FNRttC The Fridays 2017 Tour On Tour Thread

[StuartG]

I know which bike I won't be taking...

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Not another one TC?
But then you can get 'em fixed over a relaxed tour lunch I recall ...

 

[theclaud]

Not another one TC?
But then you can get 'em fixed over a relaxed tour lunch I recall ...

Dr Evil is machining me a new hanger.

 

[mjr]

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16392818 is a route between the port and Dover railway station. (This is going to the station rather than from it, but it is very accurate.)
Getting from Dover station to the port is not easy. And there are hundreds of enormous lorries thundering past. Do follow this route, it's about 15 minutes and you're more likely to be alive at the end of it.I suspect you might wish to gather at the station and go en masse. Up to you, obvs. Some of you may be familair with this route, if not I suggest you follow Mark.

If you follow that route, you're meant to walk part of Cannon Street, aren't you? When we went to the port last month, we continued along the dual carriageway, past the no-entry Queen Street, then left into a small car park and straight on through a ginnel, to join the cycle route by Il Rustico where it goes into the underpass under the A20. After that, it's fairly well signed.

 

[srw]

Overly so. Travel won't broaden the mind if you just listen to the same radio station as at home.

We've found Dutch Radio 4 in the car. It's Radio 3 in Dutch.

 

[mjr]

We've found Dutch Radio 4 in the car. It's Radio 3 in Dutch.

Don't all the instruments make it rather crowded in the car?

 

[srw]

Time to get into the Dutch mood.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Time to get into the Dutch mood.
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Just need 'Eye Level' playing in the background...




And a big spliff.

 

[ianmac62]

the infamous yellow Rainlegs.

Ah ... this is what @mmmmartin wears *before* going drinking. (See also budgie smugglers, pink bow tie ...)

 

[Glow worm]

Glad I found this thread. Must be something in the air as I'm riding to Breda then Baarle Nassau next week (Harwich- Hook ferry on Sunday night) aiming for Breda on Tuesday at my usual snail's pace. I shall keep an eye out for the yellow rainlegs!

 

[srw]

Top tip. Check that your Antwerp suburb's neighbourhood pizzeria takes a card before racking up an €80 bill with only €74 in cash.

 

[mmmmartin]

Use of credit cards is very low in the Netherlands, one of the lowest rates in Europe. It's normal for supermarkets to not take credit cards. You might see the local in front of you use a card the supermarket takes but it probably won't take yours unless it's issued by a Dutch bank.
My weapon of choice is a Caxton FX card, load it online and extract cash from the hole in the wall.

 

[mjr]

Use of credit cards is very low in the Netherlands, one of the lowest rates in Europe. It's normal for supermarkets to not take credit cards. You might see the local in front of you use a card the supermarket takes but it probably won't take yours unless it's issued by a Dutch bank.

Actually, slightly more people in the Netherlands use credit cards than in the UK (according to the Eurobarometer on Retail Financial Services - highest use in the EU is Luxembourg, lowest is Hungary) and I didn't have any problem paying with a UK-issued Mastercard in Jumbo, Spar, Aldi or Lidl there earlier this year, but it's probably still a good idea to check for a card symbol on the entrance (or look across at the checkout for a card reader) and ideally have another way to pay if you must.

 

[theclaud]

Weather reports, please, Tandemistas!

 

[srw]

Weather reports, please, Tandemistas!

Warm, muggy, rain yesterday and forecast for Saturday. Beyond that it's anyone's guess.

Weerslag.nl is the rain radar site.

 

[srw]

Is this for pizza?

€25 of it is. And they were large. Very large. The rest is wine, croquettes, industrial quantities of salad and a litre of San Pellegrino.