Destination: United Kingdom

July 17th

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [372]

July 17 - Monday Chalfont St. Giles We got up and had a little bite to eat before walking to the village. We stopped at a public path sign and asked a gentlemen if the road we were on lead into the village (Jon wanted to make sure he remembered correctly).... Read more >

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July 16th

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [372]

July 16 - Sunday Andover to Chalfont St. Giles We left at about the same time as the day before and enjoyed the country roads. I was dreading one part that had been listed on the maps with an arrow - the symbol for a steep hill but it didn't say ... Read more >

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July 15th

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [501]

July 15 -Saturday Dorset to Andover 60 miles I didn't know they followed miles in England. We changed the computers on our bikes to read miles. We were up and out the door by 0730 after Rory had made us a detailed map out of Dorset, poured us some ... Read more >

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July 14th

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [329] | Comments [1]

July 14 - Friday Dorset We got up and had a bite to eat. I walked to the ASDA grocery store to buy a few staples. I bought a lot of fresh vegetables since I knew I wouldn't have to worry about them getting squished in a bike bag. Nutella was only ... Read more >

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July 13th

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [577]

July 13 - Thursday Valognes, France to Dorset, England We awoke surrounded by thick fog. I was actually cold! I can't remember the last time I was cold enough to want to bundle up! By the time we left camp the fog had all but burned off and the ... Read more >

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Meeting up with Jen

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 | By maurajeanie | Views [733]

back in the early stages of this trip, i thought that I'd actually hang out with Jen and Mark (fairfax friends tho jen is from Wales). But as it neared, we realized that we'd be lucky to ring each other while on the same continent (or island). So, as ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Gallery: Scotland

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 | By tempest | Photo Gallery

Wordsworth country

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 | By auspep | Views [1049] | Comments [3]

I strolled off the train at Windermere into some more typical English weather. There was no way it could dampen my spirits though. This was the first place so far that I had really wanted to go to. When traveling I have found that I go to a lot of ... Read more >

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The longer I sit (Bude, Cornwall)

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 | By crustyadventures | Views [2667] | Comments [1]

There's not a lot of bugs in England, but I just managed to sit down on a small ant hill, alive with small black creatures, scurrying & carrying their loads across the cliff top. I was trying to plant my bum firmly behind a tussocky mound so I ... Read more >

Tags: climbing, jc, the great outdoors

Gallery: Uk West Country

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 | By crustyadventures | Photo Gallery

Gallery: England - Play Festival

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 | By tempest | Photo Gallery

England - PLAY to your heart's content!

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 | By tempest | Views [2114] | Comments [1]

Play To Your Heart’s Content! What a crazy first weekend of July! I got a lift from some people I met at the fire twirling meets on Monday nights in the Meadows in Edinburgh down to the Play festival near Shrewsbury in ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Wildlife count

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 | By crustyadventures | Views [2138]

Furry woodland creatures spotted on tour: * Grey Squirrel, alive and well in the Westonbirt Arboretum * Bumblebees - lots of them, but apparently in a mysterious decline across the British Isles.  You've gotta rate any animal that is anatomically ... Read more >

Tags: statistical updates

Gallery: UK Wales

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 | By crustyadventures | Photo Gallery

The Bean's first...

Sun, 9 Jul 2006 | By crustyadventures | Views [2152]

The Bean's first... well everything practically! she'll remember none of it, so let's make a list. * FLIGHT:: this long haul flight saw the Bean very well behaved. she slept through takeoff and landing between Singapore and London and about 10 of ... Read more >

Tags: family