The Fridays Tour

[dellzeqq]

Holy Moly!

Is it too late for me to make my excuses for the first stage?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/may/31/radio-4-ulysses

 

[srw]

Time it right and you could listen to an episode at elevenses, another at lunch and the rest when you get to Bingham. It's not as if you're going to want to fall asleep...

(An in a surreal twist on the direction of this thread, Radio 3 is currently broadcasting Bing Crosby singing White Christmas.)

 

[Flying Dodo]

Holy Moly!

Is it too late for me to make my excuses for the first stage?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/may/31/radio-4-ulysses

I've always thought having a sound system blaring out "Ride of the Valkyries" would be more appropriate.

 

[StuAff]

I've always thought having a sound system blaring out "Ride of the Valkyries" would be more appropriate.

+1. Something loud and Teutonic to keep everyone awake

You could just record all the Radio 4 stuff (or get someone to download it for you in the week it'll be on iPlayer).

 

[dellzeqq]

perhaps we could have readings of Joyce in the evenings. Or should it be Sir Walter Scott?

 

[GrumpyGregry]

perhaps we could have readings of Joyce in the evenings. Or should it be Sir Walter Scott?

Waverley

 

[StuartG]

perhaps we could have readings of Joyce in the evenings. Or should it be Sir Walter Scott?

Don't think I'll need any help getting to sleep ...

 

[StuartG]

UK Outlook for Sunday 17 Jun 2012 to Sunday 1 Jul 2012:

It looks likely that many areas will continue rather unsettled at first with showers or longer periods of rain, interspersed with drier and brighter interludes. Towards the end of the month, indications are that these drier and brighter periods may become more prolonged, with rainfall amounts falling closer to the seasonal average. After a rather cool start with temperatures generally slightly below average, it should gradually become a little warmer and sunnier in places.
Updated: 1259 on Sat 2 Jun 2012

 

[mcshroom]

Sounds reasonable

 

[redfalo]

Who managed to recklessly schedule the Fridays Tour in the decisive part of the group phase of the EURO 2012, by the way?

We really have to make sure that we'll be able to watch all the three England games of the tournament.

And the really important fixtures, of course. :-)

 

[mcshroom]

England's last group game is on Tuesday, we'll be in Jedburgh so still the right side of the border to get coverage. After that they wouldn't play again until Saturday or Sunday if they got through the groups. Just hope they win the group and everyone will be home before the QF match (except me, I'll be in Thurso)

 

[Sketchley]

Who managed to recklessly schedule the Fridays Tour in the decisive part of the group phase of the EURO 2012, by the way?

We really have to make sure that we'll be able to watch all the three England games of the tournament.

And the really important fixtures, of course. :-)

Never mind the football, what about the rugby? England are playing SA on both Saturdays, need to find a pub with Sky Sports....

 

[dellzeqq]

Who managed to recklessly schedule the Fridays Tour in the decisive part of the group phase of the EURO 2012, by the way?

me. And try, please, to get hold of this idea. For those of you supporting teams that play like teams, passing the ball from one to another in inventive and attractive ways, the Euros might be uplifting,,.... but for those of us looking forward only to our biennial humiliation at the hands of Portugal/Sweden/Andorra they're a bit of a trial.

 

[dellzeqq]

Never mind the football, what about the rugby? England are playing SA on both Saturdays, need to find a pub with Sky Sports....

see above

 

[rb58]

This will be my first trip staying in B&Bs with a bike and one thing that is on my mind is bike security overnight. I have a flimsy and small cafe lock, and a much more substantial (aka heavy) proper lock. For LON-JOG I shall be taking the 'proper' lock as that can go in the luggage, but for LE-LON I shall be carrying everything on the bike so am less inclined to take it. But that will all depend on the overnight security. The places I'm staying at have all told me it'll be fine, but there are degrees of 'fine'. I know several of you have done this sort of thing before, so what's your experience?

Cheers
Ross