Thursday 25 August 2011
Ovingham to North Shields.
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Ready for the off in Ovingham. |
Stowing the bikes on the ferry. |
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Dedication - the lads keep training right up until the last minute .... |
.... and make sure they get an early night so they are ready for the rigours ahead.
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Friday 26 August 2011
Ijmuiden to Leiden.
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Laurie and Alan just before passport check. |
Jon and Darryl just after passport check. Jon sets his sat-nav. |
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Brief stop en route to Leiden to enjoy the local harmonica band. |
Leiden at last. Jon and Darryl enjoy a refreshing drink - |
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- as do Alan and Laurie. |
Fed and watered, the lads go shopping for presents. |
Saturday 27 August 2011
Leiden - Windmills and Lakes.
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Click on the map for a larger version. |
Alan gives the lads a pep talk pre-ride. |
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Jon checks his sat-nav, Alan and Laurie look on. |
Jon - "My sat-nav says this way." |
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Phil poses for the camera. |
Darryl leads with a paper map. |
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Phil and Darryl admire the view - another windmill. |
The bikes get wet while we have a cuppa tea. |
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Darryl, Jon, Laurie and Alan admire another windmill. |
Sat-nav, map, route signs .... must be this way. |
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Nearly back now. Darryl spots a break in the clouds. |
Scrubbed up and dried off. The lads noshing. |
Sunday 28 August 2011
Leiden - Delft and back.
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Click on the map to see a larger version. |
The lads take shelter from a passing deluge. |
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Laurie and Darryl have Delft Square to themselves ... I wonder why? |
The Leaning Tower of Delft. |
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Phil wears his new waterproof. Alan and Laurie wear shades. |
Time for a bite to eat. |
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Scrubbed up, dried off - must be time for an aperatif. |
"It's always darkest just before it goes jet black." |
Monday 29 August 2011
Leiden - Ijmuiden.
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Darryl finds a nail - the only nail - en route to Ijmuiden. |
The lads take shelter from another passing deluge. |
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Harlem - time to refuel. |
Looking for a spare tube - no luck here. |
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Ijmuiden - the ferry home. |
Laurie, Phil, Jon, Darryl and Alan. Dry at last. |
Tuesday 30 August 2011
North Shields to Ovingham.
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Full English breakfast - GBP2.99 - yummy. |
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