StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
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StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Indeed so.
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redfalo
known as Olaf in real life
- Location
- Brexit Boomtown
sure
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redfalo
known as Olaf in real life
- Location
- Brexit Boomtown
A few more things regarding the French bit of the ride:
- We'll have to leave early on Sunday to make it to Paris in time for @mllond and @wanda2010 's Eurostar. We should be on the road by 7.45 am, as we are talking about 140km. I expect us to arrive at the Gare du Nord after about 10 hours. I have been in touch with the landlady at the Abbaye in Saint Saens and made sure that everyone staying there can get an early breakfast at 7am. @StuAff , as you are staying elsewhere, can you make sure you also get an early breakfast? *Edit: Or are you not riding into Paris with us, but going back to Le Havre, Stu?
- I have tweaked the route after Gisors, so we'll avoid the nasty, straight and busy road. This adds about 7km to the route, elevation is similar. Unless the weather is a complete nightmare, or we are running terribly tight on time, I plan to use the slightly longer alternative.
- The boulangerie at Morgny, 44km after Saint Saens where we traditionally stop for elevenses, is open on a Sunday, too. We probably should buy some food for a later pic nic lunch, as rural parts of France on a Sunday can be very quiet.
- As a contingency plan, there are trains from Pontoise (around 35 or so km north of Paris) to Gare du Nord every half hour. So should we run terribly late, Mary and Sonia can jump on a train to make their Eurostar.
- We'll have to leave early on Sunday to make it to Paris in time for @mllond and @wanda2010 's Eurostar. We should be on the road by 7.45 am, as we are talking about 140km. I expect us to arrive at the Gare du Nord after about 10 hours. I have been in touch with the landlady at the Abbaye in Saint Saens and made sure that everyone staying there can get an early breakfast at 7am. @StuAff , as you are staying elsewhere, can you make sure you also get an early breakfast? *Edit: Or are you not riding into Paris with us, but going back to Le Havre, Stu?
- I have tweaked the route after Gisors, so we'll avoid the nasty, straight and busy road. This adds about 7km to the route, elevation is similar. Unless the weather is a complete nightmare, or we are running terribly tight on time, I plan to use the slightly longer alternative.
- The boulangerie at Morgny, 44km after Saint Saens where we traditionally stop for elevenses, is open on a Sunday, too. We probably should buy some food for a later pic nic lunch, as rural parts of France on a Sunday can be very quiet.
- As a contingency plan, there are trains from Pontoise (around 35 or so km north of Paris) to Gare du Nord every half hour. So should we run terribly late, Mary and Sonia can jump on a train to make their Eurostar.
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Olaf, you are a star!
Writing this from work with incomplete information re trains but can easily get the last Eurostar (2113) or leave the next morning. I want to enjoy my ride without the stress of missing my current train. When I get home tonight, I'll investigate cost of the options and a hotel room. Will book the Monday as holiday, just in case.
Writing this from work with incomplete information re trains but can easily get the last Eurostar (2113) or leave the next morning. I want to enjoy my ride without the stress of missing my current train. When I get home tonight, I'll investigate cost of the options and a hotel room. Will book the Monday as holiday, just in case.
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redfalo
known as Olaf in real life
- Location
- Brexit Boomtown
sorry, that was a typo. Should read: "I have been in touch"
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
A slight change to my plans. I'm staying in Paris overnight on Sunday, getting a early afternoon train on Monday. I thought it would be rude to travel all that way and not go for, at least, a short stroll. Aided and abetted by my work friends, I hit the buttons on amended train, hotel and bike spots. Thankfully the hotel is about a 15 minute walk from Gare du Nord, so I'll drop the bike off Sunday evening and it will arrive in London at some point on Monday.
