Epsom
1. Juli 2010 in England ⋅ ☁️ 18 °CStarted from Epsom after a gear check with Chris, who would be joining me later. Rode into London, mostly following the Thames to reach Kings-Cross St Pancras - before taking the 14:04 Eurostar toWeiterlesen
Started from Epsom after a gear check with Chris, who would be joining me later. Rode into London, mostly following the Thames to reach Kings-Cross St Pancras - before taking the 14:04 Eurostar toWeiterlesen
My first trip through 'the Chunnel' and on Eurostar. This doubled as my late lunch stop; the Eurostar light lunch included a small cheese pie, a medley of vegetables with a small side salad, bread andWeiterlesen
Because of some delays collecting my bike and some miscalculation on my part I didn't get to role out from Gare du Nord station untuil about 19:00: far too late to make my target milage.
With theWeiterlesen
I rode down as far the forests south of Paris. Even though it didn't really get dark untuil around 22:00, to achieve that I had to ride into the night.
As far as I knew, I was still a long way fromWeiterlesen
I headed south east throguh the forests, rejoining the Seine for a few stretches. I managed to stock up on water - I have a further 6l stapped on the bike now, but am yet to find a supply of campingWeiterlesen
I slowly made my way to the historic town of Petit Vile' Fontainebleau. I mostly used beautiful forestry tracks through the surrounding Fonainleaux foreest. The bumpy, rooted trails did seem to beWeiterlesen
As there had been a number of set-backs I elected to take the afternoon off and end the day in the Fontainebleau area. I stayed at a camp site on the south eastern edge of the Fontenbleaux forest,Weiterlesen
There was a thunderstorm this morning and the tent has done ok. I stayed put until it passed which I think was the smart move, but means I wasn’t underway until after noon. I'm hoping that with theWeiterlesen
On the evening of the 3rd, I made it to a camp site at Vermenton, about 25Km out side of Avallon. Camping les Coullemières was almost full, and it was quite late; at first it looked like I might beWeiterlesen
With nearly 100Km behind me so far today, I stoped for a break and an ice cream at Lac de Grosbois-en-Montagne.
When I moved to set off, I discovered I had cracked the rim of the front wheel - noWeiterlesen