I'll have to admit, Google maps on your phone is so much better than Garmin or TomTom, Google takes you to the exact place you need to be and doesn't take you down Too many dirt roads. But I can also confirm that the jungle formula is absolutely pants. I used it on the nc500 last week and it did nothing. In fact, after putting that on, I think the mosquitoes liked me even more. I actually found the mosquito wristbands work better. The leather ones that are soaked in some sort of chemical wore one on each wrist. Didn't get bitten.
Have you tried not putting any restrictions on the type of road the sat nav takes you on, just to see if it makes any difference? Thanks for the videos. They're really enjoyable. 🤗
You guys do pretty fun and enjoyable content. I follow a few motorcycle TH-camrs and found your channel lately. I wish the algorithm spots you and gives you the audience you deserve! Keep going!
We had never seen the mushrooms that grow on trees until We recently visited a garden in Scotland where they were everywhere and We would not have known what they were without your video so you are educators as well as entertainers. Keep up the great work you are our favourite channel.
No fish in that?!! 😂😂😂 glad to see the mattress repaired. Rich, you should so be on Survivor or Fear Factor etc. Priceless. I love how Ewa both accommodates your inner child...and then stirs the pot! 😅 Sad to think this adventures almost over.
Thanks mate, Yes we are both Big Kids on tour just in Different ways, we are the souce of each others entertainment! Yeah sadly wont be long until we are back in Sunny england
Mosquitoes don't like the smell of lavender, so lavender body oil was enough. I also suggest watching a few videos from a motorcyclist's channel riding a modern Royal Enfield, e.g. Gregor w drodze, then you will see interesting places to visit next time in Poland and beyond . In Europe, cobblestones are not removed in towns because it is a natural speed limit. Nobody wants to drive fast on cobblestones. Navigation on the phone is better because it has the option of ongoing updates and leads through officially introduced detours .
@@ontheroadadventure….that’s rubbish bullshit. lavender doesn’t do anything for mosquitos. In the southern United States, mosquitos are the size of small birds. If you want protection you must use OFF with DEET
There is a 'detour' option on the Garmin XT. To take a detour on a Garmin Zumo XT, you can: Select Menu from the map Select Edit Route Choose Detour by Distance to detour for a specific distance, or Detour by Road to detour around a specific road I used the 350LM detour recently and screwed up royally by selecting to long a distance to detour by. Ended up doing an extra 20 miles mainly because I thought I was in a different town in Czechia, but thats a long story
Rich and Ewa, another fun and casual episode. Minimum stress and let’s see how the day pans out. Excellent👍🏼. I know you’re disappointed with the Garmin, but have you tried going into Apps, New Trip and adding the locations on the route you want to take. Or you can state a destination and then shape the route(using the spanner symbol) to make the route go the way you want and not what it decides. I usually plot a route the night before, give it a title and it will be under Saved Trips. Just a thought,ride safe👍🏼
Cheers bud, this wouldn’t work for us as we literally make it up as we go, the night before we have no idea where exactly we are going or where we will be sleeping the next night… We will figure out a solution I’m sure
Must be nice to literally make it up as you go with no distance goal in mind. Due to circumstance I always have a booked return, so each day is pretty much planned, unless I base myself somewhere for a few days and can take a more casual approach. Any news on a camping meet-up weekend when you get back to the UK. Ride safe👍🏻
Rich and Ewa, if you are going to Holland via Germany please ride over the bridge into Arnhem (the film A Bridge too far) Plenty of airborne places to visit They are building up for the 80th Anniversary there next weekend (18th - 22nd) and it will be absolutely rammed there If you get there the weekend before it will be starting to flow Great museum also Please please go to Arnhem and get a picture on the bridge (I’ve got plenty of myself with ju and Dad) I love the Dutch and they are so grateful to what we did during the war and never forget the sacrifices made by all, especially The Parachute Regiment and Airborne forces
Ticks and Lyme disease are no joke. Named after the original discovery from the town of Lyme in the USA I believe. We've had dogs for 20+ yrs and our current dogs have had ticks constantly this year in Scotland. It's too warm to keep them at bay nowadays. Never used to see them unless we were in the heathers. My wife had a tick on her belly last week. I was horrified! It's more of a fear for me. Thankfully it looks like no reaction for her but you should find them easily when camping I think.
Waze it’s a much much better nav , it’s interactive with all its users and has never let me down. Recently I’ve just done 5k miles to Norway, Denmark, Germany, France and Scotland this weekend. Give it a try via their app on your phone
Me and my wiff really enjoy sitting and watching you, thanks. Try permethrine spray on your tent, groundsheet and outer of your clothes, follow the instructions, it lasts for a few washes and is top stuff. I used to use Avon skin so soft for mozzies. Might or might not work for you.
Wicking base layers are great for that boiling hot and clammy weather. Stops your trousers from clinging, and helps the sweating/cooling process. Don't know if you already wear them, but definatey something to try.
Wow that is a while, We ordered the new version of it and got it recieved in Poland after a week, But thats inside the EU, My guess is it comes from china though like most things
Arnhem is a good place to visit in the Netherlands , made famous in the film " a bridge too far " about the allied air drop to capture bridges across the river Rhine during WW2 .. I have the same satnav , I found on a trip to Normandy this year that its best to turn on motorways , keeps you off the dirt tracks and on main roads 👍
Same here after this years fiasco in Spain with two Garmins giving different directions although both sync the same now on the garage shelf, love you both
Another brilliant episode, you two make me laugh so much. Only problem is i end up needing to get something to eat. Can't wait for the next one. Just can't understand why you haven't got thousands more followers.
German war cemetery at Ysselsteyn is a bit emotional. Apparently there’s a house with a statue of a young German soldier in the garden nearby, the story is he saved some Dutch children during an air raid and then was killed during fighting and is buried in the cemetery. There’s also a huge WW2 museum nearby. Nijmegen is packed with history. The trees where the soldiers carved their names are amazing.
Thanks for taking the time to give us a look round your MSR tent and other kit. By now, you should be professional-grade at putting the tent up and down? If you don't mind, it would be great to know if could share any suggestions to avoid the inevitable mistakes you may have made when you first embarked on this moto camping mularky. Cheers
The Best thing you can do is watch our first moto camping tour - The Spain and portugal tour, we went moto camping for a month with no experience at all and i promise you will learn allot watching that and you are in for a laugh too!! Everything is Obvious once you know how!
I've tried paper maps and different GPS (not the newer Garmin) but Germany... Either Autobahn or through every little town and almost always into the center with cobbelstone and people walking like drunk ducks. The way is to go autobahn to the area and then small roads to where you want to go. I'm not sure they have the nice, small roads you dream about (without going through EVERY town).
I too get bitten to bits by the mosquitos etc. Your recent visit to Sobibor inspired me to watch "Escape from Sobibor". Totally compelling viewing I can recommend everyone watches, albeit tragically moving. Garmin? Garbage more like Satnav. Do they have "what 3 words"? I agree with Ewa. Don't rely on the satnav, just use it as a reference.... Most disappointed you didn't partake in skinny-dipping!
You'll find these cobblestone streets primarily in East Germany when you're entering the little villages. And then it starts raining, these things get slippery like soap. And as others already mentioned, you usually don't have any problems with construction sites and detours with Google Maps because the route data is constantly updated. So as you said before, it's time to get a mobile phone as a sat nav.
I was a TomTom Rider fan for years but now I invested in a RAM mount for my phone and I used Google maps on the bike and in the car. You can also plan your route on a PC too and it remembers it on your phone :)
I had a similar problem with my Garmin - somewhere buried in the settings I ticked or unticked 'unpaved roads' - that sorted the problem for me, not sure if you've already done that or not. Also, for the Netherlands, if you go via Nijmegan - remember the WWII movie "Bridge Too Far'? Along one of the main streets in the town, you can find the cemetry of those that died trying to protect the bridge there. Great movie to watch.
Rich/Ewa, another highly entertaining episode! Rich, it appears that you’re attractive to both women and mosquitos! A double edged sword to be sure! Having lived in Greece for the last 5yrs until recently I can tell you a secret and fool proof repellent procedure passed on to me by one of the local elders. Do the following: 1. Cover your arms and legs in light coloured clothing (mozzies prefer dark clothing)! 2. Get Ewa to get as warm and sweaty as possible (precisely how you do this is up to you). Mozzies are attracted to sweat 3. Open the tent 4. Get Ewa to stand outside the tent whilst you close the fly screen and you remain inside! BINGO…….problem solved!
I would have stuck with the pasta ..that's a no from me on the jelly covered ham egg Mayo watzit..😂..sounds like you guys are not sold on the garmin .. I use phone and google Maps, made a windshield bar, and mounted a quadlock / vibration dampener on the triumph tiger about halfway up the screen so just under eye line worked well kept the map in eye sight without looking down . Is it that the garmin works well in different countries (offline maps)where you would otherwise need local sim card for data/ signal ..cheers guys enjoy the content..😊
Hi guys. As it seems that you like war history, I highly recommend the Menin Gate in Ypres. I know that it is in Belgium, a bit out of your way maybe. But it is a very worthwhile visit for the Last Post in the evening.
Hi, if you are looking for good places to see on your way to Holland. Look at arnhem for airborne museum and airborne cemetery is eye opener it's the anniversary in two weeks and will be good now as well. The museum in Utrecht area old base but very good big lots to see. Regards Dave brit in germany
Mozzies,? Marmite is the answer. Works for me, apparently they hate yeast. Holland. Njimegan Bridge. A bridge too far. We'll worth a visit. Ewa actually hit the nail on the head there. I won't travel without paper maps, pick my route on that and then plot it on my phone on my route app, and beam it to my GPS and phone navigation app But your way makes for a good watch! Ride safe 👍
We had a month in Europe in July and the bloody road works were a nightmare. There were loads of them in the Netherlands, Germany, Croatia and most without any form of diversions. Google maps saved the day several times. Having said that, when they are repaired they are just brilliant. I thought it was just me that had picked rubbish routes but looks like we have something in common. We picked out the following days route on a map but because of all the unknown road works we ended up having to revert to Google maps most of the time. We enjoyed the tiny villages but they add a long way to the journey. We noticed that some “gentleman of the roads “ would collect up bottles and take them in for recycling getting a few euros for their trouble and keeping the place clean. Many would hang around the public bins and take them from you rather than them going in the bin.
I’m currently in France and my Garmin keeps taking me off the main road, through tiny village lanes then back onto the previous road. Only started doing this a few months ago. There is obviously a problem with the mapping
Rote Schleuse 4, Luneburg This is a pleasant campsite if traveling northern Germany towards Hamburg way. You can get a bus from the entrance into town for a walkabout. Nice old buildings. I was using the ‘Campy’ app on my phone to find campsites albeit not many in Poland.
@@ontheroadadventure I only passed my mod 2 last week so the insurance on a Africa twin or GS was a bit of a shock so that's why I'm going for the Transalp
Save yourself the hassle and ditch the Garmins and look at Apple Carplay/Android Auto devices like the Chigee AIO-5 Play or the Carpuride 702B Pro for motorbikes. These are cheaper than traditional sat navs and work with Google Maps, Here, Calimoto, Waze and who knows what else. Really a much better option! This episode was full of great humour again! Really enjoyed it!
Absolutely loving your trip and vids, different, highly entertaining and amusing, keep em coming guys. Try including garlic whenever you can into your evening meal Rich. Apparently as garlic permeates the skin it keeps missies away, they hate it. 👍
Be careful with plastics or above the eyes, as I said before.. I worked in the Congo, Amazon basin Brunia/Malaysia and all over Canada including Tundra/Arctic. There my revolver got gummed up with dead bugs that crawled into my holster, requiring a complete field strip.Also new grips as bug dope ate them. I've seen them 2inches deep in the generator shed.. We used mostly Deet 70 and 95% or a product called deep woods off in spray cans.. the deet had a particular odour, Deep woods a more pine like smell and you sprayed yourself down .. a bit more genteel smell.. Skin so soft or skintastic ? Was a joke and some guys resorted to eating a spoonful of crush garlic to ward off bugs especially black or sand flies .warded us off as well.. Either way most of also took a daily hit of a antihistemene like "reactine" to help ward off the itches and welts from bites. You do have to be aware if there is any malaria, that you don't want... believe me.. I got it in the Congo, and it went to encephalitis. 3 months in hospital in Marseilles.
I can see people recommending Arnhem. If you do visit the John Frost bridge, look at the steps which go up from under the bridge. Still visible bullet holes and war damage repairs to the steps.
@@ontheroadadventure It was rather amusing working out what had happened, initially I thought the alarm was on the video. Now o know how to time my boiled eggs in the morning, thanks.
Used to live in the Netherlands. Giethoorn; Willemstad; Dordrecht; Zieriksee; Edam; Volendam; Marken; down the coast following sea defences to Middelburg. These were regular trips on my bike when I lived in Dordrecht. Try the dish of stompot (variations of potato mash). Take care with speed, zero tolerance. Oh, and Kinderdijk for the windmills.
Stupid question, but have you got your satnav set to the fastest route? Not the shortest, direct or eco route? I use TomTom but that also has its idiosyncrasy. Good thing about satnav is they don't lose signal.
i don't know how you do it Eva, having to cut up the food for Rich. Is the next vlog how to feed Rich on a motorcycle trip 😂😂😂. we had a Garmin we had to phone Garmin up after it told us you have reached your destination in the middle of the motorway . They said it needed resetting , so we have gone back to tom tom .
Garmin is bad if the road is closed. It can run you around in circles. And even worse if you have a via or shaping points inside the closed sections. In the States, there're usually a detour signs to take you around the closed off road. Also, in the States you never know the final pricing on things as the tax is added at the register. Supermarket's food is tax free and in some states clothing is too. In the restaurants, to the price you see on the menu, add tax and expected 20% tip...
Germany have been recycling bottles like that for years. But you need to do it before you go into shop as often the voucher only relates to that specific Lidl shop.
In the bin they go! Google maps sounds like the way forward aye. You made us laugh so much at the end of your video 🤣 Thanks for the adventures and the giggles 😂😊
I have had the Garmin XT….now the XT2. They are both pretty bad overall but…I have also tried other solutions including a phone with apps and the latest android auto devices and these also have problems. You need to be getting good 4g for example all the time….your phone will need constant powering, the screens are not as bright as the Garmin etc etc.
Grrr Garmin crap, I've got the zumo X2 and it is forever sending in crap directions. Mine has been confined to the bleeding bin. Always updating the maps and still the same. Im going for the Chigee, all my mates rave about it. Google maps, waze , replicates your phone. Failing that fill my panniers with A to Z,s 😂 Great day guys, keep them coming 👍👍👍
Could you do a video of the Polish food you ate and any recommendations you have. There's lots of Polish shops and Polish food shelves in the local supermarkets, but I've no idea what to buy and I'd love to try them.
That bottle recycling is a great idea until, you get into Lidl’s (not bloody leedells Rich ! 😆) one of the machines isn’t working and you get stuck behind a local who has two black sacks of bottles to feed into the machine ! 🤬
Get something with Citronella in it, I put one on ankle and one on wrist 🤞🏻always worked for me I made the mistake of spraying myself with a mozzie spray that was 50% Deet ( that’s what s needed to stop em so I’m told , have a full beard n Tash) some how l managed to get it in my mouth tasted like shit and made my mouth go kinda numb 😂😂😂 Deet is the stuff that will take the print off the pump, poor it on metal an it will take it back to bare metal 😂 How did the natural smoker work
Most sat navs do this what you need are paper maps, set way points and then enter into the satnav altho not perfect results in your journey in my experience are better . Your casual approach makes for a better vlog.
I know what you mean about motorways, if i exclude them it doesn't distinguish between dual carriage and A roads . It takes me down cart tracks and the like , may be worth a go on your garmin and may be different from france and Spain all the best safe travels @ontheroadadventure
Nothing wrong with your Garmin, but in Germany you always take atleast a B road ( Bundesstraße ) if you want to avoid those little cobblestone roads thru those small towns.
Your dinner tonight is known in our house as 'ears and sauce'. Probably best you didn't know that first Rich, what with your particular sensitivities. On the insect repellent, as Paul-67 said, Jungle Formula is heavy on DEET... which is pretty nasty stuff.
Motolegends in Guildford recommend a layering system based on Klim gear. Merino wool layer, Klim windproof layer, Klim down jacket (if needed) Klim Marrakesh mesh armoured jacket and Scott waterproof. It’s not cheap but it’s very versatile and you can substitute items with stuff you may already have eg technical base layers ( you can get army surplus coolmax t shirts x3 £10) or down jacket. That said I am an expert at ‘buy cheap buy twice’ and it costs me three times as much!
Up until about the 1980s we used to pay a deposit on bottles here in the UK. It’s nothing new and you’re not old enough to remember it, only us old codgers can.😅
A*. You two are turning into Bonnie and Clyde. Keep saying it "Garmin are shite". But don't bin them. When you get home flog them on Ebay, some one will be dumb enough to buy them. I use my iPhone and Google maps with a paper map which I find much better to route plan. I love looking at paper maps. It's old school as well, but there is no better way to know where you are heading or where you have been. Occasionally I use OSM or very occasionally Apple maps but mainly Google Maps. I have thought about getting a cheap Samsung phone or 11" tablet and just using that as a sat nav, but CBA tbh. My iPhone 12 Pro does just fine. You must get Quadlock's dampener though to protect your phone's camera from vibrations if mounting it on a fixed mount. Glad you got your mattress fixed Rich. I too have Thermorest NeoAir XL. Like it very much with foam mat underneath. Interesting set up with a sheet on yours though. I have various sheet sleeping bags in mine in my Rab down sleeping bag when I use it. Nice bike the VFR800. I have two, a gen 6 2004 with Staintune stainless steel exhausts on and a gen 5 1998 with a single Delkevic stainless steel oval 350mm pipe. Both mint condition, The V4 engine makes a glorious sound. The Hartz mountains in Northern Germany are pretty spec. AndyManCam shot some good videos riding around them. Some great riding roads and lovely towns and villages if his videos are anything to go by. The area around Trier SW Germany is very nice. You could carry on up through northern Germany into Denmark and then take the ferry to Norway which would be awesome, but I guess you don't have time on your side. ATB.
We were Thinking to go to norway but it would have been a rush to get through it and back to the uk before running out of Europe days so sadly that will have to wait for another day. We are going to try using the phone for now and see how it works out
I'll have to admit, Google maps on your phone is so much better than Garmin or TomTom, Google takes you to the exact place you need to be and doesn't take you down Too many dirt roads. But I can also confirm that the jungle formula is absolutely pants. I used it on the nc500 last week and it did nothing. In fact, after putting that on, I think the mosquitoes liked me even more. I actually found the mosquito wristbands work better. The leather ones that are soaked in some sort of chemical wore one on each wrist. Didn't get bitten.
I havent seen those bands on our travels, if i see one il defo give it a try...
Have you tried not putting any restrictions on the type of road the sat nav takes you on, just to see if it makes any difference?
Thanks for the videos. They're really enjoyable. 🤗
Did you by any chance have some kind of twisty road’s selected? I know my TomTom will do the same if I select the most twisty road.
If you were on the NC 500, its wasn't mossies', but midges you getting hit by. Only sure way on NC500 is Midge hood, or better, midge kagool.
@rickterry8148 did it late May 21 and didn't see a single midge 😊 boy was I happy about that
Who doesn't love meal times with Rich? Funny as you like!
Glad your with us for a chuckle bud
You guys do pretty fun and enjoyable content. I follow a few motorcycle TH-camrs and found your channel lately. I wish the algorithm spots you and gives you the audience you deserve!
Keep going!
Thank you so much for Joining us, Every thumbs up, Share and comment Drives us along! See you in the next one
In the Netherlands, start in het north and ride the afsluidijk, visit Den Helder and ride along
the coast to the South.
We did this Costal route a couple years back, Very Scenic area
We had never seen the mushrooms that grow on trees until We recently visited a garden in Scotland where they were everywhere and We would not have known what they were without your video so you are educators as well as entertainers. Keep up the great work you are our favourite channel.
This is the beauty of travel, we learn new stuff all the time
No fish in that?!! 😂😂😂 glad to see the mattress repaired.
Rich, you should so be on Survivor or Fear Factor etc. Priceless.
I love how Ewa both accommodates your inner child...and then stirs the pot! 😅
Sad to think this adventures almost over.
Thanks mate, Yes we are both Big Kids on tour just in Different ways, we are the souce of each others entertainment! Yeah sadly wont be long until we are back in Sunny england
Mosquitoes don't like the smell of lavender, so lavender body oil was enough. I also suggest watching a few videos from a motorcyclist's channel riding a modern Royal Enfield, e.g. Gregor w drodze, then you will see interesting places to visit next time in Poland and beyond . In Europe, cobblestones are not removed in towns because it is a natural speed limit. Nobody wants to drive fast on cobblestones. Navigation on the phone is better because it has the option of ongoing updates and leads through officially introduced detours .
Thanks for the tips! We will look that guy up 👍
@@ontheroadadventure….that’s rubbish bullshit. lavender doesn’t do anything for mosquitos. In the southern United States, mosquitos are the size of small birds. If you want protection you must use OFF with DEET
There is a 'detour' option on the Garmin XT.
To take a detour on a Garmin Zumo XT, you can:
Select Menu from the map
Select Edit Route
Choose Detour by Distance to detour for a specific distance, or Detour by Road to detour around a specific road
I used the 350LM detour recently and screwed up royally by selecting to long a distance to detour by. Ended up doing an extra 20 miles mainly because I thought I was in a different town in Czechia, but thats a long story
The garmin seems to be on permanent detour mode lol
Rich and Ewa, another fun and casual episode. Minimum stress and let’s see how the day pans out. Excellent👍🏼. I know you’re disappointed with the Garmin, but have you tried going into Apps, New Trip and adding the locations on the route you want to take. Or you can state a destination and then shape the route(using the spanner symbol) to make the route go the way you want and not what it decides. I usually plot a route the night before, give it a title and it will be under Saved Trips. Just a thought,ride safe👍🏼
Cheers bud, this wouldn’t work for us as we literally make it up as we go, the night before we have no idea where exactly we are going or where we will be sleeping the next night… We will figure out a solution I’m sure
Must be nice to literally make it up as you go with no distance goal in mind. Due to circumstance I always have a booked return, so each day is pretty much planned, unless I base myself somewhere for a few days and can take a more casual approach. Any news on a camping meet-up weekend when you get back to the UK. Ride safe👍🏻
Rich and Ewa, if you are going to Holland via Germany please ride over the bridge into Arnhem (the film A Bridge too far)
Plenty of airborne places to visit
They are building up for the 80th Anniversary there next weekend (18th - 22nd) and it will be absolutely rammed there
If you get there the weekend before it will be starting to flow
Great museum also
Please please go to Arnhem and get a picture on the bridge (I’ve got plenty of myself with ju and Dad)
I love the Dutch and they are so grateful to what we did during the war and never forget the sacrifices made by all, especially The Parachute Regiment and Airborne forces
For you Dale…. We will go! 👍
@@ontheroadadventure
Yes guys, I promise you won’t regret it
I feel a nights sponsor coming up 😎
See you there!
Ticks and Lyme disease are no joke. Named after the original discovery from the town of Lyme in the USA I believe. We've had dogs for 20+ yrs and our current dogs have had ticks constantly this year in Scotland. It's too warm to keep them at bay nowadays. Never used to see them unless we were in the heathers.
My wife had a tick on her belly last week. I was horrified! It's more of a fear for me. Thankfully it looks like no reaction for her but you should find them easily when camping I think.
Cheers, Ewa will make us wear the spray stuff so hopefully we will dodge them
Waze it’s a much much better nav , it’s interactive with all its users and has never let me down. Recently I’ve just done 5k miles to Norway, Denmark, Germany, France and Scotland this weekend. Give it a try via their app on your phone
Nice trip 👍 We will try it out
No reason to cry adventure riding is great no matter what so another great video thank you for sharing
So true! It’s all about positivity and adapting 👍👍
Me and my wiff really enjoy sitting and watching you, thanks. Try permethrine spray on your tent, groundsheet and outer of your clothes, follow the instructions, it lasts for a few washes and is top stuff. I used to use Avon skin so soft for mozzies. Might or might not work for you.
Glad to have you both with us! The Avon Stuff doesnt work anymore, apparently they changed the contents of it
Wicking base layers are great for that boiling hot and clammy weather. Stops your trousers from clinging, and helps the sweating/cooling process. Don't know if you already wear them, but definatey something to try.
Yes, A game changer for me was wicking Step one boxers!!
I purchased one of the 3way pump lights. 25-8 abd it arrived today 7-9... that's a long way round.
Wow that is a while, We ordered the new version of it and got it recieved in Poland after a week, But thats inside the EU, My guess is it comes from china though like most things
@@ontheroadadventure yes China
I'll play with it tomorrow. 😊
Arnhem is a good place to visit in the Netherlands , made famous in the film " a bridge too far " about the allied air drop to capture bridges across the river Rhine during WW2 ..
I have the same satnav , I found on a trip to Normandy this year that its best to turn on motorways , keeps you off the dirt tracks and on main roads 👍
I know of Arnham, Very Famous Place with the History of Operation Market Garden, We maywell go and see that
Same here after this years fiasco in Spain with two Garmins giving different directions although both sync the same now on the garage shelf, love you both
Yeah ours will do that too lol
Great ... Thanks.
Your very welcome bud, glad to have you with us
Try setting your Garmin for OT only bypassing toll roads. Not both I think you might work out better. That way that works for me. Safe ride guys.
I think we have given up with it and are going for another option
Another brilliant episode, you two make me laugh so much. Only problem is i end up needing to get something to eat. Can't wait for the next one. Just can't understand why you haven't got thousands more followers.
Thanks so much Eddie, keep sharing our videos with your friends, every like and comment drives it on in the right direction 👍👍
German war cemetery at Ysselsteyn is a bit emotional. Apparently there’s a house with a statue of a young German soldier in the garden nearby, the story is he saved some Dutch children during an air raid and then was killed during fighting and is buried in the cemetery. There’s also a huge WW2 museum nearby. Nijmegen is packed with history. The trees where the soldiers carved their names are amazing.
Wow that does sound amazing...
Thanks for taking the time to give us a look round your MSR tent and other kit. By now, you should be professional-grade at putting the tent up and down? If you don't mind, it would be great to know if could share any suggestions to avoid the inevitable mistakes you may have made when you first embarked on this moto camping mularky. Cheers
The Best thing you can do is watch our first moto camping tour - The Spain and portugal tour, we went moto camping for a month with no experience at all and i promise you will learn allot watching that and you are in for a laugh too!! Everything is Obvious once you know how!
Keep em coming, the longer the better ( that's what she said, ooh matron 😅)
Thanks for sharing and see you on your next adventure 🤙 🤟
Cheers Bud, Carry on Camping Continues!
Catching up after a trip, get that Highway Code out Rich a no through road sign not a T junction. More to get through loving the videos👍
You mean some rules ARE applicable to bikers?
@@ontheroadadventure All rules applicable to bikers but having got to that point I would have followed your example and gone ahead as well.
Lol Fair enough.... In for a penny...
Was so funny rich trying the ham roll thing was in stitches 😂 stay safe guys look forward to next one x
Whose idea was that thing?!
I've tried paper maps and different GPS (not the newer Garmin) but Germany... Either Autobahn or through every little town and almost always into the center with cobbelstone and people walking like drunk ducks. The way is to go autobahn to the area and then small roads to where you want to go. I'm not sure they have the nice, small roads you dream about (without going through EVERY town).
Google maps seemed to have improved things massively but as you’ll see incoherent coming episode we came to the same conclusion for Germany…
I too get bitten to bits by the mosquitos etc.
Your recent visit to Sobibor inspired me to watch "Escape from Sobibor". Totally compelling viewing I can recommend everyone watches, albeit tragically moving.
Garmin? Garbage more like
Satnav. Do they have "what 3 words"?
I agree with Ewa. Don't rely on the satnav, just use it as a reference....
Most disappointed you didn't partake in skinny-dipping!
We havent had chance to watch it but we will do im sure...
You'll find these cobblestone streets primarily in East Germany when you're entering the little villages. And then it starts raining, these things get slippery like soap.
And as others already mentioned, you usually don't have any problems with construction sites and detours with Google Maps because the route data is constantly updated.
So as you said before, it's time to get a mobile phone as a sat nav.
Back to Google maps it is!
I was a TomTom Rider fan for years but now I invested in a RAM mount for my phone and I used Google maps on the bike and in the car. You can also plan your route on a PC too and it remembers it on your phone :)
Google maps is our next plan too, Simple and effective
I had a similar problem with my Garmin - somewhere buried in the settings I ticked or unticked 'unpaved roads' - that sorted the problem for me, not sure if you've already done that or not. Also, for the Netherlands, if you go via Nijmegan - remember the WWII movie "Bridge Too Far'? Along one of the main streets in the town, you can find the cemetry of those that died trying to protect the bridge there. Great movie to watch.
Theres been allot asking for a visit to Arnham so we might just do that....
Rich/Ewa, another highly entertaining episode!
Rich, it appears that you’re attractive to both women and mosquitos! A double edged sword to be sure! Having lived in Greece for the last 5yrs until recently I can tell you a secret and fool proof repellent procedure passed on to me by one of the local elders. Do the following:
1. Cover your arms and legs in light coloured clothing (mozzies prefer dark clothing)!
2. Get Ewa to get as warm and sweaty as possible (precisely how you do this is up to you). Mozzies are attracted to sweat
3. Open the tent
4. Get Ewa to stand outside the tent whilst you close the fly screen and you remain inside!
BINGO…….problem solved!
A Excellent plan, not sure how im going to convince Ewa though...
I would have stuck with the pasta ..that's a no from me on the jelly covered ham egg Mayo watzit..😂..sounds like you guys are not sold on the garmin .. I use phone and google Maps, made a windshield bar, and mounted a quadlock / vibration dampener on the triumph tiger about halfway up the screen so just under eye line worked well kept the map in eye sight without looking down . Is it that the garmin works well in different countries (offline maps)where you would otherwise need local sim card for data/ signal ..cheers guys enjoy the content..😊
Yes the Google maps seems to be the answer with really good live updates etc too
Hi guys. As it seems that you like war history, I highly recommend the Menin Gate in Ypres. I know that it is in Belgium, a bit out of your way maybe. But it is a very worthwhile visit for the Last Post in the evening.
We would like to see that if we are in the right place at the right time
Hi, if you are looking for good places to see on your way to Holland. Look at arnhem for airborne museum and airborne cemetery is eye opener it's the anniversary in two weeks and will be good now as well. The museum in Utrecht area old base but very good big lots to see.
Regards
Dave brit in germany
Arnham has been suggested so much we cannot ignore it... See you in the next one bud
Mozzies,? Marmite is the answer. Works for me, apparently they hate yeast.
Holland. Njimegan Bridge. A bridge too far. We'll worth a visit.
Ewa actually hit the nail on the head there. I won't travel without paper maps, pick my route on that and then plot it on my phone on my route app, and beam it to my GPS and phone navigation app
But your way makes for a good watch!
Ride safe 👍
Arnham is on my list, Id like to go there... I love Marmite! I assume you mean to eat it because using it as cream would be a real pain!
We had a month in Europe in July and the bloody road works were a nightmare. There were loads of them in the Netherlands, Germany, Croatia and most without any form of diversions. Google maps saved the day several times. Having said that, when they are repaired they are just brilliant. I thought it was just me that had picked rubbish routes but looks like we have something in common.
We picked out the following days route on a map but because of all the unknown road works we ended up having to revert to Google maps most of the time. We enjoyed the tiny villages but they add a long way to the journey.
We noticed that some “gentleman of the roads “ would collect up bottles and take them in for recycling getting a few euros for their trouble and keeping the place clean. Many would hang around the public bins and take them from you rather than them going in the bin.
Good old Google maps, simple and effective
Had the same trouble with TomTom on a trip to Wales, 7 bloody hours instead of 3 1/2! Love you guys, keep up the great work x
Glad we are not only ones!
I’m currently in France and my Garmin keeps taking me off the main road, through tiny village lanes then back onto the previous road. Only started doing this a few months ago. There is obviously a problem with the mapping
Same story with us! It’s got so bad we have to give up on them
Rote Schleuse 4, Luneburg
This is a pleasant campsite if traveling northern Germany towards Hamburg way. You can get a bus from the entrance into town for a walkabout. Nice old buildings.
I was using the ‘Campy’ app on my phone to find campsites albeit not many in Poland.
Thanks we will look it up
proper gastronomic adventure with you pair.
Oh yes! Bikes and food are our passion!
Another great video, me and the wife both look forward to the next one! Going to test ride a Transalp tomorrow so I can get out on my own adventures.
The New Transalp is a fantastic machine, More Road biased than the Tenere 700, smaller and far lighter than the Africa twin...
@@ontheroadadventure I only passed my mod 2 last week so the insurance on a Africa twin or GS was a bit of a shock so that's why I'm going for the Transalp
NX500 is a good one too for you to consider
Deposit put down on a Transalp, what a bike!!
Horseradish and ham, awesome. 👍👍👍
I have tried worse things
Really both of us pissed ourselves at rich and that ham snack!! Thanks
It wasn’t too bad in then end… so much mustard stuff nothing else mattered
Save yourself the hassle and ditch the Garmins and look at Apple Carplay/Android Auto devices like the Chigee AIO-5 Play or the Carpuride 702B Pro for motorbikes. These are cheaper than traditional sat navs and work with Google Maps, Here, Calimoto, Waze and who knows what else. Really a much better option!
This episode was full of great humour again! Really enjoyed it!
Thanks bud, we will do just that
I fully agree 👍
I'm still here guys, just a little quiet at the moment but enjoying your antics all the same. Carry on Camping has nothing on you Rich 🤣🤣
Glad to have you with us mate
You guys are so funny! i luv watching your content 😊 specially like the way Ewa teases you rich about meal times!! Bless you both.
We are so often the source of each others entertainment and joy! Glad you all enjoy a laugh with us too
Absolutely loving your trip and vids, different, highly entertaining and amusing, keep em coming guys.
Try including garlic whenever you can into your evening meal Rich. Apparently as garlic permeates the skin it keeps missies away, they hate it. 👍
We have some Garlic Cooking oil, Maybe that will help!
Well it keeps vampires and everyone else away!
Time will tell...
Hey guys I have the same garmin. What I do is plot the route on Google maps then send to garmin via Bluetooth and get the same route. Hope it helps.
Why not just use google maps then? that seems crazy to me, the satnav is for route planning, it is its job lol
Jungle formula melted my glasses frames on the sides. Avon ‘skin so soft’ works.
Wow - and we are told to put it on our skin!
Be careful with plastics or above the eyes, as I said before..
I worked in the Congo, Amazon basin Brunia/Malaysia and all over Canada including Tundra/Arctic.
There my revolver got gummed up with dead bugs that crawled into my holster, requiring a complete field strip.Also new grips as bug dope ate them.
I've seen them 2inches deep in the generator shed..
We used mostly Deet 70 and 95% or a product called deep woods off in spray cans.. the deet had a particular odour, Deep woods a more pine like smell and you sprayed yourself down .. a bit more genteel smell..
Skin so soft or skintastic ? Was a joke and some guys resorted to eating a spoonful of crush garlic to ward off bugs especially black or sand flies .warded us off as well..
Either way most of also took a daily hit of a antihistemene like "reactine" to help ward off the itches and welts from bites.
You do have to be aware if there is any malaria, that you don't want... believe me.. I got it in the Congo, and it went to encephalitis. 3 months in hospital in Marseilles.
Wow that doesnt sound fun
I can see people recommending Arnhem. If you do visit the John Frost bridge, look at the steps which go up from under the bridge. Still visible bullet holes and war damage repairs to the steps.
Oh wow i will look out for that
Odd fact when you set Siri for a couple minutes cooking time, it set off the timer on my iPad? How strange is that.
Yeah we thought about this when editing if it would set everyone’s timers going 🤣
@@ontheroadadventure It was rather amusing working out what had happened, initially I thought the alarm was on the video. Now o know how to time my boiled eggs in the morning, thanks.
Ewa is Teaching the nation her cooking tips!
gotta visit the Mohne dam ,dam busters,lovely road to it,beautiful place,and yup gotta agree, polish hot dogs are the go,
I’m going to miss the Hot dogs!
Used to live in the Netherlands. Giethoorn; Willemstad; Dordrecht; Zieriksee; Edam; Volendam; Marken; down the coast following sea defences to Middelburg. These were regular trips on my bike when I lived in Dordrecht. Try the dish of stompot (variations of potato mash). Take care with speed, zero tolerance. Oh, and Kinderdijk for the windmills.
We want to find and try the Stompot, Thats my kinda Grub!
@@ontheroadadventureThought it would be. If you like donner kebab, then try kipsalon from a street vendor.
I think it's called "stamppot"
@@thpre7941 I think you’re right😂
Hi Eva Rich , what another brilliant video , you both make me laugh, I wish you both well. Have safe journey home. 😅😊
Thanks so much for joining us! See you in the next one
The twisty rout bar seems to over ride every other setting on the Garmin it’s best to have it all the way to the left 😊
Yes always, we dont mess with that
@@ontheroadadventure maybe Garmin are messing the xt up because they have a new model out.
I like the look of the CHIGEE AIO-5 system
that did cross our minds
so good and so funny love ewa sence of humour ,no fish for rich 😄
Yep, No Fish Rich!
Stupid question, but have you got your satnav set to the fastest route? Not the shortest, direct or eco route? I use TomTom but that also has its idiosyncrasy. Good thing about satnav is they don't lose signal.
Yeah settings are all good 🤷♂️
I get bitten loads aswell , I guess the video is not sponsored by garmin , always look forward to your next adventure
No, i dont think we are fans of the Garmin anymore! Its been a constant annoyance this trip
Awesome dinner started a little scary but ended up good
Cheers, we make it work one way or another
i don't know how you do it Eva, having to cut up the food for Rich. Is the next vlog how to feed Rich on a motorcycle trip 😂😂😂. we had a Garmin we had to phone Garmin up after it told us you have reached your destination in the middle of the motorway . They said it needed resetting , so we have gone back to tom tom .
Wow thats the worst garmin story yet!!
love you guys happy travels xx
Love you bye! 👋
Have you tried to use the sat nav with it using the major roads and just telling it to avoid toll roads. ???
We don’t want to ride motorways bud, that’s all we should be avoiding
Ewa ritch in Wales i would do 100 miles inn a hour not 4 would do my head in lol do lakes in a day
Yeah this is taking the Go slow see more approach to a new level
Ewa winding up Rich with her latest food purchase :D :D
Ewa’s favourite thing to do that is! 😂
Dont worry,no berz here......priceless timing
Someone tell the bloke that who is storing his stuff up the trees!
Garmin is bad if the road is closed. It can run you around in circles. And even worse if you have a via or shaping points inside the closed sections. In the States, there're usually a detour signs to take you around the closed off road. Also, in the States you never know the final pricing on things as the tax is added at the register. Supermarket's food is tax free and in some states clothing is too. In the restaurants, to the price you see on the menu, add tax and expected 20% tip...
We would love to tour the states for a few months, what a massive and varied tour that would be!
@@ontheroadadventure Yeah, it's another world with its good and not so good sides :)
Germany have been recycling bottles like that for years. But you need to do it before you go into shop as often the voucher only relates to that specific Lidl shop.
Its a good idea and should be encouraged we think
In the bin they go! Google maps sounds like the way forward aye.
You made us laugh so much at the end of your video 🤣
Thanks for the adventures and the giggles 😂😊
Glad you enjoyed it, we love to have a laugh as we go....
DEET is the only stuff that works against mosquitos. Concentration various per country. Think Belgium allows the highest concentration.
That is some strong stuff to be putting on the skin and yet the mozzies still come
Good video !
Thanks! ☺️
Try Beeline 2. Fantastic sat nav
I think I want something with a full screen to see the map around us
I understand completely. It is OK when not doing the tours as lengthly as yours.😅
Love your videos guys, always makes me laugh
Great to have you with us
Great vids, is your sat nav set to faster time . Never use shorter distance, this takes you on all the little back roads.
Yes Fastest route, Avoid Motorways and unpaved roads we have
I am pretty happy with my garmin. Just yesterday it took us on an awesome road. No autobahn, light adventure setting.
Great to hear! Ours used to be good but not any more for a strange reason in Europe at least 🤷♂️
Keep on crocing 🏍
Always !
I have had the Garmin XT….now the XT2. They are both pretty bad overall but…I have also tried other solutions including a phone with apps and the latest android auto devices and these also have problems. You need to be getting good 4g for example all the time….your phone will need constant powering, the screens are not as bright as the Garmin etc etc.
You would think theres a better solution available by now..
ritch send the drone up lol what’s the name of the camp site lol roads so straight need bends
You will get me into trouble!
@@ontheroadadventure😂 your on public place lol 😂
Grrr Garmin crap, I've got the zumo X2 and it is forever sending in crap directions. Mine has been confined to the bleeding bin. Always updating the maps and still the same. Im going for the Chigee, all my mates rave about it. Google maps, waze , replicates your phone. Failing that fill my panniers with A to Z,s 😂
Great day guys, keep them coming 👍👍👍
We would need allot of paper maps for a trip like this!
Was just about to upgrade to a Garmin XT , think I might just give it a miss now.
I think there has to be a better option!
Could you do a video of the Polish food you ate and any recommendations you have. There's lots of Polish shops and Polish food shelves in the local supermarkets, but I've no idea what to buy and I'd love to try them.
Best thing you can do is visit your local polish shop, theres one or two in most towns, go get stuck in! loads to try
That bottle recycling is a great idea until, you get into Lidl’s (not bloody leedells Rich ! 😆) one of the machines isn’t working and you get stuck behind a local who has two black sacks of bottles to feed into the machine ! 🤬
Liddell’s is our posh name for it lol. We joked once that we go to the posh shops and now it’s stuck!
"The cheese tastes like my crocs", hahahaha love it!
Same holes too!
You and I are very similar with food rich! That jellied food looked like a bushtooker trial 😂
YES LOL Exactly what it was
Get something with Citronella in it, I put one on ankle and one on wrist 🤞🏻always worked for me
I made the mistake of spraying myself with a mozzie spray that was 50% Deet ( that’s what s needed to stop em so I’m told , have a full beard n Tash) some how l managed to get it in my mouth tasted like shit and made my mouth go kinda numb 😂😂😂
Deet is the stuff that will take the print off the pump, poor it on metal an it will take it back to bare metal 😂
How did the natural smoker work
That deet is nasty stuff by the sounds of it! The smoking mushroom did a much better job than any spray we found so far
Go see the last post at the Menin gate Ypres.
That would be a good one to go and see...
I used SMIDGE spray .works a treat against the lil nibblers.
We havent come across that one yet, when we see it we will try it out, where are you buying it from?
Most sat navs do this what you need are paper maps, set way points and then enter into the satnav altho not perfect results in your journey in my experience are better . Your casual approach makes for a better vlog.
Thanks Mike, Google maps seems to be the simplest way to do what we want with minimal planning
Gotta do the Nurburgring and neuschweinstein Castle
We have the castle on our list of places to visit 👍
Bit of a trek from north Germany to Neuschwanstein!
Yeah its too far on this trip as running out of Europe days but its on our to do list
The food was mixed in aspic. Not a problem. Rich is so fussy, worse than my husband. I think aspic keeps mozzies away!!! Well you can hope.
haha Even the Mozzies dont want to eat it lol - In Fairness that one was not bad, the horse radish was such a strong taste the rest doesnt matter
Tea Tree!! For mozzies
A Few drops on the skin?
@@ontheroadadventure yes Dab it on the ankles behind the knees and wrist . It works for me every time
You had a knife in your front pocket too bro.
🤣🤣🤣 Probably!
My tom Tom does that if I don't allow motorway, I only avoid tolls
We dont want to ride Motorways if we can avoid it, Nothing to see there
I know what you mean about motorways, if i exclude them it doesn't distinguish between dual carriage and A roads . It takes me down cart tracks and the like , may be worth a go on your garmin and may be different from france and Spain all the best safe travels @ontheroadadventure
Nothing wrong with your Garmin, but in Germany you always take atleast a B road ( Bundesstraße ) if you want to avoid those little cobblestone roads thru those small towns.
We would hope that the garmin would take us on good roads that are not motorway, thats all we ask
Your dinner tonight is known in our house as 'ears and sauce'. Probably best you didn't know that first Rich, what with your particular sensitivities. On the insect repellent, as Paul-67 said, Jungle Formula is heavy on DEET... which is pretty nasty stuff.
Its amazing that stuff is designed to go on your skin but it takes the writing off of the plastic flextail
@@ontheroadadventure it will happily melt certain types of plastic too. Goodness knows what's in it!
Bit worrying aint it!
I can't believe that you still wear cotton. You should layer your clothes to stay cooler or warmer 😊
We have spoken about perhaps looking at a layering system like Knox use, we love the look of their stuff but it’s not cheap
Motolegends in Guildford recommend a layering system based on Klim gear. Merino wool layer, Klim windproof layer, Klim down jacket (if needed) Klim Marrakesh mesh armoured jacket and Scott waterproof. It’s not cheap but it’s very versatile and you can substitute items with stuff you may already have eg technical base layers ( you can get army surplus coolmax t shirts x3 £10) or down jacket. That said I am an expert at ‘buy cheap buy twice’ and it costs me three times as much!
Up until about the 1980s we used to pay a deposit on bottles here in the UK. It’s nothing new and you’re not old enough to remember it, only us old codgers can.😅
Seems like it makes sense to me, i wonder why it stopped
If your heading to The Netherlands i can recommend visiting the war museum Wings Of Liberation...Sonseweg 39-5681 Best.Just outside Eindhoven.
Thanks i will look that one up
That Cagiva was powered by a Suzuki TL1000 motor.
Ah the Widow Maker! Those things were mad!
A*. You two are turning into Bonnie and Clyde.
Keep saying it "Garmin are shite". But don't bin them. When you get home flog them on Ebay, some one will be dumb enough to buy them.
I use my iPhone and Google maps with a paper map which I find much better to route plan. I love looking at paper maps. It's old school as well, but there is no better way to know where you are heading or where you have been. Occasionally I use OSM or very occasionally Apple maps but mainly Google Maps. I have thought about getting a cheap Samsung phone or 11" tablet and just using that as a sat nav, but CBA tbh. My iPhone 12 Pro does just fine. You must get Quadlock's dampener though to protect your phone's camera from vibrations if mounting it on a fixed mount.
Glad you got your mattress fixed Rich. I too have Thermorest NeoAir XL. Like it very much with foam mat underneath. Interesting set up with a sheet on yours though. I have various sheet sleeping bags in mine in my Rab down sleeping bag when I use it.
Nice bike the VFR800. I have two, a gen 6 2004 with Staintune stainless steel exhausts on and a gen 5 1998 with a single Delkevic stainless steel oval 350mm pipe. Both mint condition, The V4 engine makes a glorious sound.
The Hartz mountains in Northern Germany are pretty spec. AndyManCam shot some good videos riding around them. Some great riding roads and lovely towns and villages if his videos are anything to go by.
The area around Trier SW Germany is very nice.
You could carry on up through northern Germany into Denmark and then take the ferry to Norway which would be awesome, but I guess you don't have time on your side.
ATB.
We were Thinking to go to norway but it would have been a rush to get through it and back to the uk before running out of Europe days so sadly that will have to wait for another day. We are going to try using the phone for now and see how it works out