Saturday
- Was finally found by Joe in starbucks and had a great evening hanging out.
- May have broken spokes by pulling trike away whilest still locked up
- Slept in
- Went to apple store to get phone fixed
- Went to bike shop for new spokes
- Met up with my freind Luke for coffee
- Visited a really cool squat my freind Bruno now lives in
- Hung out with Joe and his brother Chris, drank whisky and watched 'Son of Rambo'
- Said goodbye to Joe
- wheeled trike to Bruno's place and he helped me change my spokes
- New spokes didn't fit
- Got more spokes - Bruno is a legend!
- Convinced Bruno to come for a 'short' days ride
- Follwed the Thames 'Cycle Route'
- Carried bikes of lots of gates
- Broke more spokes
- Gave up on Cycyle route and headed for the Road
- Carried bikes over more gates and got stuck in the mud
- It got dark
- It got hilly
- finnally arrived in Gillingham at 9:30
- Stayed with a cool guy called Sid from Inda who's a student there
- Ate pizza
- Said goodbye to Sid and Bruno at Midday
- Right knee really painful
- Lots of hills
- Lots more hills
- Prayed for knee
- Knee alot better
- More hills (Don't cycle in Kent)
- Arived in Dover at 8pm
- Stayed with a guy called Rob who lives at the top of the hill!
- Gave up cycling and pushed
- Rob cooked an amasing roast dinner and was forgiven for living at the top of the hill
- Said goodbye to rob and headed for the ferry
- Got ticket and qued up with cars
- Statrted to rain very hard
- Got soaked through and the hid inside a waiting bus for shelter
- Hung clothes out to dry on the ferry which didn't work
- Arrived in Calais!
- Forgot which level I left my bike on so ran up and down lots of step trying to find it
- Finally got off the ferry and onto dry (ish) land
- No hills but lots of rain
- Finally arrived in Dunkerque at 7pm and stayed with Zarko and his wife
- Got up at 7:30 and Zarko made an amasing breakfast
- Set out at 9am with the sun shining and Zarko who is also a cyclist (not sure if i am one yet)
- Had coffee and cake and Zarko had beer (was a bit early for me!)
- Crossed the border into Belgium! and said goodbye to Zarko
- Belgium is greqt for cycling, no hills and great roads
- Had bread and honey curousy of Zarko for lunch sat on the side of a river
- Got lost in a town i can't spell
- Finnally found my way again and arived at Lucienne and Chris' House just south of Brugge
- Talked Lots about Cycling and Cycling Maps
- Had a wonderful Meal and was introduced to chicory
- Talked more bicycles and about being oranised (or not)
- Now writing my blog whilest Chris is looking up Tricycle mechanics for some repairs tomorrow
I can't belive your in belgum already! it sounds like a lot of fun but also stressful. x
ReplyDeletehey han,
Deleteyeh its all prety crazy had a really nice time in brugge though. made some good freinds. i saw your post about your faviroute gingers:) thanks i'm honered, if i did a post about my faviriroute gingers youd be right up there! hope your doing well. x josh
So Josh, we just said goodbye to you this morning.
ReplyDeleteI made a post on my blog about your visit.
Have a safe trip and keep in touch.
Lucienne and Chris.