A Winter One Nighter; Motorcycle Glamping with 'Roger'.

A cold , chilly and foggy one nighter at the end of November with the new-to-me Himalayan.
I found this gem of a site on Airbnb in Whelford, Gloucestershire called The Island.
Find them at
www.greatfarm.co.uk
Instagram - #greatfarmglamping
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[@JP-he1rv]

For misty visor. A dot of washing up liquid or soap and polish dry on inside will last 2 or 3 days, no more misting inside. 🙂👍

[@MrPerry61]

I was at RAF Upper Heyford in Oxfordshire in 83/84. I loved living in England.

[@jamesbell6606]

Lucky Rodger.!!!!!!! .......👀... Like watching Ur adventures .😸

[@henryhartley9993]

What a great find for a night away....

[@ralfhoffmann2487]

What a lovely place to stay and I love the sound of Roger's engine!

[@derbyshireruralrider9398]

It’s certainly very different!

[@kwik2008]

Thanks fit sharing 😊👍

[@jamesskeen3392]

😱🤔 COOL SOUNDTRACK!👍

[@davidbgraham461]

Loved seeing the hot water bottle. Saviour of many a good night's sleep !,

[@brettisabeth3349]

What a great spot!

[@william62556]

Great Find!!! What a hidden gem

[@dondle2]

Braw wee find. !!

[@2wheelsbetter]

For winter riding... Electric heated jacket. Heated grips. Helmet with Pinlock to stop misting. Visor with Rain X on the outside to assist with beading. "V Wipe" on glove to use as a windscreen wiper. Or just take the car.

[@restdayrider]

All noted! Except the car bit, unless it's icy, or snowy, or raining. 🤣❄️

[@williamforrester1853]

I'm so glad your home safe youngen be lucky always x

[@williamforrester1853]

Really good babycakes totally enjoyable thank you

[@restdayrider]

Babycakes? 🤣

[@davebell8421]

Brill 😊

[@JohnG11000]

lovely place Charlie,hope you visit there again next summer.Thanks for sharing.

[@alain7338]

Bonjours ça y est! J'ai la traduction😁 Un gîte vraiment original et c'est chouette d'affronter la route le froid et se fabriquer de tels souvenir....👍✌🇫🇷

[@restdayrider]

Merci alain, c'est vraiment un très bel endroit. 😊

[@andrewbull3537]

Well what can I say except ...👍.

[@blainejones3053]

Good to see Dad

[@billcotton1551]

That was a brilliant spot you found Charlie! You made the right decision to abort the mission. Frozen fog can freeze on the road surface.

[@restdayrider]

Thank you. 😊

[@jannerfox9292]

Lovely place, could live there very easily.

[@melvynrogers3149]

What an amazing place

[@jeynes14]

Go girl...

[@frankfeely9235]

Awesome!

[@christopherjones3422]

Bit to nippy for me these days, but looks like it would be fabulous in the summer. Stay safe and enjoy "Roger".

[@Kojak-zh7qo]

Brilliant video again really enjoyed it,always best to do the safe thing,Roger looked good ,thanks for sharing 👍

[@flatbrokefrank6482]

What a brilliant place - I love the kitchen - Ride safe!

[@mikedowning4603]

I had to smile when you mentioned "looking dodge" re stopping by military base - I thought where better when you're on Roger the Dodger!

[@restdayrider]

Hahahaha too true! 😊

[@davidbgraham461]

I am so happy that you put out some grub, for your Dad !

[@restdayrider]

😊

[@tamar5261]

Lovely video, I love the camp site. Beautiful music.

[@restdayrider]

Thank you. 😊

[@barrystone6013]

Great place. Proper hardcore in those conditions.

[@restdayrider]

Love a challenge. 😊

[@barrystone6013]

Me too 😊

[@nickwhalley6753]

Love it mate. Me and my mates do this (not often enough though). Get away from all the noise, ride somwehere cool, have a roadside brew (we always pack a burner and brew kit), have a fire, talk nonsense and just have a great time. Great video. Keep it shiny side up.

[@restdayrider]

Sounds utterly perfect! 😊

[@jrnmller1551]

No weather for man,nor beast!!

[@richardthomson203]

So glad to hear you had (in your words) a great rogering, always nice to get your leg over for a satisfying 🏍 ride, hope the back roads weren't too bouncing...at least you ended up beside a gushing flow of 💦 water. Mind you 'The' Island' seems a tad steep at 200 'nicker' for two days............still as you mentioned you do get a hot dip in the tub!! Here's to more of your 'adventures' !👍 😂

[@robertcornett1261]

Another great video, and a fantastic looking place to spend some down time. Brilliant, well done.

[@restdayrider]

Thank you Robert. 😊

[@dondle2]

Get yourself a pinlock visor and heated grips, game changers.

[@paddy9021]

Yep, Winter riding is a pain(literally!). Pin lock visor definitely. When cold and wet you start to lose concentration and confidence and become vulnerable. Good call to say enough is enough (if you can). If a cafe nearby use it, might have one or two fossils like me who had to learn the hard way. Times I stuck my gloves on the engine to warm them (and my fingers) up. Get tips from them. Meanwhile, Well done! P.S. try and get road crap off the bike when home before it starts eating the metal. I loved the music….

[@restdayrider]

Thank you Patricia, pin lock is on order. 😊

[@kelvinharrison6702]

What a place Charlie exellent no one to anoy.looks brilliant and peacefull.👍🥂

[@restdayrider]

I do enjoy annoying people tho. 🤣

[@kelvinharrison6702]

@@restdayrider i do rearly nowt wrong with that 🤣🤣

[@MerciaMoto]

A beautifully made video of a beautiful place. Fabulous 🙂👍

[@restdayrider]

Thank you 😊

[@TheDroghedaBellRinger]

Best to be safe.

[@restdayrider]

That's what I thought too. ❄️😊

[@philipholmes6045]

I have recently got back into motorcycling, I also have a Himalayon, I am wanting to go camping like you do and I am looking forward to trips just like the Island, Thanks again for a great show

[@restdayrider]

That's great news Philip. 😊

[@chrisbennett7039]

Gr8 wee spot to chillax. In your job you deserve it.. nice one 😁

[@restdayrider]

It was very much needed. 😊

[@MrPerry61]

A very romantic getaway

[@kurtwood6141]

nasty bit of weather! - wise move ;-)

[@lorenzodawes8778]

Hi Charlie. I've driver fog. I got home covered in Friday. Leather jacket, vest and leather pro-rider chaps. And layers of Thermo. It was first week of November. It was fun. Friends called me hard core bike. So are you 👍 Charlie. Ride hard, ride safe be free.

[@lorenzodawes8778]

Miss spelled not Friday, FOG. Ok my last comment. 🙄😆

[@restdayrider]

Thanks Lorenzo, never thought of myself as very hard core! 😊

[@copper6600]

A very nice video,your a tough lady ride safe and thank you.

[@restdayrider]

Thank you.😊

[@davidn1562]

Awesome ride but weather did sucked, good move to go home and leave it for another day

[@lauriebloggs8391]

What Ogri said (lifetime biker, similar age?)- but what a lovely spot the Island was......

[@rokhnroll]

I have the same Shark helmet as you Charlie, I fitted the Pinlock and I spray the outside of the visor with Nikwax spray on water repellent, it keeps the visor clear, to clear rain off the visor when riding just turn your head slightly and the water will bead away, you can also spray it on you camera lens, your phone holder and Rogers screen. Thanks for posting

[@restdayrider]

Thank you, pin lock ordered. 😊

[@JorvikMoto]

Great video and what a fantastic place. I bet you plan another trip back there in the spring or summer.

[@restdayrider]

Definitely! 😊

[@carlowen4145]

Fantastic video and what a great place ,watching a few of your solo vids has really given me the inspiration I need to move along this year and get myself out solo bike camping and touring , I lost my wife a few years back and it just didn't seem right getting out there alone , time to move on ....on two wheels ;) , thank you

[@restdayrider]

I'm sorry to hear of your loss Carl. It can be therapeutic getting out solo, I'd suggest a night at a time rather than a tour to start off. X

[@garryburns2061]

Enjoying your content. That tub looked perfect after a days riding x

[@restdayrider]

It absolutely was. 😊

[@timsatch9198]

Amazing video. Keep them coming. The quality of your videos is accurating exponentially. I'm sure your subs will be close behind. Good call at the end.

[@restdayrider]

Thank you Tim. 😊

[@heywhotsgoinon8286]

Brave girl. Get yourself some heated grips.👍

[@peteradams6195]

Lovely lady

[@christopherburton7084]

What a peaceful place! Thank you for taking us along 👍

[@jamespardy6921]

Another great video charlie motorcycleing is not all about speed and fast bikes. Sorry i didn't see you at the show

[@restdayrider]

In my case it is definitely not about speed and fast bikes! 🤣

[@regk9077]

Awesome private spot for an overnighter! That bumpy little laneway is Rogers bread and butter, he was made for backroad getaways. Like a true gentleman Roger got his best girl home safe!

[@restdayrider]

He sure did. 😊

[@richardgiles2484]

Enjoyed the video but not sure about the accommodation mind 🤣 definitely done the right thing heading for home as when your cold and wet that's when mistakes are made

[@apacherider7110]

There was another space shuttle emergency landing site in East Anglia, can't remember actually where but it was an air base or ex base.

[@kevinwigham3033]

Thats a really good little spot. I live in Fairford and didn't know about this bnb, I will have to try it out sometime, and pretend I've gone away for the weekend. But take the long way home ! , some nice riding and pubs round here ( Coke obviously if on bike). As mentioned, heated kit keeps you enyoying the ride even in winter. Safe riding. K

[@restdayrider]

Ohh I definitely recommend this place for a weekend get away. 😊

[@johnedwards1685]

Madness of course, but also rather lovely. Fantastic find and must be utterly enchanting in the spring. I really sympathise with those goat tracks you found yourself riding down. A good friend of mine from Suffolk decided it would be great to take me and my 800lb Harley down a run of single tracks with grass growing in the middle and liberally strewn with all manner of ordure. The bike acted up like a bloody obstinate horse, suddenly trying to follow the camber into the hedge, deliberately going for large trees, capriciously straying onto the grease grass and mud in the centreline and giving me both-end slides and making me girly-scream. All I needed to really make my day was a local in his tractor on spliff three and in a hurry coming the other way. Thanks for doing these vlogs, they’re good fun.

[@restdayrider]

That sounds horrible on an 800lb Harley! I suspect I was lucky with the lack of stoned agricultural drivers. 😊

[@johnedwards1685]

@@restdayrider indeed! Its a 2007 Electra Glide so pre-braking, not featuring handling, ground clearance or cornering. Happily its very comfortable on eight-lane freeways with no bends at 80 centigrade. Haven’t found any yet, but I live in hope.

[@andrewdavidcartwright7953]

Hi, pin lock visor will help you see, get one and you can keep your visor down all day 😎

[@restdayrider]

I'm waiting for its delivery. 😊

[@grahamebell7505]

Thank you Charlie, for sharing this wonderful experience. Another charming and fascinating episode of your biking life 🙂

[@VisorView]

Its amazing how words like 'Barking Mad' and 'What on earth is she doing' spring to mind when watching your videos. How many long term bikers are watching this and thinking they would not do that in a million years. It's cold, it's winter, sod that for a bunch of daisies. I rode 200 miles through France in frosty sub zero temperatures years ago, that taught me a lesson I never forgot!

[@restdayrider]

Ha! 😆 I guess it's my newbie innocence and total refusal to accept sensible advice...except when safety comes into play it seems! ❄️😊

[@haxan6663]

60 year old biker and my Scram hasn't left the garage for the last 10 days! Fair play to you getting out and about in November in the UK.

[@paullangridgewiltshireride9691]

Loved the island, what a spot and Rog is looking good. Those back roads are just the job for a Himalayan. How are you getting on with him. When you do get to the CMH it’s a great place with good food some interesting bikes to see as well as the cars. You need deeeep pockets though

[@EMPERORTANG]

Great find! Can't beat a short stay, get yourself a pinlock visor for your helmet(game changer) not sure what you can do with the screen though(maybe a bit of furniture spray to bead it up?) Will have similar prob next year when i get my Goldwing! Glad to see your still out and about. Thanks for sharing. Take care.

[@restdayrider]

I'm investing in a pinlock 😊

[@luckyphil6486]

I think first thing you need for that helmet is a pin lock visor. For years I didn’t have one but makes all the difference . Good content yet again and wish I was more like you and just takeoff to these places .well done

[@OldGuyonaBike]

What a lovely place to stay. Great find. Enjoyed your whole ride.

[@restdayrider]

Thank you.😊

[@keithbateman5360]

Greetings from down under. Always enjoy your adventures. Woger looks like a good choice for you. "Weelease Woger". All chained up...alone...at night. Thanks again.

[@restdayrider]

Paaaahahahaha. 😊

[@stevegarton11]

Absolutely love this. Live in Fairford and its always nice to see your town featured. You have a real talent for this. Great editing and you get the balance right between some riding shots and off the bike shots and the editing puts a good pace into the final video. You also come across as authentic and avoid the staged 'drama' in an obvious attempt to make it 'interesting.' Genuine trumps invented drama every day. I have toyed with the idea of doing something similar myself but know I couldn't produce anything as good as this so I will stick to watching yours. Good luck to you and keep on riding!

[@restdayrider]

Wow, thank you Steve, that is praise indeed. 😊

[@VFRMitch]

Looks like a cracking find. That fog is not fun. The Bingley Wheeler and I were out in it for 7 hours the other weekend. Glad you are liking the Himy. I bought one myself just over a week ago. “Quicksilver” and I will be bonding over the winter. Stay Safe Charlie.

[@restdayrider]

Are you getting on with the Himmy well? 😊

[@VFRMitch]

@@restdayrider So far I’ve had to put a shorty screen on and a few other farkles, which I’m still to test. Changed the levers , headlight bulb for a brighter one and put mirror extenders on. All on all I’m loving it and can’t wait to get some miles in. I bought her with 750 miles on the clock so still taking it relatively easy.

[@restdayrider]

I'm changing that side stand, it's just way too tall. 😱

[@VFRMitch]

@@restdayrider They do seem to be long. The one on my Interceptor is too short 🤣

[@stephenrandall5052]

what good place chill out .

[@the.just.able.biker67]

Looks like a great wee place to stay. It's a shame when you have to cut your plans short because of the weather. I was up at Loch Lubnaig the other day on my Classic. It was stunning looking at the mist hanging in the trees. I carried on up to Killin, but instead of heading the long way round I took a shorter route back home, and I'm glad I did. I was like a frozen snotter when I got into the house!! 🤣 I posted a wee video from Loch Lubnaig on my channel. Have a look if you fancy. 👍 I've still to stick together the video and pictures from Killin. They're even more beautiful than the Loch Lubnaig ones.

[@restdayrider]

I'll check that video out! 😊❄️

[@the.just.able.biker67]

@@restdayrider Thanks. I'm getting a new camera and microphone for Christmas so I can record some decent footage while I'm riding. I've got an old action cam that's not very good, so I haven't posted any of the footage I've taken with it.

[@mikecartlidge5355]

The Island, wow what a lovely place. You did the right thing heading for home in those conditions as the cold and damp slowly get to you and slow your reactions down. Not long ago I went to pick the wife up from work which is out in the sticks, sadly due to a bad accident during the night the main road was closed and I ended up in similar conditions as in your trip, wet back roads littered with pot holes, wet leaves and mud everywhere and I was riding my plastic galleon ( Honda 1100 Pan ). Great you are still enjoying your bike in the winter months, as a tip I use ACF 50 spray to keep winter road salt damage at bay, messy if you spray it straight on so I spray it on a cloth and spread it around that way. Take care, ride safe.

[@restdayrider]

He'll be getting a wash down , dry and ACF spray soon. 😊

[@markgoodman5781]

Enjoying your videos Charlie. May I suggest getting a pinlock insert for your visor to prevent it steaming up. Ride careful out there.

[@matthewmoreman4145]

Can second that, I wouldn't be without one for winter riding, makes real difference 👍

[@paulturner7829]

Thanks enjoy watching the video,sat just chilling after riding home from working overnight,last 10 yards and I end up touching that dam front brake on mud 😉 enough said.

[@restdayrider]

Oh No! Hopefully all ok? 🫣

[@paulturner7829]

@@restdayrider yes ,the bike just decided it needed a lie down in the mud , nothing that won't polish out .

[@restdayrider]

It was obviously just a bit tired.😏

[@nostromo737]

Good for you and Roger ride the year long, you get used to it and it keeps you skilled up.Accident rate for first ride after a mothballed winter is one of the highest. So bar ice and snow keep riding. And I'm 78 so can comment from a bit of experience and still love it (but heated grips a concession I make to to age.

[@restdayrider]

Thanks! I definitely need some heated grips however! 😊

[@BlackThor15]

Nice video Charlie, looks like you had a great day out. Thanks for sharing! 👍👍

[@simon2knine]

What a lovely place to spend the night.

[@Suzuki_Ste]

Not nice riding in the fog, went to Derby last week same thing had to turn around just was not safe to carry on. Keep them videos coming Charile and stay safe.

[@restdayrider]

Thanks Steve. 😊

[@mervwhitney7229]

Charlie, you are a nice person, looking after yourself with a sense of self-preservation. That's a fun place to stay and very novel. The extra power on the new bike will be re-assuring. If you plan to do more rides in the cold, consider a heated waistcoat with adjustable heat control. My Widder is 20years old and still works. Probably more modern equivalents these days. Misting visors can be a real problem; try a visor spray inside and polish the outside with liquid Pledge so the water beads off. Stay safe you Rest Day Rider. By the way, RIAT Fairford airshow is the best in the south of England. I go every year, by coach.

[@restdayrider]

I lf I do any more winter rides I suspect I do need to look into heated kit! 😊❄️

[@alanalan3290]

No shame in bailing out in those conditions and you still did more than 99% of people would have done and still a great enjoyable video. Thats why you have so many subscribers and thumbs up, thanks for posting

[@restdayrider]

Thank you Alan. 😊

[@mjotd8670]

What a find that place was! Looks amazing, and Roger just looks and sounds the bizz! Keep em coming Charlie!

[@restdayrider]

Thank you ,😊

[@allanl2606]

Nice overnight spot Charlie, a good call to bail when the fog made riding hard, hope to see you and Roger again soon.

[@TheAncientBiker]

That was a lovely video and so was that glamping place. As a very old biker (now actually on Honda Maxi scooter as easier on the hips) I've probably got to this age because when that little inner voice says 'go slower, turn back, go home, don't go out' I listen and usually obey. So you absolutely did the right thing. Always enjoy your vids.

[@restdayrider]

Thank you Richard, that's so nice to hear. 😊

[@SteadyMrEddy]

You need a visor insert worth their weight in gold on a day like that, love the place looks idyllic.

[@restdayrider]

Pinlock ordered. 😊

[@larrymickey3419]

Life is good! Himalayan a fun machine!

[@restdayrider]

We are certainly enjoying getting to know each other 😊

[@johnturner6677]

Good decision, discretion being the better part of valour - a ride for another day! Great find with the Island too - it must have been so peaceful. And I'd say you've been well and truly Rogered now 😉

[@TheAncientBiker]

😂

[@alaneverett2531]

Im going rogering lol🤣🤣🤣👍x

[@theyorkbiker.8214]

Thanks for cracking episode,you did the right thing turning around.the island looked cool and spooky in equal measures. Graeme.

[@restdayrider]

Spooky doesn't worry me, I'm often the scariest thing in the woods. 😊

[@drost582]

Enjoying your videos a lot. The narrow roads that you guys have make me nervous about on coming traffic. I guess it is what you are used to. Keep the great videos coming.

[@staryjanek]

S'not a fail coz t'aint a competition.:) the joys of winter riding.

[@dalewintle9969]

What a winner of a location great for this time of year , cracking vlog 👍🏻

[@IainOConnorMotorcycles]

Good to see you still out and about on bike. I would get some heated clothing and a pinlock visor. Gamechangers for winter riding 👍

[@restdayrider]

I'll be looking into that. 😊

[@iainrodger8079]

I think I saw pinlock holes on your visor, any motorbike accessory place should be able to sort you out with the pinlock screen to fit

[@ClarkieBoy]

Pity about the wevver(!) but what a special place you found to stay.....

[@restdayrider]

A real Gem. 😊

[@andrewgibbs5135]

You’re so brave to stay there on your own overnight 😱. Well done. Roger looks ideal for you too.

[@restdayrider]

We are still getting to know each other, but I think he likes me. 😊

[@mrbambix]

@@restdayrider well looks like a great match can’t wait to see more adventures

[@volt8684]

Hi Charlie, that bike really suits you and imo serve you better than the other one. I commute on a scooter ( honda sh300) 365 days and have heated gloves. I’ve had these for a few years and they are far better than heated grips. Always wondered about a heated jacket. However even at 5am with frost on the ground I still manage. Sometimes though I need a hot bath when home. I am big bikeless at the moment and all you u tube himmy owners are really making me think I want one. Love the channel keep it coming.

[@restdayrider]

Thank you! Heated gloves do look like a winner. 😊

[@MauriceTarantulas]

Great adventure on the new bike but yeah not sure I'd want to be out on the bike at the moment. Think am gonna prob wait till after xmas! Give Roger a good wipe down n wait for some sun/dry weather. P.s Dry n stick on some ACF 50 avoids the rust.

[@restdayrider]

I abandoned him in the garage, but I will be treating him to a warm bath, dry and ACF spray down. 😊