Travelodge Cambridge Swavesey
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The final stats
... Distance travelled by bus or car: 1861 miles (2996km)
Total distance travelled: 4471 miles (7198km)
Average daily distance by cycle: 54.6 miles per day (87.87 km per day)
Number of punctures: 7
Number of blown tyres: 2
Number of brake pad replacements: 3
Number of chains snapped: 1
Number of headsets replaced: 2
Number of falls off cycle: 7
Number of stitches in Sophie's ankle: 5
Number of calories ...
A variety of accommodation - differing views
... variety of dishes on the menu, all of which suited me ie it's cheap enough to go there for dinner when 'living' close by and you can't be bothered to cook (and you can be billy no mates like everyone else and not feel bad). Location - as per Travelodge. I would recommend this for short stays where you don't necessarily want to be in the city centre.
Victoria House (website)They run a ...
Dolly the human target!
A few years ago, I spent a few months working near Cambridge, looking after a family. I had never been to the area before that, but I got the opportunity whilst I was there to see quite a bit of the area, although I did not visit Duxford Imperial War Museum.
This was to be the last item on the Boy's Toys Tour agenda.
More aeroplanes!
However, having been to the Imperial War Museum in London some years ago and ...
Sheds, Spitfires and Sewage ...
... to the 1950s and shows how the aeroplane operated in the pioneering years, was rapidly developed through necessity during World War 1, was used for sport, pleasure and business in the 1920s and 30s and once again became a fighting machine in WW2.
The Collection is at Shuttleworth (Old Warden) Aerodrome, one of the few traditional all grass aerodromes still in regular use and is displayed in eight huge, freezingly cold hangars, one of which is where ...
Lucy has a backpack
So it's 3 days until take off; we've been talking about travelling for nearly 12 years, and now it's almost upon us it doesn’t seem real - I'm hoping it'll sink in when we are on the plane. With grown-up "responsibilities" (yawn) the trip will 'only' be 6 weeks long; but to be fair I would miss family, friends, pets and of course Carrow Road too much to stay longer. We started planning this around a year ago, (why ...