Tuscany Tour June 2006

A 7 day motorcycle tour through the Tuscany region of Italy filled with excitment, great food and of course thousands of twisted turns, not to mention Italian drivers on the road! A motorcyclists heaven! HINT: Start viewing from the bottom of the page!



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Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Tuscany Tour June 2006

Tuscany Tour June 2006

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Final farewell






We're at the end of the tour!
All made it in one piece - to the relief of the tour guide.
With the riding done we all settled back and had a few cleansing ales and a wine or two :)

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Beached Whale?



I had to keep an eye out for Japanese whale hunters!

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Leaving Assisi





just a few more shots as we cruised on...

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Out there!






Just some random shots... interested yet?

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Can I help you?


Just fill 'er up, mate!
These guys had a strange accent - not typical Italian... South African actually, great company!

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Some of the country





It's very open and undulating... and of course plenty of corners to get around!

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More history






Almost everywhere you looked we were confronted by fascinating buildings and just steeped in history!

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The Girls





They kept us straight and narrow?

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Picnic anyone?




Who said Picnic! - It was great, plenty of food and drink! Top job done by Peter, one of our guides.

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Comfort stops




Everyone needs a coffee, hot chocolate or an ice cream! Beware the infamous Italian breakfast coffee - ask for a Cappuccino or Cafe Americana, you'll survive the day then :)

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Yeah, it's just 500 metres down the street



More like 5 km down the street, lucky we had to work off lunch - eh Gary!

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At least we found water!







I'm the one with my friends! :)

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Dry Dock?



Let me think!

I don't remember leaving the marina? Must be too much Grapa!

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Never say never!



One thing I learnt on this tour was - You never say never!

A great bunch of guys and gals who can ride a motorbike for up to 8 hours a day even if you're climbing up the next hill let alone just over the last hill! LOL

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Finally on the road









After our daily briefing we set out.
The countryside in Tuscany is undulating and very scenic with almost a neverending supply of twists and curves, a bikers paradise :)

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Hand over that bike!






The fleet ready for hand over. They were mostly BMWs and equipped with saddle bags and usually had a tank bag also.

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The front gate


The support trailer awaits deployment at the fonr gate.

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Monday, June 19, 2006

Through the trees

The driveway in! As you see really rural Italy.... Posted by Picasa

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