France 15th june

[mar.600]

Originally Posted by advancing age

hope you had fun mar - i nearly got a restraining order for pouncing on every vfr i saw..... Several! None of them you, but all very nice folks of course.

We managed to lose none of the boys, and only one member of staff in albert

Wish i'd had the bike tho - weather was mostly fab. Aa

hi
i got home on sat 24th, had a great time,
birr cross cemetery in ypres belguim we stay in the peace village ,it was youth hostel which i would highly recommend. Another one in saint james france , american cemetery.
Thanks for looking out for me
cheers martin

[mar.600]

HI GUYS

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW WE HAD A GREAT TIME.
FIRST OFF WE WENT TO YPRES BELGIUM WE STAYED IN THE PEACE VILLAGE MESSINES. http://www.peacevillage.be/ WHICH WAS GREAT LOVELY PLACE TO SPEND THE NIGHT , ITS A YOUTH HOSTEL . LEFT A LINK WHERE YOU CAN CONTACT THEM DIRECT BETTER DEAL WITH THEM. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
THEN IT WAS OFF TO LA DAVAIS MANCHE SAINT JAMES IN FRANCE 6HR TRIP MOSTLY MOTORWAY AND TOLL ROADS AS WE HAD TO GET THERE TO MEET UP WITH FRIENDS.
WE WERE STAYING AT JANDBS BIKING TOURS, PAUL AND HIS WIFE SANDRA
MADE US MOST WELCOME EVENING MEALS AND ACCOMODATION WAS VERY NICE.
PAUL ALSO HAD ARRANGED A 2 NITE TRIP TO A CHATEAU JUST OUTSIDE LA ROCHELLE AND AGAIN MEALS AND ACOMMODATION WAS GREAT,WE MADE A TRIP TO ORADOUR WHICH WAS A EYE OPENNER TO SAY THE LEAST,
THE ROADS WERE GREAT FULL OF TWISTS ETC AND SMALL VILLAGES WERE VERY DIFFERENT TO SEE.
THEN BACK TO SAINT JAMES .
LEFT ON SAT MORN AT 8AM TO EURO TUNNEL 278 MILES .
ARR. AT EURO TUNNEL 12.45
FELIXSTONE 13.00 ROUGHLY
BIRMINGHAM 16.45 HAD DINNER, WE HAD PLANNED TO STAY HERE THE NITE,
BUT THE WEATHER WAS DRY,WE DECIDED TO GO ON.
HOME GLASGOW AT 21.30
OVERALL 750 MILES IN THE ONE GO,I CAN TELL YOU I SLEPT THAT NITE
AND LEGS WERE ACHING ON SUNDAY .
THE TRIP WAS GREAT AND THE PEOPLE WE MET WERE VERY FRIENDLY

P.S. STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO POST PICS ON HERE LOL

[mar.600]

HI HERES SOME PICS OF MY TRIP TO FRANCE

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