When Rod said he picked small roads, I had no idea just how small!

                                         

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Rod puffing away frantically, I've been frantically trying to remember how to convert my speedometer from miles per hour to Kilimanjaros.
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Late

No surprises, arriving at Rod's for an 8AM departure and he's not dressed or packed! He's been up most of the night sorting out maps for his sat nav.
Only an hour leaving, and as is tradition we've missed the train so are waiting for the next, Rod did come back from the states a day early to prepare for this trip

On a good note Rod's forks seem to be holding up, unless he forgot to put oil in them!
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Pre holiday beer

Ok, I've been to the pub, I'm on holiday so what!
It's been a frustrating week in terms of technology, I bought a camera that took me hours to get working, but the maps that I spent hours copying from google earth on my laptop to mapsource on my desktop will not load to my sat nav without deleting each other! Arggggg! On top of that Rod has just rung to say I'd cocked one up anyway!
Unfortunately Gladys can no longer join us on the trip.
Anyway, I'm off to bed, all the best bike rides start with a hangover and Rod being late, check in for the train closes at 9:50 tomorrow, something tells me we'll be late!
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The Dream Team

Well that's me on the left. Hopefully I won't be needing my fisherman's jumper on this trip. It's going to be great to use my fluent French again.

Next to me and representing the townies is Glen, AKA Gladys. Very experienced Euro tourist, although mainly on motorways. Has been known to go around corners on his brake discs when taking to the twisties, becoming known as sparky for his troubles.

Next is Rod. If you want to go from A to B ask Rod. He always comes up with a good ride and something to see along the way. Could be a little tired as he is off to Shovel fest in the US of A tomorrow (12 July) and returns to Blighty about 20 hours before we're due on the train for France.

On the right is Jason. I'm slightly concerned as it seems every vehicle Jason has ever owned he has either written off or blown up.

Hopefully this will teach Grandad to stop pulling wheelies!

Another disaster, I'm told I'm told I've broken Rod's bike, I did 10 miles on it yesterday and now one of the fork seals is throwing oil everywhere. I'm sure he'd like to blame Jon or Elaine, but neither of them have been anywhere near it!
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Good news today, cheaper calls and data when abroad, makes bloging cheaper!
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