In usual stretchermonkey fashion I got back home but with a little detour on the way.

Dave and I got split up before Antwerp in the traffic and for once I was right and took the turn to Antwerp. I did text and we agreed to meet up after the first services past Gent.

However I opted for the wrong motorway and had a little look around Lille heading towards Paris before I saw a sign for Dunkirk and Calais.

Anyhow after a quick resetting of my sat nav (by hitting my head against a tree) I got sorted.

I would like to take the opportunity of thanking Pawel and Beata for organising a fantastic Euro rally and look forward to attending next year and catching up with some of the great folks I met this year.

Oh and a top tip for travelling in Europe next year - look at a map of the continental road layout before you actually get on the bike. The only way I figured out where I was going was by remembering the German advance on Dunkirk from stuff I had watched on the discovery channel.


Before the war on terror, if I saw an unattended package I used to think "I'll be having that!"