FNRttC The Fridays tour 2014

[wanda2010]

Fan-bloody-tastic!

 

[mark c]

Brilliant !

 

[StuAff]

Has anyone shown this to our resident military historian Dan?

He's probably confused enough already. I know academic standards have allegedly dropped....unfortunately he seems to be offering compelling evidence of that.....

 

[dellzeqq]

Has anyone shown this to our resident military historian Dan?

I couldn't resist (although, given that the Southend/Brighton thing is topical, I went for the original)
http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/celebrating-d-day-and-mentioning-the-war.157874/post-3127107

 

[Agent Hilda]

Darling Darlings!

Have a wonderful trip.
Know that I am too sad not to be with you en France, eating butter de Normande, drinking wine, going up the hills in boys gears and listening to your chitter chatter.
Don't try and keep up with Gordon he's a terrific old buzzard and has legs of steel.
Do keep us posted on what's a happening and put up pics for Gods Sake!

Keep em turning brothers and sisters, keep em turning.

Loads of love from your ever faithful Agent H

 

[mmmmartin]

Thanks for the good wishes, AH. We shall miss you.
The bad news for riders is that on Friday next week the wind will be from the right. Until then, it will be behind us every day, with temperatures of about 25 degrees. And although next Friday the wind is not behind us, the temperature is forecast to be 30 degrees. Which is nice. No sign of rain at all. I might leave the yellow waterproof Rainlegs behind.

 

[andyman]

+1 (well +2 cos Jo feels the same...)

Wishing you all a great trip and sad that we wont be coming along. Have already set about selling kids on eBay so sure to be on the next one

Enjoy

 

[mmmmartin]

the next one

I have offered to ride this route with @ianmac62 (who has the 'flu so isn't coming - there's another van driver in his place) if he wants to, either this year or next. Were that to happen, it might be thrown open to others.

 

[mmmmartin]

You may not have seen this @andyman &Jo

 

[rvw]

We're now settled into Le Normandie at Ouistreham, having swapped our second floor room for a ground floor one to avoid carting the bike case up two flights of narrow stairs. This morning is earmarked for reconstructing the bike; the afternoon for doing any essential shopping that we find we need once we check what is actually in the bags. And looking out for the arrival of the mmmartin and Mark.

Looking forward to seeing everyone else tomorrow!

 

[dellzeqq]

BON VOYAGE, FRIDAYSPEEPS!

 

[mmmmartin]

The forecast on the ship says the winds on the channel overnight will be feeble. Looks like a good crossing.

 

[hatler]

Have fun everyone !!! Looks like you're going to have a ball weather-wise.

I do hope this event is still running in a few years' time when we will either be able to abandon children or alternatively bring them with us.

 

[mmmmartin]

The brave boys of the advance guard are nearing the beaches. We are girding our loins ready to hit French soil. It's a beautiful day out there.

 

[mmmmartin]

we have arrived at the hotel after - to our felight - being met off the ferry by srw & rvw.
i have to say that life has many small thrills but riding a bike off a ferry into a foreign country is still - even after all these years - an absolutely massive thrill.