The 'Official' HISS Trip report

[Simon_100]

What can i say ???????


BLOODY SMASHING :woohoo: Phil

Here we go Phil - a bit easier at least to link to the photos

We , Andy,Guy,Dave and myself got there on Monday after noon avoiding Sundays rain

Leaving our place around 10am and stopping in Cahors for fuel,fag and a leak

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Pushing on through French sunshine stopping in Toulouse for a brew we split up from Guy in the van and headed up over the first pass , Andys idea !!!! Rain Snow and Hail pass !! not good on CO2 s :blink:

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Not bad views though

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The sun came out to our relife so a fag and coffee brake in Valhala(or what ever it's called) was welcometo get the water proofs off

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Dave and Andy

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Last year i passed this place and got this pic just south of El Pont de Suert

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Looks like the tide came in

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The begining of the N260, crackin road

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Unless you go through a mini storm !!! by gum that hail didn't half sting on me chops !!

Looking back from the top of the pass at the remnants of the storm

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But spring was definantly in the air

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Arrived in Collgats camping to find Chris's bikein bits !! But thanks to Simons local Moto shop it soon got put back together B)

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Settled in to camp thanks to Mr X for the bedroom in his Marque !!! Started chatting to folk and got the impresssion that they thought i was some sort of nutter :whistle: how right they were

The trails were just as i remembered , just a little wetter, more fun

Our group was on the first day Mr X, Dave(DR), Guy, Chris, Dave(DRZ) and me

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As is normal on these sort of do's some bikes need fiddling with :whistle:

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TANGO'ed again :whistle:

With the melting snow the trails got nice and goooooie

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Oooooooh dear not again :laugh:

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The rest of the day went fantastic untill a little double off !!!! i got it on video but Simon and MrX have my copies( can either of you could post it?)

But here's the aftermath...............poor Dave

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Day one ended with a gentle ride back

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So endeth the first day...........................wine O'clock dawned so the camera went away :silly:

[PHILinFRANCE]

Cheers Si ..............bloody computers !!

[fairyplum]

Thank you Simon and Polly. Freddy and I made it to Santander by hook and crook. We did cross from Sabada to Arguedas. Freddy did not fancy it until I could demonstrate on my phone that there really was a route across. He then enjoyed it immensely. Would not have enjoyed it in the wet...one very chalky track. We also reached Soria though only the following morning for coffee. Lovely roads after that all the way. Thank you. Sun shone but it was still cold.
Here at sea it has been a lovely sunny day. Hope it stays good as i shall not be home till after midnight.
Great to see all you beastie boys and cannot believe Guy knows Katia. Satellite internet no good for photos...

[Simon_100]

Thank you Simon and Polly. Freddy and I made it to Santander by hook and crook. We did cross from Sabada to Arguedas. Freddy did not fancy it until I could demonstrate on my phone that there really was a route across. He then enjoyed it immensely. Would not have enjoyed it in the wet...one very chalky track. We also reached Soria though only the following morning for coffee. Lovely roads after that all the way. Thank you. Sun shone but it was still cold.
Here at sea it has been a lovely sunny day. Hope it stays good as i shall not be home till after midnight.
Great to see all you beastie boys and cannot believe Guy knows Katia. Satellite internet no good for photos...

Hi Nina,

I'm really glad your route worked out well - I was worried you'd have strong winds through the Las Bardenas - such a fantastic landscape, you'll make an Adventurer out of Freddie yet Glad to know too that you made your ferry!

Meanwhile, ) have loads of video footage and some fabulous images, so I'm planning a 'serious' youtube effort. But what I haven't got is time - so don't hold your breath

Regs

Simon

[Simon_100]

There is time for a few pikkies on the 'Domestic Front' as it were:

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Andy, aka, Daglanman, get an early wide awake call from Lucky

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The Beastieboys depart for the trail . . .

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. . . with the inevitable consequences

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Mr X - leader of the pack :silly:

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And in butt view with The Spanish Biker's poorly Kangoo

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Chris, aka, Oilcan - the picture of domestic bliss!

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This year's 'casualties', Guy and Dave, leaving for home - do they look too happy to be going?

Check out the gory details on the next post

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Daveuptright, owner of the Van of Dreams and the proprietor of a Tent of Nightmares ...

Happy memories - and it's still raining off and on, thunderstorms right now!

Regs

Simon

[Simon_100]

Hi,

I've been really busy preparing for the Autumn HISS recce - I'm off to Teruel tomorrow to brave the coldest place in Spain, just 2º yesterday morning!

But while I was packing the bike in land cruiser format - I'll be at a base camp for ten days or so . . .

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I managed to upload Phil's favoutrite video onto Youtube:



I don't know when I'll have time for the full soundtrack edited version, but if anyone has 'ace' images they'd like to have included just send me the files by email.

Regs

Simon

[daveuprite]

Ah, the famous 'double off' vid. I wanted to see that again. Thanks to Dave P and Guy for some great entertainment.

I'm already missing those mountain trails. It was a memorable week.

If you're reading this GUY, send me a PM with your e-mail address - I don't want to lose touch...

Dave

[PHILinFRANCE]

Ohhhhh the memories
Big up for Dave P. , that's still one hell of a come back mate "KICK THAT CANCERS ARSE"

Dave R. don't worry about GUY staying in touch, he can't wait for the next play out, he's bitten

Phil

[MR X]

Well its been a week already , managed to get some of the video up loaded and after watching it thought how well every one managed to see in my dust and rocks that I was throwing up Fantastic routes and good company fantastic week

[PHILinFRANCE]

Nice one son , when we going back ?

Took the tener lady up the trails the other day and have now had 3 visits to the hospital after getting a branch in my eye !!!!