Blog - Euro Day 2 (Fri 22 July)
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Day 5 - Black coffee and watery orange juice for brekky at the hostel so we quickly ran out of energy - after a long 200 yards a bakery was spotted and the troops tucked into baguettes, waffles and choc milk , on a park bench.
More lovely flat canal/cycle paths and a favourable wind then a coffee stop at 35 miles
Big Gordie found a Belgium chocolate shop next door, omg, 1/2 hour later he wiz kicked out, for sampling too much. He won’t come back lighter this trip as his pannier’s were also full of chocolate.
About to enter France and say goodbye to courteous drivers and excellent cycling infrastructure well done Belgium and Holland.
Stopped in Lille for a drink & Jim S was out the traps with his CD French course, guys i’ll order, I’ll get it.
Gordie is now on food rationing, something to do with a 5kg weight loss bet for the trip - just spent 50 euro’s in Dominoes,
Arrived in Arras France about 4.30 air b&b tonight looks good.
report by Jim Seenan
ACTUAL STATS FOR THE DAY
Distance = 79.45 miles
Height Gain = 1,673 ft
Average Moving Speed = 14.5 mph
Ride Time = 5 hrs 28 min
Pedal Revolutions = 17,967
PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
USER COMMENTS
Willy Wonka has not got a look in with Big G the chocolatier ..just give it 5 in the toilet once he has been ....i see no more postman pat incidents from Hen ....only thing am worried about is Jim Ryland still with you he seems to be very quite and withdrawn...enjoy your first French stage and looking forward to today's report
Shug (posted 2022-07-23 07:50:05)
Glad all those french lessons are coming in handy Jim S. Ne mange pas trop de chocolat!
Susan S (posted 2022-07-23 17:26:32)
great report... entertaining, and something to look forward to every day since le tour is almost done. mind you, the highlights of this tour are highly amusing. keep it up, chaps. cheers.
neil colquhoun (posted 2022-07-26 13:38:01)