Motorcycle Explorer April 2015 Issue 5 | Page 89

TRIP PLANNING KEV IN TURNER On the road with nowhere to be Is it worth the risk? Yes, yes and yes again; the moment you ride off the ferry/Eurostar onto foreign roads, the sense of excitement and adventure will have you grinning from ear to ear. Lift your visor, feel the warm French air on your face, then start searching frantically for a road sign and worrying about petrol. It’s all part of the fun of that first ride in a foreign country and the buzz will stay with you for as long as you keep moving. “Butit’snotwarmFrenchsunonmyface, it’s cold French rain.” No problem, provided you’re not committed to being anywhere in particular, just head away from the clouds. That’s the joy of a trip like this; you have no obligation to being anywhere and no purpose beyond enjoying your riding.