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The sea..well English channel
It was cool and wet packing up at 5.45, after returning the cherry tomatoes (see last blog), on the road by 7am, one large hill to climb, noting the English vineyards of the RATHFINNY WINE ESTATE followed by the first view of English channel. Down to the promenade at Seaford and on to the ferry…
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Forest way and cuckoo trail
After packing up and visiting pooh bridge, off it was continuing down the forrest way through some faboulous countryside. Some steep pushing up hills. A pause at the sublime ‘The huntsman” by eridge station for a couple of pints in the sun. Then at Hartsfield starts the sublime Cuckoo trail, fully paved in asphalt an…
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Pooh sticks bridge
AA Milne lived at a country house in this area so decided to play pooh sticks at the bridge which he based his books around… Also is found the bears house
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Out of London…the start of avenue vert
So after a nice snooze courtesy of Premier inn Aldgate, who have good sized lifts so that bike complete fits in to get to room. Followed by a fine breakfast staffed by lovely people. Off to the start of avenue vert it is. So a quick 3miles dicing with London fast commuter cyclists to the…
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Day 1 and 2
Left home at around 1300…nice and warm day around 16 Dec C with a bit of a breeze. Thought i would take it easy on first day…only 22.4 miles to a campsite adjacent to the A1 radwell mill. Very quite but very basic….but only 8 pounds. Very freindly owner came to check me in. …
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So where too….
Those that start to read this may wonder…so what are you doing… Well phase one is to go for a wee bike ride… the plan(rough) is from home in Cambridgeshire to Paris, then on towards st malo. After that South towards the med…..how far will I go…i don’t know. But that is the goals I…
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Last preps
Feels like I have been packing and sorting for days…..much harder than when packing for work…. the list of things to do never seems to get shorter….anyhow supposed to leave in about 5 or hours so best get on.
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Test
We hiked for four days before reaching the summit. When we emerged from the trees, we were greeted by an early-morning fog that extended far beyond our range of sight. It wasn’t the expansive view we’d been hoping for, but it sure was memorable.
Year of opportunity 