Monday, September 6, 2010

Sunday in lille

This is My Current GPS Position:
Latitude: 50.595183
Longitude: 3.412480

Setting off with hopes to get through lille in good time for a early night and rest body just getting right in the saddle. But as we hit lille there was a very big market / fesitval  blocking our route,having to navigate around a one way system and the market. Ended up pushing our bike through the crouds and getting the worst burger that i ever seen the meat was raw inside Busy day in lille market slowed us down a bit like quite  bit and the wether turnwd out food and we pushed on feeling good to tournai and camped in town by the cannal

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Day 2 france beligum and france again

This is My Current GPS Position:
Latitude: 50.690636
Longitude: 2.897405

After a nice early start we found one of the bikes had a puncture after fixing that we got off by about 11 o'clock. We stopped a good few times to take in vistas and supplies. We stopped in Cassel for lunch taking in a splendid views from the top of the hill where we brought a nice bit of local pear and apple juice. Thought we had a good camping spot sorted via osm map on the gps but we we arrived it was a petting zoo for kids around a lake not what we expected. Cycled about for a hour more to pitch up in a park, it was outta the way and secluded for a city like Lille.

Hey we made it..

This is My Current GPS Position:
Latitude: 50.824873
Longitude: 2.230758

We went to Canterbury cathedral  to gef our book stamped and found our names announced over speakers as pilgims at the 530 service. Amazing organ playing ans everything.

Thanks to Gray dropping us of  at the euro tunnel pick up point for cyclist at a 7.45  and a speedy boarding on the train ment we where in France for 7.55 uk time for a early start after making coffee while the other cyclist while going for bannans and power bars. Norman the driver was a great  chap  every knew him by first name from the first booth to inside the train. Nice ride today coupe of hills nothing serious . Pasta and croissants buy a lake.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

The journey begins.


Here we are on a beautiful autum day just on the out skirts of Canterbury getting ready to see the cathedral and city walls, its been 14 years since I lived in Canterbury and im wondering what faces I may see on the high street or even more interesting is in the cherry tree public house. where I spent many a drunken night either working or drinking.  Tomorrow we are taking the euro tunnel  and start the journey to Rome if the old  addage is correct "all roads lead to Rome" I shouldn't need to worry about the maps on the gps or the route we should get there in the end.

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Location : Fox's Cross Rd, Canterbury, Kent CT5 3,