[Denis@GPSRepublic]

It's Thursday so time for my weekly video upload to keep ye goin till the weather picks up..
I have to say going over the summit of Col du Galiber last Oct almost scared the rats nats off me, I'm not too good with heights and this road is mental..

Col du Galiber South Ramp Alt. 2645m

Den

[proinnsias]

Armchair bikers eh?

Like those big tourers?
Was out on my armchair / RT this morning - readout telling me -6.5c ... Fun

P

[bogman]

Class video there, first one epitomises some of the reasons I like touring Europe on my John Deere

[joe soap]

bogman, on 02 February 2012 - 06:34 PM, said:

Class video there, first one epitomises some of the reasons I like touring Europe on my John Deere

i'v a Massey Ferguson, me head to Faro on it this year

[sirius]

Great vid. Only surpassed by your list of interests.

[Kreator]

Excellent video
Those photos at the end are brilliant

[OLD LT]

Great vid Den.im planning a bjg european trip for the big 5 oh! I may have to look at some high mountain passes.

This post has been edited by OLD LT: 02 February 2012 - 07:46 PM

[Hanna]

Nice!

Enjoyed that very much, thank you for sharing Denis

Hanna

[Denis@GPSRepublic]

proinnsias, on 02 February 2012 - 05:46 PM, said:

Armchair bikers eh?

Like those big tourers?
Was out on my armchair / RT this morning - readout telling me -6.5c ... Fun

P

-6.5!!! I bet you were glad your armchair had decent fairing

[FJReally]

whats that yellow arrow on the right hand side, like this >

[Denis@GPSRepublic]

FJReally, on 02 February 2012 - 08:27 PM, said:

whats that yellow arrow on the right hand side, like this >

Thats to help stop me getting into trouble
Some D and N road junctions in France and Spain can be a little confusing, especially in the countryside and the arrow helps me keep my head screwed on! Usually they go for round-a-bouts instead of traffic lights like we do here, but sometimes they turn what should be a simple T or X junction into a spaghetti of split roads. If your not used to them, and used to driving on the other side of the road it's real easy to get confused if you dont have time to think 'em through on the approach. With the arrow pointing right I dont have to think, I just keep right!

Also I might do long days on the motorway, usually when I'm straight off the boat or heading back up from Spain, and when I get off the motorway after 8 or 9 hours fatigue may have set in more than I might realise, especially if its hot and dehydration makes matters worse. Under those conditions its again easy to get confused about what side of the road to be on if a strangely laid out junction turns ye around a bit. The stupid looking yellow arrow just keeps my head focused.

It might sound a bit mad, but it works for me and I know more than a few lads who do something simular with a red dot on the right wing mirror or they might swap their watch from the left wrist to the right for the 1st few days.