Finally the appointed hour has arrived! And we make the Grand Depart! But not before one of us headed back to London for some R&R before aiming to rejoin us in Bristol.
After a light breakfast of bacon, egg, toast, …
LEJOG DAY 0 Arriving at the start line. Penzance
The alarm was set for six as I was to be on the 8:03 am from Paddington Station to Penzance. J&C were on the 12pm (they booked almost the day bookings opened about 9 weeks before the trip). I booked …
LEJOG DAY -1 More London
The BIG REVEAL —- Christine has busted open the wallet and bought a custom built Condor Touring Bike (arranged from back in Australia, picked up from the maker in Greys Inn Road yesterday).
A day later C&J headed back to …
LEJOG DAY -2 LONDON!
Everyone crashed fairly early, like by 8 pm as the jetlag and excitement caught up. Being so tired meant that four of us mixed genders sharing the same family room at the Royal Eagle in Paddington couldn’t keep us awake.…
LEJOG DAY -3 Dubai to UK airspace
Finally got a red wine with a meal! Probably good not to drink alcohol with the chronic dehydration on 19 hour flights (11.5 Perth- Dubai, 7.5 Dubai – London). Emirates Airlines meals are big, four course including entrees, salad, meat …
LEJOG DAY -4 Packing and boarding the A380
Packed half of Sunday (day -5) and half of Monday (day -4). The bike went easily into a ‘large frame’ road bike box. Difficult bit was getting weight overall to 30kg checked and 7 kg in cabin. Made it after …
LEJOG “Land’s End to John O’Groats”
Roughly 2000 kms to be enjoyed by the pedal stroke. We could shorten it by going up the centre of the UK but we are all attracted to …
Preppers!
Notes on preparations. If any.
Well, we have some preparations but the herding of the cats is still going on as everyone is an individual and wants to see and do different things.
This will be a great social learning …
Day 21 Girls ride Roebuck Plains to Broome, Bruce rides out to meet them and misses 69 km
Bruce and I headed out into the headwind to meet Linda and Christine as they rode in from Roebuck Plains roadhouse. I blew up at about 10 kms and rested in a bus shelter, Bruce rode on to intercept the …
Day 20 Lift to Broome, the girls get to Roebuck turnoff 132 km
Peter and Helen rigged up their trailer, loaded my bike and gear and very generously gave me a lift the 230 km to Broome. Their excuse was that they were going anyway to Bunnings to get bolts and fittings to …