started planning the fuel stops. In the main this has been fairly easy, though the odd one or two in Norway do seem to be small and quite remote, so hopefully we shan't end up running on fumes and find they only open every second Thursday!
And that's as far as I got, before I turned my attention back to this year's trip, Route 66. I'll pick up here again, once I return from the US.
Bye for now.
