Paging the European tourers (again)
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From: Earl on 30 Jul 2010 16:50 On 30 juil, 22:47, wessie <putmynameh...(a)tesco.net> wrote: > Earl <eric.baj...(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:13d70710-c964-487f-8e2b- > 3ebcebdbd...(a)d37g2000yqm.googlegroups.com: > > >http://maps.google.be/maps?hl=fr&tab=wl > > > Loads of highway except for the interesting bit in the Alps. > > no routing visible Maybe this one ? http://maps.google.be/maps/ms?hl=fr&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=114917495617639212909.00048a9724458b86e73a2&t=h&z=8
From: Timo at Work on 30 Jul 2010 16:55 On Jul 30, 1:35 pm, Mark Olson <ols...(a)tiny.invalid> wrote: > Timo at Work wrote: > > On Jul 30, 1:29 pm, Mark Olson <ols...(a)tiny.invalid> wrote: > >> PS A very significant fraction of riders on the road in the USA probably don't > >> have a motorcycle endorsement on their driver's licenses, I am not making > >> that up (confirmed on various online forums by people's own admissions). > >> The Governator is (was?) a perfect example. > > > Colour me unsurprised, otherwise the local MSF branch wouldn't offer > > courses for "experienced riders who somehow don't have a license". I'd > > still rather not explain that to the local law enforcement, given that > > all I need to do is book the practical test, get a bike to do it on > > and pass the thing. > > Ah, so not any sort of legal difficulty or suchlike, just plain old > inertia. Get on with it, so we can go riding somewhere. Needed the car license sorted out first, and bike tests are strictly BYO and no rental bikes.
From: wessie on 30 Jul 2010 16:59 Earl <eric.bajoit(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:a698dece-697c-4dbf-9623- cad138198e01(a)l20g2000yqm.googlegroups.com: > On 30 juil, 22:47, wessie <putmynameh...(a)tesco.net> wrote: >> Earl <eric.baj...(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:13d70710-c964-487f-8e2b- >> 3ebcebdbd...(a)d37g2000yqm.googlegroups.com: >> >> >http://maps.google.be/maps?hl=fr&tab=wl >> >> > Loads of highway except for the interesting bit in the Alps. >> >> no routing visible > > Maybe this one ? > > http://maps.google.be/maps/ms?hl=fr&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid= 114917495617639212909.00048a9724458b86e73a2&t=h&z=8 Better. A nice route. Meiringen is a nice town for a lunch stop before you tackle the Grimsel. Although, you might want to get a bit further south before lunch.
From: Earl on 30 Jul 2010 17:11 On 30 juil, 22:59, wessie <putmynameh...(a)tesco.net> wrote: > Better. A nice route. Meiringen is a nice town for a lunch stop before you > tackle the Grimsel. Although, you might want to get a bit further south > before lunch. Thanks for the tip. But you're right in saying that it's a bit early in the day to stop.
From: wessie on 30 Jul 2010 17:21
Earl <eric.bajoit(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:4974384f-c5f9-40a0-8c15-b7062dc25d3a(a)z10g2000yqb.googlegroups.com: > On 30 juil, 22:59, wessie <putmynameh...(a)tesco.net> wrote: > > >> Better. A nice route. Meiringen is a nice town for a lunch stop >> before you tackle the Grimsel. Although, you might want to get a bit >> further south before lunch. > > Thanks for the tip. > But you're right in saying that it's a bit early in the day to stop. > > I did a similar route, heading from near Basel to Lago Maggiore. I took in the Panoramastrasse from Fluhli to Giswil rather than heading through the urban sprawl of Lucerne. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaubenb%C3%BChl_Pass That added extra time to my pre-lunch journey, so Meiringen was a suitable stop. Of course, I had fewer km to do in the afternoon than you are planning. |