Last Friday, on a total whim, we called Iceland Air to ask whether we could fly a few days earlier to give us more time to ride in Iceland, only to be told that...

We said goodbye to our bikes in Immingham over ten days ago and are now eagerly awaiting the opening of our shipping container whilst standing in the sunshine in the Reykjavik docks. I was...

Cameron has a rubbish sleep and gets up well before 6am to take photographs of birds. We have never seen more artic terns than on the cliffs at Arnarstapi. If you are a “twitcher”,...

I always knew that my motorbike didn’t have a reverse gear, but on the morning of day 3 of our tour round Iceland I wished those pesky Germans from BMW would consider that my...

This morning we pack our panniers in the pouring rain. Today’s weather is what I imagined Iceland would be like every morning, but we seem to have been really lucky so far. I have...

On the morning of day 5 of our Iceland trip, I admit that I have a new-found admiration for anyone who embarks on an adventure and can write a travel blog on the road....

Cameron is sick. Not just a little bit, but he is really struggling. He has been under the weather since we left Scotland, but today is a bad day for him. We only have...

Another glorious morning in Iceland and I decide to give the shufflers at the hotel breakfast buffet a wide berth and head into the morning sunshine and eat scrambled eggs outside in a little...

For many people the 13th has an ominous ring to it (especially when it falls on a Friday) but my son Noah was born on the 13th of July so, to me, the number...

Iceland is famous for its glaciers and today we get to see one up close and personal. After less than an hour’s riding from Hofn, we arrive at a huge car park full of...

I haven’t dropped my bike since Wednesday (progress?), but today I made a mess of two simple situations and I am annoyed at myself for not being confident enough to manoeuvre the bike at...

After 10 days in Thor’s saddle, today is when I kiss my steely ride goodbye and send him on his journey back to the UK. This morning we ride back to Reykjavik to drop...

On the flight back to Scotland, I reflect on my first ever motorbike adventure and I come to the following conclusions… Things I have learned about myself on this trip: I really love a cup...