The final update from Alan Lowe’s 3500 mile Sponsored Motor Bike Ride around the UK….
Day 12 -  7th of July - The Voyage Home.

Well with a beautiful room and fantastic breakfast the Magnolia lived up to its 5 star rating……

well worth the extra, and also £5 towards the charity too, as did the Mayfield(£10) and Glenan lodge (£5) and the haisthorpe (£10 discounted room to put towards charity), I thank them all for there kindness.

Any hoo, the day got of to a damp one with immense amounts of standing water I was soaked in an hours, not a good start to the day! Roads were pretty busy, and the Dartford Tunnel was fun, I made lots of noise through there, Kawasaki exhaust notes are the best, I headed along the A12 and took in some of the East Coast which was pretty flat, the weather eased for a time and I had a break in Great Yarmouth before it was time for the final leg inland and home.

One thing I noticed is that the amount of traffic on the roads is by far the most in England and the worst down South, the driving standard down there is also questionable, as I had two incidents of note today one was a young lady who couldn’t be bothered with looking if anything was coming or for that matter slowing down for the give way -  she piled out of right in front of me, good skills, and to rub ash into the wounds her passenger flicked her fag out the window and it hit me on the helmet, nice.

The second was a Lady who didn’t understand the concept of lane discipline and used all of them instead including the one I was riding in, I used my horn as she moved towards me, that made her jump, of course if it was in a BMW it would have been acceptable and I would of yielded but in a fiesta I’m afraid not!!

As I got on the A17 towards Boston I could see a huge storm up ahead and the lightening looked very nice but when I hit it the rain was the heaviest I had encountered the whole trip, I got wet through to the skin again, traffic was heavy and riding was hard work, I eventually got home for 5:30 tired and wet but greatly relived and so happy that I’d actually made it through the worst riding conditions I’ve ever faced, happy days!!

I like to thank everyone who has donated you’re all stars and thank you for supporting me.

The total mileage worked out to 3300 at a cost in fuel of £331.11 and accommodation costs of £400 - sweet.

Oh yeah and I’ve raised around the £2000 mark for the charities, nice.

Its been emotional, until the next time,
Big Love Alan

Many congratulations on completing your gruelling trip Alan. You can be very proud of what you’ve raised for the charities. I’m pleased you’re home safely.

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