Wednesday so soon!

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X is for.....
XTX, yes there is a bike with a name beginning with X...it is a Yamaha!

I decided to "find" my X whilst away in Holland, and there it was, waiting for me when we pulled into the Hotel Carpark on Friday afternoon!

We had sailed over from Newcastle on Thursday evening!

The sky which we left behind was very black!
It had rained on Thursday morning, but when there was a break in the weather we just made our way up to Newcastle.
It didn't rain once.

We arrived in Ijmuiden on Friday and were greeted by a glorious sky!
It would stay with us for the time we were there.

We drove up to Hugaveen, where we were booked into this hotel!
On Friday night we had a fantastic meal in the restaurant and then had fun in the bowling alley with some other bikers.

On Saturday we made our way to Assen for the races.

Casey Stoner won the race, our very own James Toseland was 9th.
Rossi fell off during the first lap but got back on his bike and caught up, coming in 10th.

We were sitting with other Toseland supporters from UK.

Here we are cheering for James!

After the races we caught the train back to the hotel.

The scenery was so flat and tranquil.

At the hotel, in the sunshine we had a beer before dinner.

We met some more bikers in the hotel and had more fun in the bowling alley.
Yet again I was the only woman!

LOL!


On Sunday we made our way back to Ijmuiden.
It was hot and we had a long wait.

I think out of all the ferry crossings we have made on the bike this was the worst.
Imagine being in this space, with leathers and a helmet on, surrounded by about 50 bikes, all with engines running, waiting for the attendants to sort out the way they wanted us to go!

It was dreadful, but thankfully 5 minutes was all it took, but it felt much longer!

We celebrated my birthday with a lovely bottle of wine.
We arrived in Newcastle on Monday morning and were home by noon.

It was a great holiday!
I took over 240 photographs which I will be sharing with you poor souls! LOL!

We're gonna hang out the washing on the Siegfried Line.

Laundry

All our life
so much laundry;
each day's doing or not
comes clean,
flows off and away
to blend with other sins
of this world. Each day
begins in new skin,
blessed by the elements
charged to take us
out again to do or undo
what's been assigned.
From socks to shirts
the selves we shed
lift off the line
as if they own
a life apart
from the one we offer.
There is joy in clean laundry.
All is forgiven in water, sun
and air. We offer our day's deeds
to the blue-eyed sky, with soap and prayer,
our arms up, then lowered in supplication.

by Ruth Moose

Out of all the household chores I have to do, washing is my favourite.
It may sound strange or even sad, but that's the way it is.
Over the past few days the weather has been so changeable and unpredictable so whenever I have thought about laundry the odds have been stacked against me.
I like to hang the washing out on the line as I love the freshness about it all.

Sometimes I hang the washing out, then watch the sky for any changes....but manage to get the washing dry.
Other times I THINK the weather is going to hold, peg the washing out only to see the weather change and get caught out....

Today however the weather looks OK at the moment, the washer is on and I have another load waiting to be washed....
and I will change the bed too.

I will endeavour to get it all dried outside, I will try to make the most of every minute of the fair weather we have...
if the weather changes I will rush outside and grab the contents of the washing line as fast as I can!
But at least I will have made the most of the moment!

Even as I have written this the weather has changed and doesn't look so good....
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Oh well, ever onwards and ever upwards.

Will the weather be good enough for us to get the motorbike out?
Who knows!
But I can guarantee Jon and I will make the most of every tiny ray of sunshine which comes our way!

Down the hall upstairs from me
Theres a girl I swear I never see
I hear the ringing of her phone
She must live up there all alone
She hangs her clothes out on the line
Theyre hanging there right next to mine
And if the wind should blow just right
She could be in my arms tonight

by John Prine

Today is also Round 3 of the Moto GP!

Our very own James Toseland is doing so well!
We will be shouting for him...hopefully tonight as we are recording the programme, BBC2 12.30pm....if it rains and we don't get out on the bike we will watch the race live on TV!

Let's hope eh!

Britain Has Got Talent has returned....
look at this!
Amazing! I had tears in my eyes.

Monday's Odd Shot..... Round 2.

Photo of the Day
Scarborough Yesterday

This is my odd shot for a Monday start.

To see more Odd shots see Katney's Blog!

We drove to Scarborough and parked on the front, the marine parade.
When we parked up we had the place to ourselves.

When we returned from the fish and chop stall our bike was surrounded.....by other Honda's.

We had a walk along the harbour and when we returned there was a new arrival....
not a Honda!

Can you spot it?

We really felt as though Spring had finally arrived yesterday.
We had a lovely walk along the parade.

Yes, Flamborough Head, as spotted from Scarborough.
The White Cliffs so noticeable.

For the past few years Scarborough, like many other coastal resorts has been taking extra measures against coastal errosion.

The results can be seen here.....

A speed boat caught my attention as we made our way down the parade.

I certainly felt much better yesterday.
The penicillan was the culprit!
Once this was identified the sickness stopped immediately.

We had followed the weather forecast and knew Sunday was going to be a good day.
We made the most of it, together with the extra hour allowed due to the clocks going backwards for one hour.

A great weekend!

And James Toseland achieved a great 6th position in the Moto GP!