jefmcg
Guru
I've had this wonderful idea, partly inspired by a post here, and encouraged by reading more here. Basically, leave work Friday afternoon, cycle down to Newhaven, catch the ferry across to Dieppe, and head straight to Paris. A loose goal of 24 hours, but mostly the pleasure of the journey and the achievement.
Mobile phone, maps, rail timetable, a smattering of French: I'll think it will be an adventure. I think I will have room for a dress and a pair of flat shoes, so will be ready for Paris.
I put this to my partner."You catch the Eurostar, and I'll meet you there. And we'll come back together" He seemed ok with this. But when I brought it up again, he said "I think cycling out of Dieppe at 2am [I told him that time] is too dangerous. I'll come with you."
Which is lovely, in a way. But it's not his idea of a good time, and he's not been cycling much and he's training for a Spartan race a few weeks before, so he won't have time to get into cycling shape. That means we'll have to take two or three days, and he won't enjoy it. So my wonderful solo adventure has turned into a bit of a slog and I'll owe him.
My take is that the big risks in an trip like this are cars, so northern France before dawn on a Saturday morning will be the safest part of it.
He's not normally a fusspot. "Bye Hon, I'm cycling to Brighton solo today" "Have fun"
Is he right? If not, can you share your experiences of Dieppe in the wee small hours so I can convince him?
thanks
Mobile phone, maps, rail timetable, a smattering of French: I'll think it will be an adventure. I think I will have room for a dress and a pair of flat shoes, so will be ready for Paris.
I put this to my partner."You catch the Eurostar, and I'll meet you there. And we'll come back together" He seemed ok with this. But when I brought it up again, he said "I think cycling out of Dieppe at 2am [I told him that time] is too dangerous. I'll come with you."
Which is lovely, in a way. But it's not his idea of a good time, and he's not been cycling much and he's training for a Spartan race a few weeks before, so he won't have time to get into cycling shape. That means we'll have to take two or three days, and he won't enjoy it. So my wonderful solo adventure has turned into a bit of a slog and I'll owe him.
My take is that the big risks in an trip like this are cars, so northern France before dawn on a Saturday morning will be the safest part of it.
He's not normally a fusspot. "Bye Hon, I'm cycling to Brighton solo today" "Have fun"
Is he right? If not, can you share your experiences of Dieppe in the wee small hours so I can convince him?
thanks