Don't discount September, I watched the forecast during September 2015 and it was mostly good. This year I set off on the 11th September travelling Newcastle to Amsterdam then up to Hirshalls and over to Kristiansand where it was 23c.
I saw very little rain until Lofoten, North of the arctic circle ...

Pm sent with contact details of the bike owner

My neighbour has an 04 plate Dakar which he is talking about selling
Bike is located at Kendal
Let me know if you want some more details/his contact number

Andy

Good news, I thought Amsterdam was the nearest ferry port to Norway.
Keeping my fingers crossed for a Newcastle crossing in 2016

Is there still a UK to Denmark ferry?
I thought it had stopped running last autumn

Try and find a copy of the IGN Route Grande Alpes map which is excellent

This was my inspiration to visit Tende Ride up this way (much slower in my case) Back down through the hairpins From the French side of the tunnel back to Tende is fast & sweeping The climb had me well out of my comfort zone but looking back now this was why a bought an adventure bike One of the ...

This is the lower half

I've used this on my iPhone for the last 3 years
I bought the full Europe version and it is excellent

Iphone in a waterproof case with leash
Ram mount with X grip

Removed from the bike in seconds
No extra sat-Nav to carry round

Free mapping upgrades, usually once a year
Mapping is ...

Saturdays crossing from Oban to Castlebay was lively