About the only negative of riding a motorbike in this part of Spain (Almerimar) is that from time to time we get some pretty strong winds. In fact as a quick aside, I was surprised to learn recently that Spain has the third most wind turbines in the world after the USA and Germany.

The last time I was in the UK I rode back on the Harley-Davidson Road King Classic. That was back in May this year, and while it wouldn’t be true to say that I had only just recovered, it would be to say that a combination of age, lack of fitness and far too long out of the saddle meant that it took me a little longer than usual.