I’m not much of a writer; I’m not really much at all when it comes to putting thoughts down on ‘paper’. I’m sitting in a room in Edinburgh, Having done my longest solo motorcycle trip to date, yesterday. Not too long in the grand scheme of things, at 140 miles, and certainly not as long as I will face on Monday when I head South.
The bike behaved beautifully. The F700GS is a forgiving machine that handles nicely. I had asked the SatNav to take me from Cairnryan to Edinburgh via Newtown Stewart rather than the more obvious ‘turn right at Ayr’ route. This took me up the A702. It was interesting to see the progression of this road as we headed towards the capital. The Southern end is more like a B road, full of twists and turns and pot holes. Thankfully the weather was with me and didn’t add to the challenge.
Arriving in Edinburgh I got settled into my room and then went to see Connor.
