Hotel-Restaurant La Terrasse Fort-Mahon-Plage

... is 'Voiture contre Nature' - 'Cars against Nature' in English.....but I think 'car park' is clever so I'm going with that) which had a bunch of old cars and car parts turned into art in a small park. Quite quirky and a bit different, so I liked it.

After having a bit of a wander round, we met up at the Le Bureau bar for registration and to sign our lives away on the safety disclaimer form, then had dinner and a bit of a chin wag with the other ...

... Gorisse could go back to work at the music school he directs. He would have classes until 9:00 that night. I started south toward Paris, but made a detour toward the coast that I have planned for my day tomorrow which will be my day off on this trip. I intend to visit a few sites of historical significance from the 100 years war, which occurred from the mid 1300s to the mid 1400s. So I drove to a small town near Abbeville on the Channel coast. I will spend the night here and ...

... all our technology and man made world. They had created somewhat of a car park and garden. It is much easier if you look at the pictures then if I explain but I found it to be a fun art piece that was both thought provoking and easy to understand at the same time.

A nice little French town like all the rest. I'm starting to forget which town was which. Thank God for pictures and blogging or I would never remember!

... Dan and Charles. It's a beautiful little town and one I was keen to show Kim. It is has high walls that runs 3km around it (perfect for our run morning run the next day!) and is situated atop a hill, so very picturesque.

PS. Le Coq Hardi is the local brand of beer

... I'm not sure how useful some of the comments were, but I'm going to keep them in mind! I'm trying to be organised, which means laying out everything on the spare bed and assessing what I really need. I seem to be adding more to the pile than taking away though! I will def pack my bag tomorrow and see if I really can get everything in - not including Saff who keeps climbing into my bag! I think she wants to come with me! :) Anyway... back to assessing the piles..... M

... to admire the historic buildings which are mainly used as museums and touristy shops and cafes. The centrepiece of the old town is the Basilica of Boulogne which is an impressive sight and is visible across the city. From here I headed back into the town to do some shopping and decided to skip on visiting Nausicca, the city's big underwater aquarium. After a nice meal of crepes with french fries I headed for the bus back to Calais.

Bryan's flight instructor Roger thought it would be a good idea if all three of us take a trip on Sunday in the Cirrus. That way we could really see what it would be like to have a plane of our very own to travel as we pleased. We left Denham airstrip after all of the pre-flight preparations and started out over the English Channel. We stopped at Le Touquet which is ...

Day One Start: Kennington, London End: Boulogne Sur Mer, France Distance cycled: 5km! Caught the train from Charing X to Dover Priory - dont feel like i am cheating - have simply cycled Kent too many times! I found the one carriage that miracuously had a bike space. A fellow passenger seemed equally delighted to have found the toilet next to it. As she herded her family into their seats she exclaimed "I have found the ...

... Je pensais vraiment etre nerveuse mais il n'y a pas de quoi, je suis sure que ca va etre super. Escribo en espanol tambien, pero creo que todos entendeis bien el ingles. Manana tomo el avion en la tarde para ir en Rio y todo va bien, no estoy nerviosa, estoy pasando tiempo tranquilo en casa, y de verdad, fue una semana genial. Bueno la proxima vez que escriba sera alli!

... I went to work by morning and I made myself a lunch to run fast fast on top of the cliff in Ault to watch the eclips. Looking at the sun going away and the dawn coming fast was quite amazing while I ate my lunch, the bird were all lost and it got quiet for a moment. It was full full of tourist from everywhere in the region for that and lots of boat on the sea. It was even getting slightly more cold when the sun disappear. The whole thing lasted 23 minutes to fill all ...