Geoff Jones

London to Dover day2

Posted on August 3, 2009March 8, 2017
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A great day for biking with a nice breeze behind me most of the way. Managed to do 103miles. Which is probably first time since I was 18!

Managed to do a nice circular tour from Tower Bridge to Greenwich 🙁 plus discovered the Medway tunnel is not for cyclists! Both events leading to quite a few extra miles and time.

Following the GPS track on the Garmin is proving tedious especially on dual carriageways when it’s impossible to do a u turn! The unit seems to take about 50 yards to let you know it’s the wrong way ;-( should ne ok on French minor roads though.

Now on boat to Calais! Hopefully can find a room for tonight!

Day2 London to Calais

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First day

Posted on August 2, 2009March 8, 2017
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22 miles done 😉

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we made it London in grand style! Only a couplle of small hiccups.first one was having to walk through mud AAddenbrookes hospital as the cycleway wsn’t quite finished 🙁

Then I fell off a couple of times when I forgot my right foot was still clipped in 🙁

The day was longer than planned because we decided to cycle on the canal towpaths in London – not a good idea on a sunny day in Camden!

Plus a couple of miles in wriong direction near Holland Park.

Statistics for day are 72.4miles in 7hr 19min plus2hr 21min stopped time. So quite acceptable for first day.

Day1 Cambridge to London

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Tomorrow I have to go via Kings Cross to drop Sally off nd then I’m on my own..

Biking to Les Gets Day -1

The big day arrives tomorrow, Sally and I bike off to London with me continuing on to my apartment in Les Gets (if I’m up to it!).

My Caradice saddlebag is all packed and Howes have fixed my Dawes bike up! The Eee is coming with me so hopefully the photos will get put up on Picasa and the days cycling up to Everytrail

Here’s the proposed route all 694miles of it!

Cambridge to Les Gets – Proposed

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Tomorrow night I’m staying with my friend & Pilates instructor, Daphne, in London whilst Sally returns home then its a early start to Canterbury. Hopefully, I will get a ferry early Tuesday to Calais then another 10 days and I should be there.