April 2010

Calais – 02

Monday, April 26, 2010 It was a toughee today, it may not sound like much, 55 kms from Oye Plage to Wimereux but the wind was blowing strongly straight into our faces, quite cold and the hills between Cap Blanc-Nez and Cap Griz-Nez were too steep even for granny gear so we walked a few

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Kokside

Saturday, 24 April, 2010 It does not get any better than this. I remarked to Ellie that from here it can only go downhill and I don‘t mean that in a literal sense. It was a perfect morning with the morning dew on the fields and the sun rising through the trees. Breakfast was delicious

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Rest day

Thursday, April 22, 2010 Today was preparation day for the great trek. Replaced the rear tyres, of course I put one on the wrong way around so had to redo that one. Short cycle to Biervliet to try and sort out issues with the Rabobank. I withdraw my earlier statement about excellent service. Further relaxed

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Saeftinge

Wednesday April 21, 2010 It is quite amazing for someone like me who was born just after the war how WWII is still so vivid in the minds of people who lived through it and how often it is the subject of conversation. In that vein today was almost a bridge too far, I had

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