I collected my scooter from Tims and made the short journey home in the pouring rain to end the trip. I would have worried about the rain previously but now that Ive driven to Nice, I'm a scooter explorer. I feel that the journey has made me a much more confident rider. But has it made me anything else? Unfortunately not, I wish I could say I was a different person with a new outlook on life; I think that I'm just the same person who has had a great experience.
Would I do it again? Oh yes! journeys are great and having a trip to plan and look forward to are a good tonic. Thanks to Tim and Scott for a good time.
Lets ride our Vespas from England to the South of France - that will be nice :-)
Saturday 15 September 2012
Everyone/thing home safe and sound
After loading the bikes onto the van and sending the driver on his way, we were left scooterless to enjoy a a few days without the usual worry of wether to don waterproof over trousers or not.
The van driver, Steve, was a lovely chap - very keen to ensure our bikes were safe and sound. He had driven from Alacante the previous day and appeared to only need strong coffee before setting off again toward the Italian Alps. The bikes were scheduled to travel on the van via Geneva and Paris, arriving in London on the following monday or tuesday to be left at Scotts house. However as he was journeying, Steve contacted us to say that as other jobs were now coming in, he could organise himself (for a small extra charge) to drop Scotts bike in London, and continue on to Birmingham to drop Lornes and my bike. We were grateful for the opportunity as it would save us a day train-ing down to London and riding the scooters home again.
Despite a couple of days delay while Steve had to have a wheel bearing replaced on his van, our bikes finally arrived home all in one piece.
We were delighted with Steves service and highly recommend him;
ESD Enterprises Ltd
01278 321247
We shall certainly use him again on our next trip!
Hmmm, I wonder where our next trip might be to?? ;-)
The van driver, Steve, was a lovely chap - very keen to ensure our bikes were safe and sound. He had driven from Alacante the previous day and appeared to only need strong coffee before setting off again toward the Italian Alps. The bikes were scheduled to travel on the van via Geneva and Paris, arriving in London on the following monday or tuesday to be left at Scotts house. However as he was journeying, Steve contacted us to say that as other jobs were now coming in, he could organise himself (for a small extra charge) to drop Scotts bike in London, and continue on to Birmingham to drop Lornes and my bike. We were grateful for the opportunity as it would save us a day train-ing down to London and riding the scooters home again.
Despite a couple of days delay while Steve had to have a wheel bearing replaced on his van, our bikes finally arrived home all in one piece.
We were delighted with Steves service and highly recommend him;
ESD Enterprises Ltd
01278 321247
We shall certainly use him again on our next trip!
Hmmm, I wonder where our next trip might be to?? ;-)
Saturday 1 September 2012
Easy way home for the bikes
Alas, we can neither take more time, nor pay for a service, and so the bikes will be transported home.
Our driver had come from Alacante, and was on his way to the uk via Geneva and Paris.
It took 2 hours to get the bikes securely strapped into the van, and after consuming several cups of strong black coffee, our driver was off on his way again.
Bon Voyage Scooters, see you in Blighty
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