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Surprisingly quiet roads on New Years Day . . .
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Surprisingly quiet roads on New Years Day . . .
Checked the forecast and New Years Day looked promising - we'd decided how we were going to see the New Year in. . . .
Uncovered the M half expecting there might be more cyclist and perhaps even more traffic on the roads as folk made use of the brief sunshine . . .
But no, we couldn't believe it - we only came across two cyclists and bar a wheelbarrow race at one of our nearby villages, the roads were amazingly quiet and clear! Result!
The usual filthy road surface this time of year immediately made a mess of the M To be honest there'd been lots of rain overnight and a bit of me hoped this might have washed away some of the salt. . .
The empty roads continued and bar the need to take it easy on some surfaces and around standing water, we had a cracking uninterrupted run - it just flowed - magic . . .
Our usual coffee stops were all closed so we headed to a lovely hotel for a coffee, parking up just as the rain started (early).
The M was showing signs of the run and I faced the usual thorough pressure wash and clean up task once we got back. . .
But it was all worth it As I said - what a brilliant way to start the new Year!
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All the best for the new season!
Uncovered the M half expecting there might be more cyclist and perhaps even more traffic on the roads as folk made use of the brief sunshine . . .
But no, we couldn't believe it - we only came across two cyclists and bar a wheelbarrow race at one of our nearby villages, the roads were amazingly quiet and clear! Result!
The usual filthy road surface this time of year immediately made a mess of the M To be honest there'd been lots of rain overnight and a bit of me hoped this might have washed away some of the salt. . .
The empty roads continued and bar the need to take it easy on some surfaces and around standing water, we had a cracking uninterrupted run - it just flowed - magic . . .
Our usual coffee stops were all closed so we headed to a lovely hotel for a coffee, parking up just as the rain started (early).
The M was showing signs of the run and I faced the usual thorough pressure wash and clean up task once we got back. . .
But it was all worth it As I said - what a brilliant way to start the new Year!
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All the best for the new season!
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Surprisingly quiet roads on New Years Day . . .
Doing things in style, as always Paul (and Steph ) - thanks for posting
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Great to see you out an about .that was me n Andrea last year .nice drive out an brekki.
All the very best to you and Steph.and a great zedding year .
Btw wer in Oz at the mo and driving round in mi sons hyundai trajet auto.
Not quite the same as a zed .ha ha.
Moz n Andrea
All the very best to you and Steph.and a great zedding year .
Btw wer in Oz at the mo and driving round in mi sons hyundai trajet auto.
Not quite the same as a zed .ha ha.
Moz n Andrea
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Enjoyed the pics. Some great twisties there Much better weather than here, that is for sure.
Hoping to get the Zed and my walking boots dirty tomorrow, as we have not been out since before Christmas and that is too long.
Hoping to get the Zed and my walking boots dirty tomorrow, as we have not been out since before Christmas and that is too long.
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Sounds great Paul, my pet hate is the salt as well-the roads never seem to dry out properly once salted & they're permanently slimey
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Cheers Marlon; I'm glad we started the year with a runMarlon wrote:Doing things in style, as always Paul (and Steph ) - thanks for posting
Hiya Moz - Happy New Year to you and Andrea! - bet it's difficult dealing with the heat Amazing, you certainly get around - have a great time!AlienZed wrote:Great to see you out an about .that was me n Andrea last year .nice drive out an brekki.
All the very best to you and Steph.and a great zedding year .
Btw wer in Oz at the mo and driving round in mi sons hyundai trajet auto.
Not quite the same as a zed .ha ha.
Moz n Andrea
There were quite a few walkers out today - but thankfully off the roads! Have a great daybuzyg wrote:Enjoyed the pics. Some great twisties there Much better weather than here, that is for sure.
Hoping to get the Zed and my walking boots dirty tomorrow, as we have not been out since before Christmas and that is too long.
I've never been so reluctant to take a car out in the winter - just have to hope the thorough pressure wash and constant cleaning helps - so far so good . Don't believe it's good to leave the M sat doing nothing though so it's a question of judgement. We shall see. . .Smartbear wrote:Sounds great Paul, my pet hate is the salt as well-the roads never seem to dry out properly once salted & they're permanently slimey
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A nice start to the New Year Paul! It's good to see you blowing the cobwebs off the zed and taking advantage of the weather and lovely quiet roads. Thanks for sharing and all the very best to you and Steph for 2017
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Cheers Nick - it was great to be out on roads so quiet. All the best for the New Year to you tooSwiftly wrote:A nice start to the New Year Paul! It's good to see you blowing the cobwebs off the zed and taking advantage of the weather and lovely quiet roads. Thanks for sharing and all the very best to you and Steph for 2017
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I always enjoy your photos and reports Paul. Thanks for sharing and Happy New Year !
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Thanks patriot All the very best to you for 2017patriot66 wrote:I always enjoy your photos and reports Paul. Thanks for sharing and Happy New Year !
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A man after my own heart had to take the Zed for a drive today. Bit interesting heading back across the high moor after dark. Very frozen up there. Took it very gently but the back still twitched a few times to keep me awake.paulgs1000 wrote:
I've never been so reluctant to take a car out in the winter - just have to hope the thorough pressure wash and constant cleaning helps - so far so good . Don't believe it's good to leave the M sat doing nothing though so it's a question of judgement. We shall see. . .
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Surprisingly quiet roads on New Years Day . . .
There were times I thought I'd hit an indicator stalk as I noted a blinking orange light fighting for my attention . . . . easy does itbuzyg wrote:A man after my own heart had to take the Zed for a drive today. Bit interesting heading back across the high moor after dark. Very frozen up there. Took it very gently but the back still twitched a few times to keep me awake.paulgs1000 wrote:
I've never been so reluctant to take a car out in the winter - just have to hope the thorough pressure wash and constant cleaning helps - so far so good . Don't believe it's good to leave the M sat doing nothing though so it's a question of judgement. We shall see. . .
Now Porsche flat 6 experience, 986S & 981S.
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