Road Closed

Wouldn't be a trip without a wrong turn or something.

Take the 2nd exit off the roundabout. Only problem was it was closed. Re-routed by Tomtom we took the next left, instead of the diversion route and ended up a few hundred metres down the road we should have gone on, which was still closed. Retracing our wheeltracks we then followed the diversion signs. All good fun!

We stopped for fuel a few miles further on. Ginny was indicating something like 150 miles range, after having covered 180 and took on board 15.25 litres. At €24, that equates to £1.39 per litre, which is the 15p I mentioned earlier.

Back on the road, we were running mainly on 80kph (50mph) roads and Ginny loves it. Sipping unleaded like a fine cognac, she's done about 60 miles and shows a range still of 306 miles!

We arrived at the hotel about 6pm. There are a number of bikes in the car park, 2 other Brits and also some UK reg cars. The hotel room we have is tiny to say the least, with barely any room for our bags. I'm sure one of us will bash his head on the bedside lights, which aren't bedside but actually in the midddle of the headboard for each bed, along with the lightswitch and plug socket. It's not the smallest I've been in but it's up there.

Weather on the way down was OK. Not great, not shit. I was a bit chilly at times but we only had the merest bit of rain and the sun did poke out for a bit too. Not the 20 degrees that was forecast!

We popped along the road to the Buffalo Grill for dinner, a place supposedly known for their steaks. However, they didn't have any steaks! Nor did they have any Grimbergen beer, so I had to make do with 1664, whilst Paul had a beef burger. I don't eat beef, so it was fish 'n' chips for me, taking a leaf out of Grizzly's book.

We'll have brekkie here before we set off to the circuit tomorrow, which is about an hour away. If we fill up on buffet brekkie, we won't be tempted by expensive burgers and the like at the circuit.

More tomorrow.