Two days to go. Have assembled useful objects. Compass etc

One week to the off. Bikes serviced. Mine still needs a good clean. Had a chat with JC yesterday. Agreed that Hook of Holland to Rotterdam looks trickier than we'd thought. So many waterways to get on the wrong side of. Hopefully the signage will point us in the right direction. Fingers crossed. We aim to pick up one of the minor waterways of the Rhine delta and to follow this , more or less. It would be good to make the Eindhoven area by the end of Day 1. The...

Just sat at my computer buying some maps on eBay. I'll need to hide them away from my sister when they arrive. Only 3 weeks to go. We've both done a fair but of physical preparation but, as always, it's always less than planned. We've entered a 60 miler, this coming Sunday: the Sodbury Sportive. Should be hundreds of cyclists taking part.