The Fridays Tour

[ceepeebee]

you have mail. And it will cost you.

totally just read that in a "my name is Prince, and I am funky" fashion.


I have no chequebook, so I'm going to send you a piece of paper in the post, possibly accompanied by a lovely card to make it look less obviously money.

 

[mistral]

Now we're handing over real money this phantasmagorical adventure is becoming a reality, it's now up to us all to make it legendary ....

 

[Aperitif]

Now we're handing over real money this phantasmagorical adventure is becoming a reality, it's now up to us all to make it legendary ....

Would anyone participating like to give a running total of expenditure? (Excluding spending dosh which will be a minimum of £300 for the week - at least ) Just askin' like... not prying, but the talk of flights, four poster beds (you may have posted more than four times), masseurs and munching extravaganzas, + the van, + to and from one's abode - the 'camping members' must be at a distinct advantage.

 

[dellzeqq]

totally just read that in a "my name is Prince, and I am funky" fashion.


I have no chequebook, so I'm going to send you a piece of paper in the post, possibly accompanied by a lovely card to make it look less obviously money.

or you can wait until I sort out the electronic banking thing

 

[dellzeqq]

Would anyone participating like to give a running total of expenditure? (Excluding spending dosh which will be a minimum of £300 for the week - at least ) Just askin' like... not prying, but the talk of flights, four poster beds (you may have posted more than four times), masseurs and munching extravaganzas, + the van, + to and from one's abode - the 'camping members' must be at a distinct advantage.

'Teef, if your member is camp then it's beyond the reach of masseurs and munching.

A lot depends on the accommodation, but, to take a complete flyer, my guess is that most of the guest house/small hotel/B+B accommodation comes in at about £30 to £45 a night. That usually includes something of a breakfast, but you can count on having 11s, lunch and afternoon tea on the road. Then there's your evening meal, which for me is usually fairly plain, if only because I've got to ride on it the next day. My guess is that not a lot will be spent on booze until we get to Wick. My spending dosh, which will include meals other than breakfast will be about £150 for the week, but I'm a chap with simple tastes.

The return trip might be £100 or a bit more. If the coach runs then it will be £125 or a little less, but that will include the cost of transporting your bike. If it doesn't run then the bike will cost £15 to £25, the train to Inverness will cost £12, and the train/plane south will cost anything between £19 and £125.

 

[srw]

or you can wait until I sort out the electronic banking thing

Dear Honoured Sir,

I am a cyclist from Lagos, Nigeria, who has a contract with your fine manufacturer Brompton to import Bicycles into my Country. But I need a partner based in South London whose name can appear on the export licence. You will receive a 25% share of all of my profits.

Please to send me your bank account details and an advance of £20,000 for the first small shipment.

 

[ianmac62]

I was thinking more of Rickmansworth or Amersham! And I'll warn people who want a hard ride - these are likely to be reasonably leisurely, and mutual encouragement (not least to get out of bed in the first place) may be needed.

Sounds good to me!

 

[velovoice]

Dear Honoured Sir,

I am a cyclist from Lagos, Nigeria, who has a contract with your fine manufacturer Brompton to import Bicycles into my Country. But I need a partner based in South London whose name can appear on the export licence. You will receive a 25% share of all of my profits.

Please to send me your bank account details and an advance of £20,000 for the first small shipment.

 

[velovoice]

My guess is that not a lot will be spent on booze until we get to Wick.

What I don't spend on Diet Coke & Bacardi, I spend on, er, Diet Coke. Not much savings to be had there.

 

[dellzeqq]

Does everyone know this?

I'm just looking at the cast of characters on the ride

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I drink beer, I drink whisky, I eat pie, I eat chips; that's four of the major food groups covered for starters.

 

[srw]

I'm just looking at the cast of characters on the ride

Talking of which....

....there's a certain amount of fun to be had guessing based on who's posting, but is there a chance of a list - at least of the completists? A crib sheet matching screen name to real name might also be a nice-to-have before too long.

 

[dellzeqq]

Martin B
Chris B
Adrian C
Charlie B
Chris H
Eddie C
Georgios V
Greg C
Ian P
Jacob W
James G
John E
Marcus C
Michael A
Nasir M
Nigel H
Olaf S
Rachel W
Simon L
Stephen W
Stuart A
Stuart G
Susie F
Titus
Xi C
Sahar A
Michael Q
Gordon P
Rebecca E
Ross C
Mark A
Mick D
Miranda S
Chris W
Claudine C
Jenny M
Rebecca O-B
Alan L

are going all the way - there's a couple more I'm not entirely sure of, and that may be poor record keeping on my part

Louise L is with us for five days

our drivers are
Ian MacS from Northants up
Diana G from London to Castleside
User10571 (hopefully) from London to Bingham or York
James G (from time to time)
Adrian C (for the return trip)

there's about 40 more on the first night/day, of which about ten or twelve will go on to York. There's a couple of people joining us for a couple of days on the way up.

 

[srw]

Thank you for that, though

Rachel W
Simon L
Stephen W

all sorts of lewd jokes come to mind.

And kudos to the noble Ian, Diana and User10571 (hopefully).

 

[StuAff]

To do this, in such company ... it's priceless!

Seriously, I don't think my 'spending money' will come anywhere near £300!!

+1 on both counts.