GLME Exeter 2019 - Day 7

My final duty in the camp was being a sweeper.  I had the Sat Nav set, high vis ready.  As an added bonus, I got to go to the attraction free.

Having spoken to Steve, I took his advise, brought the top box and some shoes.  At the first coffee stop, Stephen said to the guys about this, but it was all too late for them!

Everyone walked down the hill and took the land rover back up, and I walked back up, it was definitely a lot harder walking back up!

I actually did my sweeper duty, leading the lost sheep back to the herd, shielding the other bikes etc.

GLME Exeter 2019 - Day 6

Since I was going to spend another week in Devon and Cornwall, I did some swapping around, I was on the tour to Dorset, again.  We saw the Cerne Abbas giant, but it was not recently chalked, so it was hard to see.

The Dutch was presenting the next camp, completed with industrial quantity of Gouda, Edam and salted liquorice (in motorcycle shape)!

So it was Ceilidh, and people got their kilts and lederhosen out.  Where did they find the room in the luggage!

GLME Exeter 2019 - Day 5

It was our dayoff, so I did my little tour to Minions!  Along the way, also ticked off two English Heritage castles.

When I was in Minions, I got a Cornish pasty, it tasted very different to the ones normally got in England, the meat to veg ratio is very low, as far as I am concern, it was practically vegetarian!

GLME Exeter 2019 - Day 4

I was on a tour to South Devon, it was all very nice and all very expensive.  I was confronted with hairpin bends that I was not expecting, so I messed up the first one.  It was not on the description!

We had afternoon tea on Dartmoor.  The cream tea was extortionate.  The Germans did not understand what was the fuzz.  I just hoovered the left over scones as not everyone ate both scones.

We were given the chance to break up, so I stopped at Two Posts Bridge to take some pictures and got some postcards.  I left the main road and went on a small road on Dartmoor, with extra sheep!

It was pirate night, so I wore the standard issued gear, and there were even more pirates than super heroes.  Where do they fit all the outfits?  I also wondered how would the landlocked Europeans know what are pirates.

GLME Exeter 2019 - Day 3

I was helping the camp dispatch, so I missed a ride, but I have already organised a little ride with Steve on Day 1, so it worked out well.  We even got picture on Dartmoor with the Dartmoor ponies.

With no special event on, I just planned my trips and rested.

GLME Exeter 2019 - Day 2

I signed up for a coastal tour.  The coast was full of people on a Sunday, and there wasn't a coastal road as such, so we were riding up to ridge, back to coast, up and down all day, queuing behind the Sunday beach goers...  At least it was dry.

We came back to "super hero" night, I never understand how people had space for fancy dress on their bike luggage!

GLME Exeter 2019 - Day 1

I made my way to Exeter.  Having already broken up the journey, I still rode 200 miles!  With the bike fully loaded, my coffee break could only be somewhere on the main roads, rather than small village cafes.

I set off early and arrived early.  But M5 was a nightmare!

I put in a lot of effort in aiding the check in, so I had done my duty.  On arrival day, everyone is just catching up, I also did some catching up and sorted out my "off-day" rides.