Everywhere Virtually

On Sunday February 8th I rode down from Manchester to London to attend the Horizons Unlimited Overland Travel Event at the Ace cafe. I did it in less than 3 hours and despite a lot of snow laying on the land the roads were dry and clear.

I rolled into London and made my way to the North Circular road. It was a breeze to find as it’s straight off the M1. The area was a buzz with giant trailies and enduro suit clad riders.

All the usual suspects were there as well as some familiar faces from previous events. despite HU, Touratech, KTM, Metal Mule, The Mondo Enduro gang and other names being there it was less of an event and more of a casual meet at Ace Corner for a coffee, a bacon sarnie and a bit of tire kicking.

Most of us compared farkles and put faces to the various avatar names of the main forums. It was nice to finally see the legendary Ace Cafe and get a few souvenirs from the day.

People began to head off around 3pm and I suspect I was the only person to have come from so far North although I’m ready to stand corrected. The ride home was when the true overland adventure began as I rode the last 125 miles through a snow storm.

I thoroughly enjoyed the day and will look forward to the next one.