Bill Hagan Posted October 15 Posted October 15 I’ll spare you the “Buon giorno” and similar affectations of many who have just returned from Italy or wherever. 🙄 I got back a few days ago from a motorcycle tour — on Moto Guzzis, of course 😄🇮🇹🏍️ — of France’s Corsica and Italy’s Sardinia. It likely surprises no one who knows me and is reading this to know that I have some pic and vid evidence of that trip. 😄 Actually, all of the “riding” pix and vids were supplied by others, and primarily Retno & Tresno (Indonesian Guzzisti) and Paula, a Brazilian pillion. Thanks to them as, quite frankly, I saw very little scenery as I was just trying to stay alive! 😱 First, a quick word for the TLDR types and anyone else who has interest in but too little time … or simply has the attention span of a gerbil. 😄 Bear in mind that I started with about 1800(!) pix, and culled those to a number you’ll have to open the slideshow to see, but more than 85% fewer! That said, if you have neither time nor inclination to see all the pix, just watch the three brief vids that start very early in the slideshow. They capture so much of the riding experience that was often a tunnel of terror for me at the time. The pix link opens in “collage landscape,” thereby (in theory, at least) permitting you to see all pix at once, and to see all (untruncated) captions by hovering your cursor over individual pix. Open the slideshow to see the larger pix and captions … (tho, maddeningly) Smugmug allows captions to fade after several unless you work at seeing them. Grrrrr. https://bill-and-kathi.smugmug.com/Corsica---Sardinia-by-Moto-Guzzi/n-2kjBXg And, here is a link to some vids that I did not include in the slideshow, but you might find interesting. https://bill-and-kathi.smugmug.com/Extra-Videos-Corsica-Sardinia-Guzzi-Tour-2024/n-BMsp3R Best, Bill 5 2
KINDOY2 Posted October 15 Posted October 15 (edited) Lot of riders in that group..... Hope you had a great time Bill! Edited October 15 by KINDOY2 1
Pressureangle Posted October 15 Posted October 15 1. The coffee. So few pictures lol 2. That boo-boo is why my boots are over the calf. 3. You guys spent a lot more time on the ground than I'd have thought. 4. If you care to share, what was the total cost? Fantastic. 1
docc Posted October 15 Posted October 15 This was a particularly challenging photo-collage to select a single favorite. Yet, I chose this one. Certainly for the captivating character depicted, gelato in hand, but made ever more curious by the story behind the fleeting donna misteriosa in the background . . . and that longing look . 2 4
Scud Posted October 16 Posted October 16 Looks like a great trip. The day-of-the-week floor mats were funny. Bummer about the spill - and that's about what I thought would happen to the pipes on new engines. Cattle in the road... classic. Scenery... stunning. And Brazilian Pillion... well that just sounds right. 1 3
p6x Posted October 16 Posted October 16 10 hours ago, Bill Hagan said: France’s Corsica I sure hope you never said that when you were in Corsica as you could have gotten yourself in trouble.... Corsican who's actual dialect is the same as that used in Sardinia, wanted, still want their independance from France as they claim there are not French in any way... for those who are not Corsican natives and elect to live there, they may be subjected to the same mafia techniques as you find in Italy Sicily... As for the island, it is really beautiful and a wonder to tour on a motorcycle. 1 1
Bill Hagan Posted October 16 Author Posted October 16 17 hours ago, Pressureangle said: 1. The coffee. So few pictures lol 2. That boo-boo is why my boots are over the calf. 3. You guys spent a lot more time on the ground than I'd have thought. 4. If you care to share, what was the total cost? Fantastic. As for cost, do you want the real amount ... or what I told Kathi? 5
Pressureangle Posted October 16 Posted October 16 1 hour ago, Bill Hagan said: As for cost, do you want the real amount ... or what I told Kathi? 2
Bill Hagan Posted October 16 Author Posted October 16 Later. I am being supervised on a housecleaning mission. 2
Bill Hagan Posted October 18 Author Posted October 18 On 10/15/2024 at 2:07 PM, Pressureangle said: **** 4. If you care to share, what was the total cost? **** $3530 at today's to $ exchange rate of €3250. Scroll down here for details: https://www.motoguzzi.com/en_EN/experience/corsica-sardinia/ Add airfare -- $1400 in my case, IAD to MPX -- and other trans costs and you are pretty much there. Hard to get that much terror so cheaply. Bill 3 1
Pressureangle Posted October 18 Posted October 18 18 minutes ago, Bill Hagan said: $3530 at today's to $ exchange rate of €3250. Scroll down here for details: https://www.motoguzzi.com/en_EN/experience/corsica-sardinia/ Add airfare -- $1400 in my case, IAD to MPX -- and other trans costs and you are pretty much there. Hard to get that much terror so cheaply. Bill Outstanding. 1
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