Our Rides Aragon/Navarra

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Here's to conclude the story of our trip in Basque country last July:

After having crossed Pyrenean border through difficult weather conditions and on as difficult roads, descent to Aragon is a delight, the wide road is signposted as a race track and weather turns from winter to true summer.

We then change the tempo, "D" and his bobber opens our track, he's hot, very hot, we follow him without difficulties as Commandos like sinuous roads...




We stick together and the pleasure is extreme. Policemen on the side of the road won't even have a chance to react on time.


We arrive on the banks of Yesa artificial lake, still as beautiful as I knew it 30 years earlier during a another bike run. The water is turquoise blue, almost unreal, it's warm and we all think of going swimming, but the urge to ride is stronger.




At last... evening comes and after hanging around in the bars of Sanguesa, we collapse till next morning .



We hit the road again to finish our ride around the lake, we pass through Sos Del Rey Catolico, a wonderful middle age village overhanging the valley.




Finally, getting back up through the pyrénées at an as frenetic pace as the descending, we make a stopover at the sidreria Kixkia in Ochagavia in the Basque province of Navarra.

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Wild wild Weekend...


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Our rides 3 "Zuberoa"

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the Basque Country, has been one of our favorite destinations for years. Stuck at the foot of the Pyrenean chain , roads are made of thousands turns, deep green sceneries, it's a real playground for us bikers.
We left for three days with 4 Commandos and a Harley Davidson. Our friend "D" with the Rigid/springer gave us a full ride demonstration. This guy knows his machine. Despite some fears, it has been a "wild" trip, as I love them...

Then we moved to the other side, Navarra another Basque Province in northern Spain. It's amazing to see the climate change, we drove (in the middle of July) across the mountains through fog and rain of a rare density. Abruptly, just after the Border, Sun and high temperature were a big contrast. There we found the best restaurant (Venta) around, with basques specialities like calamari with ink, grilled goat and of course Navarra wine ...
End of story next week.

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Herd of Commandos on Top of "The Pic de la Madeleine "

A Journey in Espana: part one

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As winter seems to install with the rain, cold, and wind, let's go back to last August. I wanted since years to explore the northern Spanish coast beyond Bilbao in the Basque country.



What's better than the Moto Guzzi to go along the winding roads, fitted as "Gran Turismo". The first day after lunch in Getaria, the menu: "pimientos del padron con Jamon", We've taken the stunning coast road passing successively in the typical villages as Lequeitio, Mundaka (surf city), and Bermeo, arriving in Bilbao, we crossed the Nervion river by the Biscaya bridge (Eiffel like architectural marvel). The afternoon was well advanced and finding no pleasant place (the area is highly industrialized), we decided to continue to Santander, the bike worked well, the light faded, everything was cool except a leak of front light that made my nerves in the wild traffic.

This large harbour city promised us upon arrival to spend a great night. In fact, I confirm we found with a bit of feeling the lively center ...

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