Hot ride in France..err...I mean Yorkshire

[Fritz]

Could have for all purposes been France as red hot from off and land parched, only food stops and quality of roads gave it away as little Britain, lovely though.

Our white horse has be re-painted - yeah, fraud indeed, but it stands out well again from miles around

[Fritz]

Through Castle Howard still abit Frenchie

[Fritz]

bit of light laning, never seems that way in heat though

Break for BBQ - more later 

[Fritz]

In that middle pic you can see fire damage on field in distance...more of that later 

[Rusty Nuts]

Presumably that was where you had your barbecue?

[Fritz]

Now there's a thought 

[Fritz]

From the Wolds we could see the (refurbished) white clearly...but probably not in the shot

[Fritz]

Though the food is a joy travelling abroad, a full English and a fish finger sandwich is a joy and best done here in UK rather than abroad. Seaways as I'm sure plenty know.

[Fritz]

The empty quarter...shhh...don't tell anyone about the wolds

[Fritz]

A new find...buddhist retreat in a very one stupa or monastery style

[Fritz]

Nice traditional signage

[Fritz]

Thixendale and only the second ever 999 call I've made.

First was coming back from a fell run one evening when a cow was running the wrong way (is there a wrong way to a cow?) down the A19 duel carriageway 

This one a huge plume of black smoke. Fortunately the Fire Brigade were aware - it wasn't a field on fire (too black) a combine / harvester has caught light...sounds expensive...and dangerous in tinder dry conditions.

Tinder, Combines...is that a tory MP thing 

Anyway on the way home you could see evidence of smoke in vale of York.

Difficult times

[Fritz]

Back home a (safe) BBQ in the garden and just like being on holiday, shorts and vest - wonderful.

Glad I'm not a fire fighter though - credit to them.

130 odd miles and wonderful.

Bloody hot mind

[Whiterose]

Nice trip with good piccies.

Is that a Sat Nav or a phone above the handlebars and how is it fastened to the bike?
Reason for asking... we're thinking of getting a Sat Nav

[Youngman]

Aye - God's Own County. Keep quiet about the Wolds though!

[Fritz]

Whiterose - it was on bike when I got it, case that a Sat Nav sits in. Worked OK with me fathers old tom tom car Sat Nav in, but I'll get a better m/c one one day!

[Fritz]

and this is this the fire and rescue incident record for the day...dodgy this marvest business but not as bad as the numb nuts deliberately starting fires

https://www.northyorksfire.gov.uk/incident/2022-08-12-incident-summary-day-shift-friday-12th-august/