Postscript: May 2021

This is how it started out!

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After the trip the Tengai would barely pull 55mph and smoked like a chimney. The ethanol in the fuel on the continent had affected all of the gaskets and seals in the carb and the various other faults and damage meant an ...

Day 56 - 27/06/10
End Location: Bournemouth, UK
Days Mileage: 196
Total Mileage: 8048
Back via the Eurotunnel. Stopped for a proper full English as soon as possible on the other side then a relaxed run cross country back to Bournemouth. Home.

Day 55 - 26/06/10
End Location: Gravelines, France
Days Mileage: 192
Total Mileage: 7852

Had breakfast in a lovely cafe in the town where the waitress panicked when she heard my English accent and went off to fetch the manageress, despite my order being entirely in French. Oh well. Probably Flemish ...

Day 54 - 25/06/10
End Location: Rochefort, Belgium
Days Mileage: 204
Total Mileage: 7660

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Up early and into town. Booked my return Eurotunnel ticket for the day after tomorrow and had breakfast before heading up to chateau Haut-Barr which was very ruined but had good toilets which ...

Day 53 - 24/06/10
End Location: Saverne, France
Days Mileage: 236
Total Mileage: 7456

Ate like a ravenous wolf at breakfast! Gosh I was hungry. Discussed my journey with my lovely hostess and then set off after thanking her profusely.

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Got a ticket for the first English tour as ...

Day 52 - 23/06/10
End Location: Schwangau, Germany
Days Mileage: 228
Total Mileage: 7221

Up early to an almost empty campsite! Went without a shave for only the second time on this trip! Scuzzer! Bizarrely the packing seems to have finally come together as it just flowed. A bit late!

Took a ...

Day 51 - 22/06/10 (Part 2)
End Location: Gemona del Fruili, Italy
Days Mileage: 166
Total Mileage: 6993

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The main eason for this researched stop was the vivarium of subterranean creatures. In particular this was the home of the proteus salamander or olm. I was ...

Day 51 - 22/06/10 (Part 1)
End Location: Gemona del Fruili, Italy
Days Mileage: 166
Total Mileage: 6993

Sunshine! I was up, packed and ready to go in no time. Had a final conversation with Sergio and Bal (the Italian/ Coventry cycle camping couple) who said they were sorry I was leaving so soon ...