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The final stats
So here we are back in Blighty with any lost weight well and truly back on after spending the last month with family and friends. As promised we are detailing the statistics of our trip so here goes:
Total Cycle days: 43 days
Fastest cycle speed: 39 mph
Most miles in one day on cycle: 96 (154km)
Least miles in one day on cycle: 14 (25km)
Distance travelled by cycle: 2350 miles (3782km)
Distance travelled by boat: 260 miles (420km)
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A variety of accommodation - differing views
... I was a little disappointed at being given a attic room during one of my stays and having to sleep in a single bed, but it was nice enough to go back and the double room I stayed in was much nicer and with a sofa. The breakfast is very good as it is cooked to order, although pre-ordering didn't take into account that you would then arrive and have to wait almost half an hour before getting served it ...
Home and done!!
But I say Adios to my 10 bed hostel dorms, shared bathrooms, Spanish speaking (which included a lot of pointing/actions/smiling and shrugging my shoulders/French/general Spanglish), throwing toilet paper in the bin, beautiful sights and scenery. And hola to the UK and my brilliant friends and family that I can't wait to catch up with.
It is good to be home once more…until next ...
My Kiwi adventure (work in progress)
... AIrlines. Emirates we cheaper, but seriously SIngapore beats Dubai every time. Well that's what one seasoned traveller told me, and having been to SIngapore several times in the past and loving it each time, why travel any other route! Seeing as I do not depart for 3 months, I have time to give a little background history (what do you mean boring, I haven't written it yet ! ...
Dolly the human target!
... maintained with total devotion. We have all heard about golf widows, but I think plane widows would have even more of a gripe.
A quick cup of tea in the Mess and we were off... to Maidstone!
(Which as we now know is twinned with... Beauvais, where the R101 crashed. I do like it when things tie in neatly like that...
... and to yet another Premier Inn.
So did you hear the one about the baby snake?
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