Day 57 July 9th I had already bought my ticket on the TGV fast train from Geneva to Paris, so it was just a matter of getting to the station. Luckily it wasn't far as carrying the bike is a real pain in the shoulder. I was on the platform in plenty of time and the train pulled in and I climbed aboard. It was only after I had stashed my luggage that I saw an LCD display that said Lyon so I asked a guy sitting nearby and sure enough I was on the wrong train. I h...

Day 42 June 24th Martin drove me to the airport and then it was off to Geneva to get picked up by one of Ian's guided Gustav. Got all of my baggage OK and we had to wait around to pick up another of the group who was getting in an hour or so later, so 3 of us who were there went for lunch at a cafe. First try at French was not successful but I got what I wanted without too much hassle. I guess I had better get used to it. We drove a bit over a hour to Samoens a...

Day 29 June 11th I stayed with Martin and Craig Lamont (father & son) who are second cousins or something like that. Martin is retired so he was kind enough to meet me at the airport and take me back to their place. Martin then took me for a quick car trip around Edinburgh. Stupid me forgot my camera so no shots but I will have to go back to some of the places to get some piccys. We stopped for fish and chips a a seafood restaurant and I had a nice pint as ...

Day 23 June 5th Arrived in NYC at 6 in the morning but by the time the mini bus dropped a few others off it was after 9 before I got to the hostel. The forecast was for a few showers in the morning and rain in the afternoon, but from what I could see it was rain all day. I couldn't check in till 4 pm so I dropped off my luggage, got a map of the city which also included the underground and decided to walk downtown. I started to go through Central Park but tho...

Day 19 June 1 Caught the bus back to Vancouver and luckily the driver dropped me off opposite the hostel that I am staying in. Saved me having to walk 3 blocks carrying my bike and luggage. The hostel advertised free secure bike parking on their web and yes it was free and it was secure because no one could navigate their way past all the stuff stacked up to get to it. I had to go through 2 storerooms to the bike room and there was just enough room to squeeze ...