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Foray to Fishguard

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The brilliant blue skies of Spain and Portugal were now behind us, and it was time for on our annual pilgrimage to Fishguard. This tour to Wales is organised by our local BMW dealer Williams Motorcycles Manchester (see https://www.williamsgroup.co.uk/motorrad/news/peak-ride-outs-williams-ride-outs-2018/ ). The Williams organized ride-outs have been instrumental in our discovering the joys of motorcycle touring, a story which began with a chance meeting outside a Costa Coffee shop, but I will tell you more about that another day.   So on a Saturday morning we assembled on a not so sunny day (yes, the spectacular British heat wave has run out of steam just as most families want to enjoy their summer holidays), and set off for our first tea break at Sleap airfield ( www.facebook.com/pages/Sleap-Airfield/103497646370355 ). Sleap is a highly recommended destination for a ride-out for anyone living in Lancashire, Cheshire and Shropshire. On the way there or back you can stop off fo...