tenerife for new year

[tendays]

Family trip, managed to escape on hired bike for a couple of days. (Bit hard to get there on a bike otherwise...)

Some quite nice roads, and warm tarmac!
Bike was a Versys 650. A bit lumpy, but I quite liked it. V good in the twisties.
http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/tenda ... ber%202014

Now don't forget to watch Dakar and African Eco Rally tonight.

 

[Paul-S]

Nice one Alastair

You will identify with the problem of being a rock climber and a biker

When you get to the mountains or pictures of, you change from being a biker to a climber and start looking at routes!

 

[tendays]

Yep, haven't been climbing for years but still like looking up! Most of the island is a huge pile of volcanic choss but there are a few bits of solid black basalt - reminded me of home a bit.

 

[Barftone]

R we still looking for a pembroke replacement?

 

[OhJ]

Hi Al did you hire helmet and other kit there? And roughly how much. Please
:drooling-7:

 

[tendays]

Helmet was included. I coughed up an extra 5 euros for a jacket. I had a pair of walking boots & gloves.
Hire was EXPENSIVE - 170 euro for 2 days. You can get cars for way less than that. I didn't book before going and not much was available. No cars were available anywhere, and I needed Jo to make a few phone calls and speak some spanish to get the bike sorted. They'd told me they only had a 250cc cruiser..