Tomorrow I am off to the Irish Treffen on the Goldwing. I have never been to Ireland before so it’’s a real first for me. There is one fly in the ointment however, the ferry tickets were booked by fellow Kent Winger Vern and the timing is such that we have to leave at 04:30 [...]

Yesterday I went off to North Walsham to pick up my new trailer at Freewheel and also got a trailer towbar fitted at the same time. The weather going up was horrid - a grey murk that resembled a London smog in many ways, except for the foul smell that used to accompany those. It [...]

No longer a Treffen virgin, I spent 4 days in glorious sunshine at Carmarthen where the 2007 British Treffen was held. Considering the dire weather we have had for most of the summer, the sunshine would have been enough to make me enjoy it but as a bonus, the event itself was great fun. Seeing [...]

This is supposedly a blog about my Goldwing experiences but the weather is keeping the lid on those at present! The great performance of the Wing in bad weather has shown me that I needn”t fear a bit of rain but the skies and forecasts do nothing to encourage me on to it at the [...]

This weekend I attended my very first Wingding - one of the principal activities of the GWOCGB. This one was organised by the Thames Valley Region and I enjoyed it a lot - learnt a lot too. Especially welcome was the change in the weather - at last we had some sunshine!
Some things - the [...]

Having bought the bike and having joined the GWOCGB, the next logical step is to equip myself to attend WingDings and Treffens. First step in this process is to get suitable camping gear and considering the number of years since I last undertook this masochistic(?) way of spending time away from home comforts it is [...]