Well we're back....thanks for your interest. I'm just starting a blog with diary and pics - should be up in couple of days.
Alex...son's bike is a Dunlop full suspension... sub £100! Mine, a Kona front sus 2004 mountain bike. Hybrid tyres, raised handlebars and sprung saddle.
Cycled 252 miles from Margate via Calais, Amiens, Beauvais, Versailles. Wretched hills first 2 days, quiet roads 90% of the way.
Wild camped 2 nights, cheap hotel one night, and campsite one night on the way. 3 nights at Bois de Boulogne campsite when in Paris.
Anyone know how to plot the route on a map like we often see on here (no GPS gadgets wedre used)?