Mid Down riding an R1100GS-loiter from time to time in the Northern Ireland section, so will also pop in and out of here as well

Wishing your friend a speedy recovery

For sure. Keep your eye on the NI forum

Lovely, thanks for posting

Lovely pics Spen - that Dr Big is a credit to you

Ship bike to Halifax Canada and ride across Canada to Alaska to the Pacific coast, then follow coast south to Califorina and Route 66 back to the west coast taking in a couple of National parks en route. Ship bike back home. Wishful thinking

For evening its hard to beat pasta and a nice sauce. Lots to choose from in the supermarkets. Compact and quick to prepare

Breakfast-large bap with a couple of sausages, bacon and an egg, some sauce-hard to beat and sets you up for the day.

Great ride report, looking forward to next bit.

Winter months best time. Yes they can be seen from Scotland (and also sometimes here in N.Ireland) The further north the better.

There is probably a web site that gives you info on it (best times etc)

Hopefully someone else will come on here and give you more info

Lovely photos, thanks for posting