Early Morning Frost

The last leg of the trip was a returning to Weymouth to catch the ferry home. Apart from it being exceedingly cold at 7am on a clear February morning, the journey was pretty uneventful. Once again I was glad of the heated grips and for the thermal base-layer that we’d invested in before going on holiday.

I think I may have also annoyed a lorry driver as I got fed up of riding along at 50mph on a section of road with a double-white line down the middle, so I decided to overtake on a clear section of road that was straight for about a mile. This resulted in hooting and flashing lights from the lorry but what do I care, I was long gone!

Getting closer to Weymouth and the bike proved how, despite being big and heavy with two people and lots of luggage, it can still weave in and out of traffic.

At the ferry we met a guy who was taking his bike back to Jersey. It was a gorgeous BMW R1100S in Boxer Cup replica colours. He had been keeping it in a friend’s garage but need to move it. The day before he found out he need a battery for it and, having managed to get hold of one, discovered that you need to remove the whole of the front fairings to replace the battery. Luckily for him he managed it in time and made it to the boat in time. I’m glad to say that changing the battery on the R1200GS on requires removing the seat and a cross-head screwdriver.