Slowlycatchymonkey

Whats going on in this photo, Is there something your not telling us Pete, are you riding to all these abandoned places looking for Orson? Nanu nanu

But Tym you mostly live in the sea?!

Or in the UK most sausages

Pigs cheek is good done well. What about brawn? Or sweetbreads?

Brilliant

Have a gander at this grossness (content not compatible with vegetarians, vegans or people who think meat grows in vacuum packs in supermarket warehouses). I was preparing a supermarket shop and the Spanish are not squeamish on the food front, which I like (new things to try) but I’ve finally found something I won’t be buying. I’d try it if someone else served it up but yer it’s not for me. It’s suckling lambs head (ie it’s such a baby it’s not weaned and is only drinking it’s mothers milk - or it was You can see the brains hanging out the back. I then googled recipes for lambs head curious about how you’d cook the different textures at the same time squelchy brain, muscle, rubbery tongue, eyeballs and still get a good result. Mistake. The first recipe that springs up is this pic- Followed by this cooked version replete with burst eyeball. Yum yum. It’s cheap though £2.46 so as Petes going to be paying through the nose to keep his daughter in law in a style she does not wish to become accustomed to I thought it would make an excellent welcome dish for her arrival? Just a thought

Really lovely pics. Thanks.

Blimey. I bet theyre boring?

A lot of peoples motorcycle trips come across like they are some sort of torture. There seems to be two groups the ones who want to get from point A to point B as quickly as possible and brag about how many hours/miles they've done having seen nothing and those who go to places to have a look and enjoy the view. Two very different species. Thats the only downside with a good mountain, the stopping and adjusting your layers cos if you dont you'll freeze or sweat. Or my least favourite ignoring it and ending up in freezing sweat (mind you merino wool is a marvel). That and discovering that layer of sunscreen you put on at 8am really did need reapplying at the beginning of lunch when you couldnt be arsed and thought it would be fine because the crispy air fooled you while the sun was raging. The map looks superb, so many possibilities, I love the way you plan and research in depth but leave it open with different options and contingency plans. I want to go to Marrakesh via Casablanca in October, I dont suppose you do paid planning Bright sunshine and cold mountain air, my favourite. I almost wish I wasn't going to be in Spain, Id definitely be up for a bit of gate crashing!

As I was typing I thought six is gonna love this hehehe

What you talking about, his mrs makes him move his bike about in a van cos its safer.

Well yes and no. Ive eaten blue steak every time its been on offer for over 30years and this is the first time Ive suspected it of food poisoning. Dodgy seafood however has made more than a couple of unwelcome appearances so you could argue blue steak is a safer choice than seafood Also bacteria is only on the outside of the meat, humans and animals are sterile on the inside (other than the alimentary canal which is considered external to the body, I know them medical folk think weird) so if its fresh and the outside is seared on a high temperature you have killed the bacteria. Thats how you can safely make steak tartare at home. I suspect the kitchen staff are inexperienced and didnt have a hot enough pan or it was those damn scallops.

Oh god not this old chestnut again Im not sure you do live in 2022 I suspect you gladly lost touch with the younger generations sometime in the 70s! The lack of being a man isn't what gets your son whipped, its his personality traits and hers. Ive had to deal with a lot of people in a position where abuse is happening, its insidious, tiny incremental steps that your son probably cant even see until suddenly he's not in a great position, possibly looking at his two kids thinking about what will happen to them if he leaves. In the UK 200,000 incidences of domestic abuse for 2020 were just the 60-74 age group (and thats only what was reported to the police) and newsflash a third of those are men so being from a 'manly generation' doesn't save you. Putting it down to younger generations being somehow feeble simply isn't true no matter how much you want to blame it on the generations. Abuse is ageless, classless and doesnt care if you think your tough or 'a man'. In fact this 'being a man' thing stops men speaking out or finding help. Remember Last of the Summer Wine? Its ran for donkeys years you could even say the manly years from 1973 -2010 the whole premise being these pussy whipped men were frightened of the battle-axe women and had to spend time hiding the stupid things they did. Bet your son wasn't even born when they were writing comedy about men who are bossed about by women.

Im not walking anywhere, my day literally went down the pan

Proper "Get orf my land" knobber then.

Aaw that looks great. What’s the farmers problem or is he just a knob?

What Sir Fallsalot said. It’s just the word they use for very very rare steak. The rankings go along the lines of Well done (sacrilege, seriously they don’t deserve to eat steak) medium to well done (still sacrilege) medium (really not the thing to do to good steak) rare to medium (it’s tastes alright and is probably not ordered by a pleb) rare (that’s the way to do it) blue (the best) That’ll ruffle some feathers A lot of places don’t offer blue because the steak has to be good enough quality to be eaten raw plus in this country most people were brought up with the idea all meat must be thoroughly cooked.

I did and it came back warm enough to eat but not hot. I suspect they heated it up a little bit and who knows how long it has been sitting there. I always have my steak blue if it’s on offer but I’m suspicious that bit of steak wasn’t good enough to be served so blue. Then again seafoods the usual culprit. Hmph.

Carter and Miller on Friday. Reckon either the scallops or the steak which I had blue. Mine arrived cold which is never a good sign is it. Everyone else’s was hot

I give up. This weekend can officially do one. This food poisoning malarkey is the pits. I really want to chuck my guts up. Upchuck. Barf. Vom. Spew. Lose my lunch. Chunder with a thunder. Your supposed to feel sick then get the complimentary squits not the other way around goddam it.

Happy Sunday. The sun is shining and Sunday is always a day filled with good food and humour so I think I might have my favourite kind of day on my hands 🏍

Well that’s a lot to take on board! Great news on your house being sold. That’s a key part on the rest of it falling into place which it sounds like it has owing to you making the the rest of it happen. All power to your elbow. That is a lot of loss to endure and yer you do have some great things to distract you but all the same you have my heartfelt sympathy cos that’s hard. Personal locator beacons blimey your going hardcore on this trip! I can’t wait to see your lovely photos. I don’t think anyone has a single problem with you spending your time living life and popping up if have five minutes. And update- we’re all the same irascible slightly off kilter knobheads we always were We all enjoy the photos and ride reports from folk who aren’t regular contributors don’t we. Personally I’m happy to hear from you. Missed your photos. I think what your doing is absolutely superb. Can’t wait to hear more about it when you get a minute, which sounds like with everything you have going on it might be a while!

Pinner actually darling.

Ooh nice link thankyou.

Oh i wouldnt get them from there. Thats at least £100 over the odds