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Departure Day
At last the day for departure arrived with a blanket of snow to greet us and confirm that it,s a good plan to be heading for the sun. We were ready to leave early. Sue came with Robin and took us to Welwyn North where we met Lynne and chatted all the way to Leicester Square. we carried on to Heathrow and started with a G &T and a chat with a nice man from Melbourne. Overshadowing all are my thoughts about ...
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
After over a year working in Cambridge I feel I have done my time and today marks my last day of work in this city. As a tribute to my time here I thought it would only be right to share with you my views on the variety of accommodation that I have experienced during the last year or so.
Deep breath, here goes:
Menzies Cambridge Hotel and Golf Club (website)
I'm unsure as to ...
Matter of weeks left
So this is officially our first entry into our blog and it is simply a matter of weeks tiill we set off on our round-the-world trip. We still have alot to do, and my to do list doesn't seem to be getting any smaller. We are both itching to go and we are getting that exciting feeling creeping in everyday now, its been like this for a few weeks now.
Today we received news that our Indian tourist visas were approve, which ...
Louisa and Cecily Zych's big day
... to catch up with all the gang: the Chladeks, Welshes, Menons, Cartwrights and Wendy's sister Caroline and good friend Paddy. The Wickens and Cartwrights were feeling jaded after succumbing to a nasty sickness bug from Ibiza. Benjamin was so sick on Saturday night that we ended up in A&E at East Surrey Hospital.
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