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West mediterranean coast 2012 with a Varadero.
As the title says let's make a trip in the........West mediterranean coast 2012 with a Varadero.
http://s20.postimg.org/aqaq7ldzh/IMG_2781.jpg No long talks............. From Greece to Spain and the Varadero International Meeting in Taragonna. The money 2000 euros. Days off work about a month. Any friends come with me?..................Other no time other no money...So none. Service the Varadero. Make my gear preparation with a big help from Adventure Motorcycling by Robert Wicks. Last week booking the ship tickets. And the trip started.....:thumbup1: |
Day 1 Sunday 20 May 2012.
Italia....
http://s20.postimg.org/9zm4w6k25/IMG_3169.jpg Monaco.... http://s20.postimg.org/m2rgjqv4d/IMG_2734.jpg France... http://s20.postimg.org/f1uqiuvil/IMG_2768.jpg Andorra... http://s20.postimg.org/677odkavh/IMG_2814.jpg Espana... http://s20.postimg.org/mrf0anvv1/IMG_2835.jpg Giblartar... http://s20.postimg.org/6mj002lcd/IMG_3078.jpg Marocco... http://s20.postimg.org/5icdaryq5/IMG_3145.jpg San Marino... http://s20.postimg.org/q5o1st11p/IMG_3228.jpg The route Polygyros to Ioannina. http://s20.postimg.org/e4x1i3hu5/IMG_2664.jpg Hello!!This is me(zandesiro) and my Varadero... First stop to have a coffe in Egnatia highway parking in Greece... http://s20.postimg.org/pfzp6gop9/IMG_2666.jpg View some nice scenery of village near by the highway... http://s20.postimg.org/pavxwshe5/IMG_2668.jpg Metsovo village in the background... And finally arrive in Ioannina city to stay for the night and have some drinks bierwith my friend George, also a Varadero owner, and previous owner of my Varadero.... Suddenly my phone rings... I was the ticket agendy and informs me that the ship to Italy has a delay...:thumbdown: From 08.30 is going to depart in 13.30...."ok i said no problem with that"... |
Day 2 Monday 21 May 2012.
The route Ioannina to Igoumenitsa port.
And get onboard to the ferry to Italy and the port of Venice... http://s20.postimg.org/lv3tn8k5p/IMG_2670.jpg Waiting to get on board to the ferry.... http://s20.postimg.org/vedigp7nx/IMG_2671.jpg The ferry getting away from the port... http://s20.postimg.org/bihj15qml/IMG_2672.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/rbr2vd2x9/IMG_2675.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/pvayzhaml/IMG_2673.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/dzxvm5zwt/IMG_2677.jpg Make some new friends and have some relaxing beers.... http://s20.postimg.org/57gwyherx/IMG_2681.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/h82cz7m6l/IMG_2679.jpg The night comes and we go to sleep with the help of a set earplugs because the noise in the cabin was very loud.... |
Day 3 Tuesday 22 May 2012.
The route Venice to San Bartolomeo Al Mare.
http://s20.postimg.org/55238rhfx/IMG_2696.jpg As always the Venice is beautiful.... http://s20.postimg.org/tbcqjw3kd/IMG_2695.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/s09kp5xcd/IMG_2694.jpg Romantic... http://s20.postimg.org/aqt3qk7il/IMG_2699.jpg San Marco square full of tourist.... As i write above the delay of the ferry took me out of schedule and in first i had to be in Venice port in 09.30 and now i was 14.30... My plan was to stay somewere in France but the sun was to go down about 20.00 and i don't like to ride at night...So i have to make as more kms as i can with the daylight and find a camping to stay for the night... http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7444/9...6b3d7cf4_c.jpg I say goodbye my friend after a 150km ride together... http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2825/9...7363da72_c.jpg Sweet ride....:thumbup http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2817/9...7f39a97e_c.jpg I help another Greek guy,looking for directions... Some hours later i find a camping in a small village called San Bartolomeo Al Mare.I make a shower and have some beers and pizza.. Then i took some night photos! http://s20.postimg.org/4uz635s7h/IMG_2710.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/cewuiyarx/IMG_2713.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/cu84bywp9/IMG_2712.jpg After those photos, back to my tent for a sleep.... |
Day 4 Wednesday 23 May 2012.
The route San Bartolomeo Al Mare(IT) to Perols (FR)
Wake up in the morning! http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2841/9...db5eabb2_c.jpg Take a breakfast and ready to Monaco and Cannes... http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7394/9...40a6caae_c.jpg The camping was very nice... http://s20.postimg.org/douny04jx/IMG_2722.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/5uu2clwr1/IMG_2720.jpg Hit the road... http://s20.postimg.org/vg6acgjyl/IMG_2724.jpg Enter to France! http://s20.postimg.org/n88y57hfx/IMG_2726.jpg And after awhile in Monaco.... http://s20.postimg.org/v8n8toydp/IMG_2728.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/6j7i9akul/IMG_2731.jpg Zandesiro with Monte Carlo background... http://s20.postimg.org/gkccilxxp/IMG_2733.jpg Souvenir photo in front of the casino before the drivers of the rich guys cars send me away....Im a poor motorcyclist i dont belong here...!(thank god). A lot of rich cars around there... Then i notice this.... http://s20.postimg.org/cchk9uwi5/IMG_2739.jpg ?? Then this.... http://s20.postimg.org/y2uzkvpxp/IMG_2740.jpg ? I was lucky In 4 days in this roads that i was riding,starts the Formula 1 championship....:clap: http://s20.postimg.org/602f00tfx/IMG_2738.jpg Cameras one meter above my head... http://s20.postimg.org/gbjd6faj1/IMG_2735.jpg In the piste... Good all this but, because of the F1 i have a traffic jam about 2,5 hours in the Monte Carlo.... http://s20.postimg.org/vclnnot8t/IMG_2744.jpg Time goes by so i deside to see the city of Nice and ride my Varadero for the rest of the day.... http://s20.postimg.org/m8n8n8rnx/IMG_2748.jpg If you have a ferrari this is a way to see the traffic lights....Another one in one meter from the ground... http://s20.postimg.org/qx38ifgul/IMG_2753.jpg Seaside road... http://s20.postimg.org/51v8p7uvh/IMG_2756.jpg Big hotels... In those 2 cities i see the the most Ferrari (with blondes codrivers) and other supercars in my life.... I spell inside my helmet "zandesiro this is no place for you":( ......Supercars,yachts,casinos expensive hotels and other.... But i was rich too....Turn the throttle of the Varadero and the motor running to continue my trip...!:mchappy: Riding for some hours and the sun starts falling... Time to find a camping... Yes, but my gps doesnt have the camping list of France...So i turn to the best informers that you can find on every trip...The gas stations.... I ask for camping and send me to a nice quite camping near Montpellier.... http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3776/9...fbf5cfa9_c.jpg Tent-shower and visit the port for something to eat and some internet to chat with my family... This is the end of day 4. |
Day 5 Thursday 24 May 2012.
The route Perols(FR) to Andorra la Vella.
24 of May and today is my birthday.... I always want to visit the small coutry of Andorra, i was 1 day before the Varadero International Meeting so i said to stay one night in the Pyrenees mountain country of Andorra... http://s20.postimg.org/f1uqiuvil/IMG_2768.jpg Getting close.... http://s20.postimg.org/65jyex4wd/IMG_2770.jpg Small villages... http://s20.postimg.org/9eydldszx/IMG_2771.jpg Castles... http://s20.postimg.org/dx9v4ynt9/IMG_2788.jpg Valleys.... http://s20.postimg.org/rlugkc93h/IMG_2799.jpg The previus photo was from down there... http://s20.postimg.org/ag37o8zd9/IMG_2782.jpg Forests... http://s20.postimg.org/h01eguo0d/IMG_2776.jpg Bridges... http://s20.postimg.org/i7jxmt3il/IMG_2784.jpg Beautiful ladies... http://s20.postimg.org/c1n2tsyz1/IMG_2803.jpg Col de Puymorens 1915m. http://s20.postimg.org/docaf1b0t/IMG_2800.jpg Up we go... Then.... http://s20.postimg.org/677odkavh/IMG_2814.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/obaoy78jx/IMG_2813.jpg Port d'Envalira 2408m. http://s20.postimg.org/m0cmu0xsd/IMG_2808.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/5y5i9w8p9/IMG_2807.jpg Snow on May... http://s20.postimg.org/m9a7jyakt/IMG_2815.jpg Downhill... http://s20.postimg.org/ft6aqz8ct/IMG_2823.jpg Hotels everywere... http://s20.postimg.org/6wvin1hql/IMG_2825.jpg Cheap fuel for the Europoean Stantarts... http://s20.postimg.org/hdg83464t/IMG_2830.jpg Andorra la Vella.A lot of shops,thanks for the very low taxes that Andorra has...! Shopping some gifts for the family.....And because it was my birthday my gift was a night staying in a hotel, in the right of the hotel was a nice pizzeria and after a pizza and some beers bier i was getting some rest... Sleeping in a bed.....Yeah...:D |
Day 6 Friday 25 May 2012
The route Andorra la Vella to Tamarit (SP).
Take a breakfast in the Hotel and start searching a post office to send my gifts-souvenirs back to my country... I made it finally and i go back to hotel to start my trip to the camping of the Varadero international meeting (about 250 km)... http://s20.postimg.org/mrf0anvv1/IMG_2835.jpg http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5451/9...65281d52_c.jpg After a long search in the costums for alcochol and smokes i was in the country of Spain.. http://s20.postimg.org/67hbof6kt/IMG_2840.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/ves7oo9ot/IMG_2843.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/nkw7h0r9p/IMG_2852.jpg First images of Spain... http://s20.postimg.org/hhemx40zx/IMG_2851.jpg Yellow fields in spring colors... http://s20.postimg.org/czcc50ky5/IMG_2855.jpg Arriving in the Varadero Interntional meeting and get some rest for the afternoon barbeque to know each other...bier http://s20.postimg.org/dddo4m51p/IMG_2856.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/zf3yenpjh/IMG_2857.jpg Make some very good friends... http://s20.postimg.org/a1jyp22od/IMG_2860.jpg Eat some of the Catalonian traditional food.... http://s20.postimg.org/ow8k38c99/IMG_2862.jpg And we have a short briefing about the program of the meeting... The night comes and i have practice a lot my english:smartass: so i go back to my tent for sleep with a lot of Dutch tents around me... |
Day 7 Saturday 26 May 2012.
The route Tamarit (0 kms)
The Saturday i was a lazy guy and i do not do anything just talking with my Dutch friends.... http://s20.postimg.org/mvi0ieg3x/IMG_2864.jpg After a walk to the beach we admire the Castle of Tamarit...! http://s20.postimg.org/46zyv2p71/IMG_2868.jpg For the football (soccer) fans, Andre Iniesta was married here!! http://s20.postimg.org/lbh9xqx3h/IMG_2869.jpg I jealous this guy... http://s20.postimg.org/bfg6y3rbh/IMG_2870.jpg We have a dinner in a restaurant near the castle. http://s20.postimg.org/h4wfiexhp/IMG_2874a.jpg With the night lights the castle was very beautiful.... Saturday, and the people of Barcelona Full the camping. In the whole camping we have our tent near to the most noised and loud family....:huh 4 youngs dont stop running up and down until 02.30 and their parents didn't say anything to be quiet.... Once again the yellow magic earplugs do their work and i sleep like a baby... http://s20.postimg.org/7ppqwou8d/IMG_2957.jpg Here is the troublemakers:D.... |
Zandesiro mate great report so far.
I have a 99 Varadero its been my travel bike around Australia for the last 13 years I did not buy it new 1 year old 7800km only.now about 50000km its been a great bike.only parts need replacement were the fuel lift pump and two sets of fork seals,plus normal wear/tear. Maintence.this shot was taken on the road to Longreach Queensland,Aprox700km inland.
Do you like the Givi panniers?I'm thinking of buying some. http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a.../zacben065.jpg |
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I sold the GIVI panniers(Is Kappa 40 in real) and i order some aluminium panniers i like them more....:thumbup1: I will be out of home for the next days so my ride trip will be updated in Tuesday...:cool4: |
Thanks for the feed back.I may do the same.:D
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Beautiful pictures,
You are having a great ride. I sold my Africa Twin not long now I will like to buy a Varadero, but not new, I think about 2007 year. Your black bike looks very very heavy. vette |
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Day 8 Sunday 27 May 2012.
The route Tamarit to Tamarit.
We have our breakfast in the morning and today lets go to see the city of Taragonna See below! http://s20.postimg.org/3rtafssnh/IMG_2876.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/o1qluxtsd/IMG_2877.jpg Impressive!!?? http://s20.postimg.org/cumd0khsd/IMG_2879.jpg There was an ancient Roman theatre..... http://s20.postimg.org/xass522od/IMG_2881.jpg End of May and people take a swim in the sea... http://s20.postimg.org/xc7bc7tvx/IMG_2882.jpg Full of people....Sunday non working day... http://s20.postimg.org/kyuh5b47h/IMG_2883.jpg Buy some cheap fuel..... http://s20.postimg.org/55piouhal/IMG_2889.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/9cad46gwd/IMG_2884.jpg This little trees back there was my camping in Tamarit... In 16.00 there was a visit to the Poplet monastery which is an world heritage list monument of UNESCO... Awesome place founded in 1151!! http://s20.postimg.org/nt27whvrh/IMG_2951.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/est0ykaa5/IMG_2892.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/t376nsg0d/IMG_2896.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/b7x5fc5ql/IMG_2894.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/zfhqjvtot/IMG_2905.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/tv9umzk7h/IMG_2940.jpg Some Vardero owners...(don't forget is a Varadero International meeting...) Truly worth to pay a visit... http://s20.postimg.org/8mw65k5ql/IMG_2952.jpg The way back through Catalonian small villages... http://s20.postimg.org/ib9m8p0jx/IMG_2954.jpg The road quality was very good... http://s20.postimg.org/vcvayjoy5/IMG_2953.jpg Catalonian view. This, in a short way, was the Varadero meeting in Targonna....Tomorrow start searching for new destination. And i don't know where to go..... |
Day 9 Monday 28 May 2012.
The route Tamarit to Puerto de Mazarron.
Monday morning i was in a dilemma....! What route to take?? 2 choices. First choice, go to Barcelona(80 km) for one day,and the next ferry to Italy.... Second choice route of 1000 km until Giblartar take a ferry to Marocco (tanger) stay 4 days and then ferry to Italy(Genova)... For the second choice start counting my money.... 3 ferrys Tarifa-Tanger(to Marocco),TangerMED-Genova(to Italy),and Ancona-Igoumenitsa(to Greece)...My money was in the limit for doing this.... But in the back of my head the choice to step on Africa was something amazing! For the choice one to Barcelona have no problem. http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3820/9...2460db47_c.jpg Start packing... http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2833/9...cdc54066_c.jpg Say goodbye to my good friend from Portugal... Until the crossroad i don't know where to go.... Left for Barcelona... Right for Giblartar... After one minute of thinking i was turn right to Giblartar and Marocco. "Its now or (maybe) never"..... So i start ride my Varadero to the south Spain... http://s20.postimg.org/6baqesjnx/IMG_2961.jpg Get through the orange fields of Valencia... http://s20.postimg.org/w4alb5hu5/IMG_2962.jpg For the next 150 km i see only orange trees.... http://s20.postimg.org/w4alb5hu5/IMG_2962.jpg After 500km i find a camping in Puerto de Marazzon... http://s20.postimg.org/ji4rs24r1/IMG_2967.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/6pc2ee3rh/IMG_2968.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/ml0whoubx/IMG_2965.jpg http://s20.postimg.org/67gwyje6l/IMG_2964.jpg Nice seaside village...! http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2838/9...ea6ae83a_c.jpg Pitch my tent have a beer and something to eat and after a chat on internet with my family i was going to sleep.. |
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