Day 170 to 172 - 19th to 21st April -U.K. Point of departure: Coalbrookdale Point of arrival: Bothel & Keswick, Lake District Accommodation: Criffel Cottage with Pete & Fran Evans Km travelled today: 345km Cum: 28 834km (gravel 0km cum 4 649km) Countries so far: 14/16 Where to next? Beverley, Yorkshire No of photos: 50 (cum 7 051) Cape to Cairo… and to Bothel! - the furthest point north in the UK and our entire trip that we are travelling to… ...

Day 163 to 169 - 12th to 18th April - U.K. Point of departure: Buckingham Point of arrival: Coalbrookdale Accommodation: Mount Pleasant with Sally, Shirley and Popoy & Fern (the dogs) Km travelled today: 160km Cum: 28 220km (gravel 0km cum 4 649km) Countries so far: 14/16 Where to next? Bothel & Keswick, Lake District No of photos: 11 (cum 7 001) Home of the Industrial Revolution and the first "iron" bridge - Coalbrookdale (a World Her...

Day 161 to 162 - 10th to 11th April - U.K. Point of departure: London Point of arrival: Whittlebury/Buckingham Accommodation: Whittlebury Hall, www.whittleburyhall.co.uk Km travelled today: 156km Cum: 28 059km (gravel 0km cum 4 6 49km) Countries so far: 14/16Where to next: Coalbrookdale, Shropshire No of photos: 12 (cum 6 990)Oh so close but yet so far… Silverstone! The Hall was right next door to Silverstone but John did not get to take the Beast onto th...

Day 156 to 160 - 5th to 9th April - United Kingdom Point of departure: Paris Point of arrival : London Accommodation: Etap Hotel & Drake House with Ian & Jacqui Thomson Km travelled today: 482 km Cum: 27 854km (gravel 0km cum 4 649km) Countries so far: 14/16 Where to next? Whittlebury/Buckingham No of photos: 39 (6 978) Breakfast in Paris and dinner in London! Left Paris on a chilly and cold morning (1 degree) but it did warm up during the day (...

UNITED KINGDOM THE COUNTRY Fancy a little history and geography lesson …. read on, if not skip and move onto the next blog entry. Source:www.worldmapmaker.com The Flag (adopted 1 January 1801)The flag of Great Britain represents the flags of 3 countries that are united under one sovereign and is a combination of their heraldic flags. The flag of England is represented by the St George's Cross, which is a red cross on a white base. Scotland is represented by t...