Austin's A-Z challenge

[austin]

Here we go.....

First off Jubilee Tower. Just 3c up there today so a quick snap from Anne before she plugged her heated jacket back in. Jubilee Tower is on the Trough of Bowland Road a few miles south of Lancaster on a clear day you can see Morecambe Bay like a map, the Isle of Man, North Wales, and the cumbrian fells. Its a great viewpoint. It was built to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.

F = Ferrari. Just an opportunistic shot of a Ferrari Parked on someone's drive as we rode past.

H = Hairpin Bend. On the minor road from Littledale to erm nowhere. The inside is very steep and many vehicles require two bites at this one to get round.

B = Brewery. Lancaster Brewery which brews four fine ales that can be really difficult to find in Lancaster. They do 4 standard Ales: Blonde, Red, Black and Amber. Any of which is worth a try bottled or on draught. The brewery fairly recently moved from near the town centre to Lancaster Leisure Park - which is one of the yucky places with flea markets, "you know who's" seconds shops, crappy cafes, naff gift shops, and so on. Yet the place is thronging.

 

[Zimtim]

Have you strapped a keg of beer to the back of your bike??

 

[Lutin]

Nice one Austin.

How many others are going to play?

 

[hotbulb]

If/when I get a bike again, I'd like to give it a try!

 

[Rubberchicken]

I've got one or two ideas... And a "new" bike to show off. If only it'd stop bloody freezing to let the patches of ice on all the interesting roads melt.

 

[austin]

If/when I get a bike again, I'd like to give it a try!

I've got one or two ideas... And a "new" bike to show off. If only it'd stop bloody freezing to let the patches of ice on all the interesting roads melt.

Well, when you are both ready start a new thread and get some pics posted. It got us out on Saturday and gave us somewhere to go and it was just above freezing as well.

Oh, and I see they have nicked this idea over on the ABR forum but doing their own A-Z list.

 

[Philwhiskeydrinker]

I'll be having a stab at this in due course.

I did pop out on Saturday (collected the vstrom from a couple of recalls) so it'd be rude not to give it a run out. Lancs, Gtr Manc, Yorkshire, Derbyshire & Cheshire all within the 110 mile ride - bloody freezing, freezing fog over the tops & I'd disconnected my accessories so only the heated seat to give warmth. Thoroughly enjoyable!

 

[austin]

...... so only the heated seat to give warmth. Thoroughly enjoyable!

That sounds so wrong

 

[Philwhiskeydrinker]

But so nice

 

[nick949]

I'll get at it eventually. But so far I've only been able to sneak out a couple of times this year between bouts of freezing rain (ugh!).

 

[austin]

A couple to add from today's ride to meet Andy.....

M = Military. On the access road to RAF Spadeadam - serious stuff would seem to go on here. I went up the road a little further to find a parked up military vehicle in a lay-by ahead and decided I didn't fancy getting stopped. There is a minor road that skirts the main ranges which are dotted with concrete tank profiles for target practice I assume along with other buildings. RAF Spadeadam was were the UK space programme "Blue Streak" was pioneered. Well worth a trip up there if you have time especially all the way up the minor road to Chirnsike.

L = Livestock. Some wild looking sheep on the minor road alongside the RAF Spadeadam ranges.

 

[Lowflyer]

Like it Austin

You have the same tank bag and crash bar bags as me, great bits of kit.

How spooky is that ?