A FEW FINAL PHOTOS

Handsome Boy (says me!)

The complete group

'The Emerald Express' as we were affectionately called

...AND A FINAL WORD

Ferry docked in Harwich Sunday afternoon and we're on the road for Carlisle.
Ed had booked a room for us here and then the plan is to push on for home on Monday morning.
I feel great and decide that I could make a late ferry Sunday night.
Ferry time was changed to midnight and it's a fair run up to Cairnryan

but I am looking forward to getting home.

519 miles from Harwich - and the ferry has me back in Belfast for 2.15am Monday
morning and I'm in my door by 3.30am.

Total distance travelled (excluding ferries) is  3763 miles. 

The GSA averaged 58mpg during the trip.
Truly has been a wonderful trip.

 Thanks to Edd for his friendship and company, to my wife Barbara for all her
support with my obsession of bikes, and my sister in law Linda for setting up
this blog and loading and editing all the information sent home.

Thinking ahead ........ Maybe Morocco next year!!!!  

MEMORY SNAPSHOTS OF A FABULOUS TRIP

DAY 13 - LEAVING KRISTIANSAND - HEADING HOME

Nigel had asked for us all to be ready and on our bikes for 6.25am this morning.
We wanted to be checked in by 7am for our ferry to Denmark.

Had a great night at the clarion hotel Kristiansand, great meal, great craic and
also a surprise cake and gift for Frances as it was her birthday.
Nigel said a few words about the trip home while also being very gracious of his
experience with the group and made a comment on each of us.
Top man!
Looking forward to getting home -  but what a great time.
It's the people who make the trip, and we were blessed with a whole squad of
them.

Vincent and Ed discussing tyres - or the lack of!

 Leaving Norway

 First ferry of the day



 Fabulous ferry!

 All present and accounted for





DAY 12 - BYKLE TO KRISTIANSAND

Stayed at the Bykle Hotel last night   -   Out in the wilds but a great spot.

A young girl called Sylvia was looking after us and she did a great job.

This is  rather an easy going morning as it's just a short run to Kristiansand 

and this will of course be our last full day in Norway.

Tomorrow we catch the 8am ferry to Denmark and we are on a tight schedule to get our connecting ferry to Harwich.

Weather today started out cloudy and grey but has brightened up to a beautiful day.

Clarion Hotel Kristiansand - taking up one side of the street

 

Kristiansand

Clarion Hotel

Have just had a walk around Kristiansand with Eddie and it is a beautiful city.

Kristiansand Main Street

Kristiansand port

Our table set for dinner tonight

All having tea as a group tonight so looking forward to the chat and catchup.

And for my last night in Norway I had these two bad boys.....ate the lot!!

Mmmmm...mmmm!!