On the 22nd of June I got on my XSR700 (completely stock except tail tidy) and headed for Scotland with no plan at all. Not a single hotel or ferry booked.   
  
First night in Germany, ferry across the Elbe. Ferry from Amsterdam -> Newcastle and then up through Northumbria, into Cairngorms, roughly following the NC500, onto Isle of Skye, down to Lake District, straight line through Wales and then across to Harwich for a ferry to Hoek van Holland, then a huge day home (870km).

Weather:  
Virtually no rain for the first half of the trip, some severe rain from Isle of Skye down to Lake District and then dry and hot.

  
Mishaps:   
Leaving Isle of Skye my Beeline Moto 2 died from water exposure (it got VERY wet leaving the island heh). They will replace it on warranty, annoying but I really like the device.  
   
Dropped the bike once on the west coast of Scotland in a hairpin after a local came the other way at high speed and I leaned into the curve instead of out when stopping. Which bent the brake lever but no other damage.  
  
Saw a R1300GS get blown of the road by 25-30m/s wind gusts, rider to the hospital via helicopter and passenger completely fine.

  
  
All in all 14 days, 400km a day average, too much money on hotels/pubstays/b&bs, scones, coffee and Guiness/Whisky.

  
Google Maps navigation by voice only is pretty bad.   
Beeline maps voice navigation (since the device died) is much better but the app is \_ASS\_ when you don't have the device. It will not re-route if you go off path without stopping and opening the app. The app in general is just annoying to use if you like to plan as you go like me. You can't add waypoints to a route once you have started.

"I'll just go for a ride" 5600KM later....