The Fridays Tour 2013 with added poll

[marinyork]

Ah, thanks very much.

 

[marinyork]

Can put limited number of folk up in the 'sham overnight if it makes life easier for more northerly types. Premier Inn, beloved of Susie, right opposite the station too.

My thinking is myself and bike will go to Pompey Harbour by train. No restrictions on Pompey bound services from the 'sham The lovely Helen will probs (as in almost certainly) take car; in which there may be some room for cycling types to load limited amounts of luggage though it may have a brommie and or a Circe Helios in it too.

Actually if I get in one of the satellite dwellings which I hope to do, it probably helps me a great deal. It's about 4hrs down there + a little bit at this end so much better done on the Friday night. Not horrific, but it would make life quite a bit easier.

Thanks very much for the offer.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Actually if I get in one of the satellite dwellings which I hope to do, it probably helps me a great deal. It's about 4hrs down there + a little bit at this end so much better done on the Friday night. Not horrific, but it would make life quite a bit easier.

Thanks very much for the offer.

Marinyork has dibbed the bed in the study.

 

[marinyork]

Any updates at all?

 

[mmmmartin]

I'll go by train to Pompey or Poole, and probably have a trailer for the stuff for the ten mile ride to Cherbourg

Dellzeqq sir, have you thought about a fifteen quid courier bag from Brixton Cycles? You could easily get enough clothing in there for one person for a week, I reckon.

obviously you'd need to buy two, as Agent Hilda would want one for her kit, n'est ce pas? But much cheaper than a trailer.

 

[mmmmartin]

I have bought the IGN 1:100,000 map of the area, as there is only a year to go and already I am looking at possible routes. I could be persuaded to photocopy the map around our area, perhaps in colour, and post it to friends who might also want to look at maps. An A3 photocopied sheet would cover most of the area. Just sayin' like.

 

[dellzeqq]

Any updates at all?

almost

I don't have access to my own computer this afternoon, but I believe we now have rooms booked for everybody, and a camping space for John E

Give me a couple of days if you will.........

 

[srw]

Mmmmartin - I suspect we've had the map for a couple of years, but have been too cool to think about looking.....

Until now (imagine sounds of scrabbling in the box marked "France 1:100,000").

 

[ianmac62]

... imagine sounds of scrabbling in the box marked "France 1:100,000".

I have old maps of France in my loft but haven't taken to the level of putting them in different boxes for different scales. And I thought I was organised!

Sent from my armchair.

 

[rvw]

I have old maps of France in my loft but haven't taken to the level of putting them in different boxes for different scales. And I thought I was organised!

Sent from my armchair.

You do know srw is married to an accountant, don't you?

 

[dellzeqq]

okeydokey - the accommodation is sorted (one or two of you have e-mails). If you're staying in the chateau and you haven't dropped me fifty quid please get in touch. I owe fifty quid to those of you who booked for the chateau and then moved in to a gite

We have the chateau, the mews house, the carriage house, a tent pitch in the grounds of the chateau, and two gites (a six person and a five person) about 5km away. There are 53 or 54 of us in total.

I'll be writing to you in the autumn about travel

 

[Aperitif]

okeydokey - the accommodation is sorted (one or two of you have e-mails). If you're staying in the chateau and you haven't dropped me fifty quid please get in touch. I owe fifty quid to those of you who booked for the chateau and then moved in to a gite

We have the chateau, the mews house, the carriage house, a tent pitch in the grounds of the chateau, and two gites (a six person and a five person) about 5km away. There are 53 or 54 of us in total.

I'll be writing to you in the autumn about travel

And about food, bicycle 'offs' and Autumn - "Eats, Chutes and Leaves" (always Truss User10571)

 

[wanda2010]

I may be a little excited. Already.

 

[mmmmartin]

I have been excited for a long time. And I think about this every day.

 

[StuAff]

I'm definitely excited!!