Postscript: May 2021 This is how it started out! P3130013.JPG 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 ignominious end ...

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 06-25 (13).JPG 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 I te...

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. 06-24 (2).JPG Got a ticket for the first English tour as long 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 stunning...

Day 51 - 22/06/10 (Part 2) End Location: Gemona del Fruili, Italy Days Mileage: 166 Total Mileage: 6993 (continued) 06-22 (8).JPG 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 fascinated in ...

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 whic...