Trev's Motorcycle Travels

Hampshire was to be my last county ride of 2015. With the days getting shorter and my reluctance to get cold and wet it took me three days, 9th November and the 4th and 18th Decmber 2015. The unseasonably warm weather was welcome but not the slippery muddy leave covered back roads. The first ride was a short spur of the moment route around the New Forest starting at Sammy Miller's and finishing at Rockbourne visiting six landmarks. The wind was howling at Hurst Spit with the waves crashing in but I did manage to see The Needles. Calshot was very interesting, not just for the castle but also for the Coastwatch tower and old Sunderland flying boat hangars. For my second ride I went to North East Hampshire going anti clockwise starting at Popham and finishing at Silchester visiting another eight landmarks. Some interesting landmarks but a bit built up for my tastes. For my third and final ride I went along the South coast from Ealing and to Hayling Island. From there, I cut across to Winchester and Thruxton before finsihing at Romsey. Portsmouth is interesting, not least for the Emirates Spinnaker Tower. That took in the remaining 11 landmarks.

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