Tony, where are you riding to?
We're doing 66, when I did it last year I tried to get 'she who us to be obeyed' to join me on the trip, but she was not interested. However once she saw my photo's and comments from friends on the trip with me, she regretted her decision not to come.
Roll the clock to last October and there is a repeat of Henry Cole's second R66 trip on the telly. After watching the one on the South West she suddenly pipes up that she now really likes the idea of riding route 66 and that I'd better book it for this summer- which kind of scuppered my replacing the 1200R with an Rs this year.
I'm not complaining as there was just too much to take in and it did get a little overwhelming when you only have 19 days.
As for riding on the wrong side of the road, that was easy. Its a little harder in a car or I find it so when I drive on the continent. I guess if you're in a hire car it would be easier as the drivers seat is also on the wrong side. Yet when I'm on the bike its not a problem, first time you did it, it takes a little concious effort to reprogrammed the direction of your 'life saver looks' but after you've got used to that now worries.
Obviously riding on the right hand side of the road is a blasphemous concept, but you have to make allowances for quaint local customs of barbarian nations who cannot make a good cup of tea and don't understand English even when one raises one's voice...
