Gypsy Biker

I do not recall too much about the ride I made to Krakow… Not only was my head still filled with cotton-wool from the previous night’s festivities, but the very late start to my ride had me tense and fretting that I would not get to Krakow before nightfall… It was also the first long [...]

I vaguely remember arranging to visit Dariusz at his bakery before leaving for Krakow… Vaguely being the operative word…!! After breakfast and a short walk, I prepared to leave Osieck, packing my gear and loading the bike… The morning dragged on as I waited for the call to confirm he was either on his way [...]

The rain just wouldn’t quit…!! It fell all day, making my ride south to Osieck a bit of a mission… I collected the Big Fella from BMW, happy to see that he sported his new set of Michelin Anarkee 2 tyres… Lukas and Piotr had ensured that the bike was in great nick for the [...]

I was up at 5.00am, stumbling around the room, gathering up the things I would need at BMW… Service manual, registration certificate, set of brake pads that I had carried all the way from South Africa… I drew the curtains open and saw that the rain that had fallen throughout the night had not gone [...]

We crossed the border into Poland near the village of Podwajponie, midway between the Russian and Belarus borders, those two destinations still on my mind, the disappointment of passing them by a sour taste in my mouth… I couldn’t quite put my finger on why this was… Maybe it was the rebel in me…wanting to [...]