ianmac62
Guru
- Location
- Northampton
Not long indoors. Lovely night: balmy weather, good route, really great company. Chatted to friends old and new. Sorry to hear of your travails @rb58 - we couldn't believe it when the TECs came up to the regrouping point and told of your disaster. Hope everything gets repaired soon.
So ... many thanks to the weather gods, really big thanks to @redfalo for leading and for applying that German efficiency (we started at 0000 not at 2358 or 0002; each regrouping stop promptly urged to continue; and lightning fast MaccyD's stop) so that the group reached Luna Rosa in time for everyone to have a relaxed breakfast (mega breakfast, excellent coffee, Italian beer) and for the ferry passengers to embark with plenty of time. Thanks to @Gordon P and @TimO for TECcying, always reassuring; and to @TimO again for calm assistance in finding the ticket office at Brighton station. And thanks to *everyone* for charm and good humour.
I'd pedalled to Brighton and needed the ticket office (sorry, "travel centre") to buy a ticket for the unusual Southern through service to Milton Keynes (change at Clapham Jct, travel via Kensington Olympia and you end up on the West Coast Mainline). As it happened the lady there was quick and helpful; I caught the 1028 with two minutes to spare. As there's only one shuttle an hour from Clapham Jct (well, East Croydon really, as @User informed me), get a train after 1028 and the journey takes an hour longer.
From Milton Keynes, it was such lovely afternoon I pedalled to Northampton and home. So door-to-door mileage of 107. Pleased with that.
Good to hear that the France contingent has made good speed to Saint-Saëns. Enjoy the rest of your adventures!
So ... many thanks to the weather gods, really big thanks to @redfalo for leading and for applying that German efficiency (we started at 0000 not at 2358 or 0002; each regrouping stop promptly urged to continue; and lightning fast MaccyD's stop) so that the group reached Luna Rosa in time for everyone to have a relaxed breakfast (mega breakfast, excellent coffee, Italian beer) and for the ferry passengers to embark with plenty of time. Thanks to @Gordon P and @TimO for TECcying, always reassuring; and to @TimO again for calm assistance in finding the ticket office at Brighton station. And thanks to *everyone* for charm and good humour.
I'd pedalled to Brighton and needed the ticket office (sorry, "travel centre") to buy a ticket for the unusual Southern through service to Milton Keynes (change at Clapham Jct, travel via Kensington Olympia and you end up on the West Coast Mainline). As it happened the lady there was quick and helpful; I caught the 1028 with two minutes to spare. As there's only one shuttle an hour from Clapham Jct (well, East Croydon really, as @User informed me), get a train after 1028 and the journey takes an hour longer.
From Milton Keynes, it was such lovely afternoon I pedalled to Northampton and home. So door-to-door mileage of 107. Pleased with that.
Good to hear that the France contingent has made good speed to Saint-Saëns. Enjoy the rest of your adventures!