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There certainly is. I was gutted to have to ride home today.

Ugh. Yeah, it was awful

Done. Sorry, haven't got time for a full report today but might add one to this thread as and when i can.

Bear with me, I'll edit them Stu.

Monschau. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/67A77E1A-83CB-49C5-B285-84DF61FE1BF7.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/1F1D392C-CE52-4FA3-9A23-791CF219AE09.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/4BCA4750-FC4F-43F8-A13E-3CD0B40AF592.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/F779A919-73CB-4406-8425-94C7E076A07C.jpg

Cochem. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/7541205F-26D3-4097-B224-4EDEFB8C34FF.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/EE59A2D7-D26C-4ACA-93EF-36F999375B7E.jpg Curry Wurst! http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/1B7FC3FC-D9DE-4418-8410-2B799658CD92.jpg Breakfast at the Schloss. Even got black pudding on this particular morning! http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/2E02969C-616F-41D5-92DE-6088F265050D.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/985EC0BB-5A36-4887-A662-2DB756C6505C.jpg This is common here. Sometimes you ride through it or around it. I rode around it. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/707EDD89-73CF-4A7D-AC94-2CC1FFD8CA53.jpg Nurburgring http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/37737047-4D36-4359-AB3A-B48FB6C6BCBA.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/AF29143E-25E8-4A0D-8E9B-5B188FECDA96.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/9C4D23E1-398F-4C68-A9F8-2712014C1E38.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/5627F7BD-80C9-41F1-9D3A-800FAA35BC0B.jpg Eifel National Park. Oh, those roads... http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/C134FC06-3FAC-4C8B-A1CF-1D4079EFF164.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/5BE102F4-A2D5-4101-A7CF-67053A110B64.jpg By the lake near Simmerath. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/DE0F5181-9628-4537-B7FA-3EE69FAB73E1.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/FC09618D-F228-4D76-99E4-18BCEF7AC6A6.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/6401C17F-E826-434F-A3BB-0800CC8473ED.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/C6383D84-8CEE-42A1-8D7E-C10A7932ADDC.jpg

Vianden in Luxembourg. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/E6F30CAB-859F-44DF-93D1-E06DBB5C7068_1.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/9EB68680-ADE6-44D1-9C89-D58A5FB2A5C8_1.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/7DA664BC-192E-459B-B7D2-1C225BC0FA4B_2.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/F0252AFA-40C9-4A00-A9FA-ED37047AA742.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/8E4A69F5-8896-4416-A187-CA717DFB1DC6_2.jpg Sometimes I just took pictures of awesome roads I'd discovered. They're ten a penny in this part of Germany. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/F5E9F705-5E05-44FD-961E-F45393E80BF6_1.jpg Cochem. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/3C67A594-8721-4366-89EE-71F002B6384F_2.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/80E6F0D3-9FB9-4FE7-8F0E-8C41334AB90C.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/D19E3D50-E7BD-4208-99EC-FEFA8E113070.jpg

This was parked in the car park of the petrol garage near the Nordschleife. It had Swiss number plates and was probably a rich man's track day tool. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/6874C7B7-7486-452E-9BC4-E6C74D72E80A.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/9E7A2FF1-CDC0-4967-BAD8-DA383C392ACC_1.jpg I think this was the road known as the 'Bitburg Strasse' http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/C81A47CD-B48D-450B-B355-5DACBBF388D2.jpg Views from my hotel window. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/86E467BC-181C-4FB0-BA03-DC10B601C802.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/AE4C0DD8-02CB-46AE-9050-3F68AE315289_2.jpg My favourite beer. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/7F282292-C343-4694-BBE1-453207414CE8_1.jpg It was really cold in the mornings but warmed up by mid-morning. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/9390455C-183F-4108-8E26-3007E4A3BD54.jpg

Just posting the pictures which kind of tell the story of my 5 days away. Loved every minute...apart from getting nicked for speeding on the M20 on the way to the eurotunnel The Panzer loaded and ready. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/10466E67-82A0-4985-B435-A8840EEABC16.jpg 89mph on the motorway. 3 points heading my way. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/ED214F5F-A014-4FFF-B1FB-FFEAD06F5CFA.jpg Quick coffee break on the E40 in Belgium. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/B66AF4B0-B19F-4CAB-BFF7-2221DC86A2EB.jpg Bastogne in Belgium. I always stop here on the way to Neuerburg. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/99A51256-DB53-438D-B712-61BE143EC44B.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/A84695F8-427D-4039-A0E4-27BD71855537.jpg Both taken in Luxembourg: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/20908A4C-2394-4070-96D4-81DD7E2EEA83.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/AEF372CA-4B93-4FC3-B49E-06BEC1C066B9.jpg The Schloss Hotel in Neuerburg. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/F665D95F-9E65-43AB-A4A3-253B3C480E55.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/C75B2020-67A7-4513-AB5A-F1B4495FCDEF.jpg Somewhere in the Eifel on my way to Cochem. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/ACA2A610-4ED0-4460-B88D-37B77C091972_1.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/BBF2A894-688A-4A1F-814A-F48C0823BDC9.jpg Has to be visited at least once while in the Eifel. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/0EE3FDC8-40B0-4215-B1AC-1EBFAC2901A4_1.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/Germany%20May%202016/77A98F92-9750-479C-B62A-C09AA6A6AC11_3.jpg

Ha, yeah it was a bit nippy yesterday and stayed that way despite the sun shining. Today is meant to be warmer. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you Stu! I popped across for some cheap fuel! I totally agree mate it really is stunning there.

Thanks mate. I've taken a few more pics but my mobile signal has been poor and the wifi in the hotel isn't great either so will post when I get the chance. Ah yes, the panniers. Yes they are dinky and require some strategic packing. They can be expanded but look weird when they are. However with the tank bag, I've managed to pack for 5 days although I bring far too much stuff!

Yesterday was a bit changeable: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/ACA2A610-4ED0-4460-B88D-37B77C091972_1.jpg Today got off to a cold start: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/9390455C-183F-4108-8E26-3007E4A3BD54.jpg But now it's warming up and looking to be a very nice day! http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/cruxiform/4E1A4F86-7656-4408-A195-ACC5C8F0347C.jpg Morning!

Hasn't gone to plan so far. I've been playing 'chase the sun' but got caught out a few times in some rain showers. Even got pelted by hailstones at one point...which was nice. Currently sat in a cafe in Gerolstein looking out at the sky and contemplating my next move. The K12 is performing brilliantly by the way!

Cheers! After some deep thought I have decided to go back to the Schloss in Neuerburg. Why? It's cheap and I get half board for the same price for what I was paying for the apartment. I know what to expect too. This will be my 4th time staying there. Due to Booking.com's free cancellation policy it was pain free sorting it out. Herbert at the Schloss replied within minutes as usual. Only thing is they can only accommmodate me for 3 nights. So I've decided to make an early start on Thursday, ride down to the Black Forest, stay over and spend a long day riding back through the Vosges and through France. Just waiting to hear back from Pension Williams in Seebach to see if they have a room.

You would hope so during the week. Thursday looks good weather wise

Thanks mate, I won't be on the 'ring much...maybe once. Oh, and the place is cheap. I'll buy my food from the local Supermarkt.

He does these things just to irritate. as a tease.. Im surprised he didnt add a to the title!! Im sure he'll have a great time.. and I've gone right off him. Obviously no jealousy here. None !! The fact that I fell to the floor and began foaming at the mouth when I read the title of this thread is completely unrelated and coincidental. Only joking. As you well know it's a cheap week away and I've got plenty of annual leave so why not!

You got it!

Thanks mate. As you know it's an area which is made for bikers! Weather wise, I'll take it as it comes!

Booked the eurotunnel and an apartment in Adenau for 4 nights. Staying in the Eifel region of Germany for 5 days. It's my favourite riding area with so much to offer but also I'm using the time to chill out and take things nice and steady. I'm sure the K1200S will love it. If anybody is interested I can update this thread as a kind of blog, I like to take lots of pictures Cheers Rob

Well done TC, it's a major achievement giving up the fags! I gave up in 2001, best thing I ever did.

Cool, I bet the atmosphere was electric at the King Power stadium yesterday!

Immigration is why the NHS is surviving! Take away the overseas nurses, doctors etc and see what you have left. f**k all. who cares about the NHS (aside from the sick) whats important is who the hell is going to pick the Asparagus and pre-wash my potatoes and other sundry root vegetables. eh? lets get our priorities straight!! As you know I work for the NHS and there's no way I'm preparing veg. Get thee to private healthcare young man.

Immigration is why the NHS is surviving! Take away the overseas nurses, doctors etc and see what you have left. f**k all.