Have arrived in....Stenay T'was rather a long day in the saddle. Just over 100mls. Still, beats sitting around on one's arse all day. I've not ridden that far before, although Jackie has. I don't think I'll be doing it again. Yes, a really hard day. Harder than some I've spent working in the FSS. Today and yesterday was spent alternating between Belgium and France. Not because we were lost but because of the convoluted shape of the border. I reckon we crossed...

Maubeuge. Just over the border into France... The ceremony at the Menin Gate last night was something not to be missed. I would estimate that over 1,000 people were there, on just a regular Thursday night in September, to pay their respects and remember. Various nationalities. Young, middling and old. --------------------------------------------- We rolled out of Ypres early this morning, via the Menin Gate. The monument was chilly and empty of people, ready...

We shared the hotel with a large group of British Triumph motor car enthusiasts, who were driving down to Monaco. The car park was full of Dolomites, Vitesses, 2000s, TR4s and the like. Most were in rather ropey states of repair (bodywork wise) and I gave us a better chance of getting to the Med than them. They looked happy tho with their Boys Toys. They had no women with them. They were, in general, very fat. We left Calais and cycled N E to the coastal town of...

Not sure what happened there! The Euro tunnel bike-carrying-van was supposed to drop us in Calais. But the train was delayed for two hours and the driver was anxious to get back to England (apparently he had a darts match). I guess that was why he pulled over on a patch of rabbit infested grass, just off the motorway and asked us to get out there. Here? Yes! He gave us quick (unclear) instructions as to how to get into Calais (it was 8:20pm and getting darker),...

One week to the off Time for a look at the map Looks further than I thought...