Here we have one Velo MAC champing at the bit all loaded up ready to go on holiday on Le Grande Tour de France. Spot Ye Olde original King & Queen touring seat! I have offered up prayers to the great Magneto God and hope we will have a trouble free 2 weeks. There are some tools nestling in that little box just below and to the left of the oil tank including a special one to adjust the infamous Velo clutch. The tyres have been pumped up to take all the weight and the suspension set on its hardest setting. Stage 1 is to go to Pete's place in Langonnet. I understand we are meeting Pete, Wendy, Niall, Liz, Marmite and Andy in the restaurant of the Portsmouth to St. Malo ferry tonight. I have plotted a route to Langonnet that is mainly department roads. We won't be doing much more than 50. I guess the others will zap off down the autoroute. It is a 100 miles from St.Malo to Langonnet so that should take us 2.5 to 3 hours. Pete has booked the local restaurant for the traditional arrival grand stodge in the evening. After the weekend we will set off for southern France where the plan is to tour a round staying in B&Bs, eating and taking in the sights. I fancy seeing the cave paintings in the Dordogne but it is very difficult to get in because they only allow 180 visitors a day. Exploring the Pyrenees a bit might also be fun, I have only ever charged through them on the way to somewhere else. No doubt there will be some shopping along the way but there is precious little room in the panniers. In 2 weeks time we catch the P&O ferry back from Bilbao to Portsmouth.
Thursday, 25 June 2009
We're all going on a summer holiday
Here we have one Velo MAC champing at the bit all loaded up ready to go on holiday on Le Grande Tour de France. Spot Ye Olde original King & Queen touring seat! I have offered up prayers to the great Magneto God and hope we will have a trouble free 2 weeks. There are some tools nestling in that little box just below and to the left of the oil tank including a special one to adjust the infamous Velo clutch. The tyres have been pumped up to take all the weight and the suspension set on its hardest setting. Stage 1 is to go to Pete's place in Langonnet. I understand we are meeting Pete, Wendy, Niall, Liz, Marmite and Andy in the restaurant of the Portsmouth to St. Malo ferry tonight. I have plotted a route to Langonnet that is mainly department roads. We won't be doing much more than 50. I guess the others will zap off down the autoroute. It is a 100 miles from St.Malo to Langonnet so that should take us 2.5 to 3 hours. Pete has booked the local restaurant for the traditional arrival grand stodge in the evening. After the weekend we will set off for southern France where the plan is to tour a round staying in B&Bs, eating and taking in the sights. I fancy seeing the cave paintings in the Dordogne but it is very difficult to get in because they only allow 180 visitors a day. Exploring the Pyrenees a bit might also be fun, I have only ever charged through them on the way to somewhere else. No doubt there will be some shopping along the way but there is precious little room in the panniers. In 2 weeks time we catch the P&O ferry back from Bilbao to Portsmouth.
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