We have returned from our trip more than a week ago, yet I can’t help but think about it every day… In summary: my wife and I spent 4 days on a trip to and in the French region of the Vosges Mountains – on a motorcycle, of course, and in the company of a few good friends.
In just four days we chalked up 1395 kilometers; we drove about half of those on the small and twisty rural roads of north-eastern France – just what we wanted! We also drove a part of the ‘Route des vins d’Alsace’ under a sunny sky.
Touring the Alsace vineyards (Beblenheim, FR)
The BMW R1100S turns out to be great for this kind of use. The bike handles the curvy roads beautifully, and it is very comfortable: it never made me feel tired. My wife enjoyed the tour as well, even though the last time she rode along was more than 15 years ago. In fact, the riding was so much fun that I mostly failed to stop and take pictures. What more can you want? More of the same, of course!
We found the remnants of snow in the Markstein ski resort (FR)
