Day 88 August 9th We both had a reasonable sleep at the airport considering that we just spread out on some seats. No dramas with the flight but when we landed we lined up at passport control and then found out we needed a visa. That meant going to another line and buying a visa which was just a sticker in you passport. There was a mini bus shuttle that delivered to your hotel so we took that with 7 others. The trip in was 50 mins and then the fun started. The...

Day 83 August 4th Travel day again today and this time it was on the train from Edinburgh to London. Even though the trip itself is a lot longer than flying, from door to door it is actually quicker than flying by the time you normally spend at the airport just waiting around. I had to get the tube to Hammersmith which I knew was on the Picadilly line but when I went down the stairs there was a sign for Hammersmith so I went there. It turns out that there wer...

Day 75 July 27th Spent most of the morning surfing (the web that is) to organise getting to London and a place to stay when I get there. After the usual hassles of web sites not working properly, I finally got organised and it was nearly lunchtime. I then assembled the bike again and even spent some time adjusting the brakes to stop them from dragging slightly. Then it was time for Craig to get home from work and we set out for an evening tour of the Pentland...

Day 66 July 18th Got up early to catch the metro and the the train to to Geneva to catch up with Craig. What a difference a fast train makes. This trip was only 140k but still took 2 hours, the same time it took to do 500k on the TGV. No problems meeting Craig at the airport and then another queue to get the hire car. It was raining on and off as we then headed north above Lake Geneva, past Lausanne, did some grocery shopping and stopped for lunch just before M...

Day 61 July 13th Not a lot happened today as it was a travel day to Lyon on the TGV. I saw a map at the station which said it was 500km and it took us 2 hours so we were travelling at over 250kph. You certainly don't notice it in the train and with that type of service it is no wonder they are always pretty full. When I got to Lyon and was walking to the metro to get to my hotel, I ran into Russ who had been with us in the Alps but left early to go to the Mega ...