Amazing Turkey
Posted by admin | Posted on 01-07-2010 | 1 CommentsFriday, June 25 Istanbul to Safranbolu, Turkey
Making our way to the ferry, we cross the Bosphorous as we would have had to buy tickets to cross the bridge so this was the quickest and cheapest way to get through the craziness and mad driving experienced in Istanbul. This day was mostly highway driving, cool and approx. 450 km of riding and at one point; elevation was four and a half thousand feet. We passed a major steel works industry that looked like something out of Mad Max. We passed through Karabuk and arrived in Safranbolu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994.
Saying Goodbye to Lauren and George
Posted by admin | Posted on 01-07-2010 | 0 CommentsWe’ve had two nights in Istanbul, Turkey and we are all now leaving Istanbul and going on to Safranbolu, Turkey with the departure of two people from our group, Lauren and George who are heading back home.
Bulgaria to Turkey
Posted by admin | Posted on 01-07-2010 | 0 CommentsJune 22. Nesebar, Bulgaria to Turkey Border
We left Nesebar, Bulgaria and headed for the Turkish Border. It was smooth roads all the way. When we got to the Border, I think we all thought it would be a walk in the park however we had a scare there that we were going to be held up for a bit.
Our travels since Bucharest
Posted by admin | Posted on 25-06-2010 | 6Leaving a chaotic city of Bucharest our group got separated through the traffic and didn’t reunite until the border at Bulgaria which was lined heavily with trucks.
Budapest to Bucharest
Posted by admin | Posted on 23-06-2010 | 6Day 7, Friday June 18, 2010
So much is happening so fast that it’s hard to keep track of everything. The day that we were in Salzburg, Austria two of the guys, Mick and Murray, decided to take a 10 and a half hour ride to Passo De Stelvio to ride the Stelvio Pass. These guys are diehard as 7 1/2 hours of that ride was done in torrential downpour. It was quite the trek for these two as they had to travel through three countries to get there; Southern Germany, Switzerland and Northern Italy but the 49 switchbacks up the mountain was well worth the effort. We’re still talking about it now.
London to Budapest
Posted by admin | Posted on 19-06-2010 | 8Well, we are at Day 7 of our Road of Bones Trip and so far we have covered a great deal of terrain from London, England to Timisoara, Romania (after today). Everyone is in good spirits as we will be leaving the vast highways behind and will be entering more sub standard roadways with more scenic twisties and sweepers. The group consists of eight riders beginning with Mick McDonald, tour guide leader and owner of Compass Expeditions, Mick, Murray, Joe (Australian riders), Patrick (Colorado, USA), Isaac (San Diego, USA), George (Scotland) and Jacquie (Ontario, Canada). Patrick and Joe are riding two up with their spouses Lauren and Carmen as well as Jason (the support vehicle driver) who is also from Canada, however living in the UK.
London
Posted by admin | Posted on 10-06-2010 | 4With only a week to go before departure all bikes have been collected and prepared by Compass Expeditions staff, it was a great relief to swing the container doors open to see all bikes, support vehicle and trailer exactly as we left them, a big thanks to James Cargo for all their assistance.
The mammoth job of sorting and preparing the vast array of equipment required for the London to Magadan expedition is well underway with last minute design alterations being made to the off-road trailer.
6 Weeks to go…
Posted by admin | Posted on 05-05-2010 | 0 CommentsA flurry of last minute bookings saw an apparent end to the GFC (Global Financial Crisis) and a swelling in ranks for the 2010 London to Magadan Expedition.