Posts Tagged ‘Rest’

Paris… Just About Here In One Piece!

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

It took some grit and determination but we made it, the unexpectedly toughest leg of our journey to date I think… can’t even remember when we started all this. What a night of riding, and we thought it was starting to become rough going at 4pm yesterday, things only went one way from there, downhill, and that’s not a bikers metaphore for going well!

But as always we have managed to make it in one piece, no broken bones but bruised behinds and battered bodies, something we are becoming well used to at this point in our journey. So this is it really, our last big stop on route back to Northern Ireland… sad in a way as it has all gone so fast, but so satisfying to have covered so much ground and achieved so much.

You're A Tourist, Really?

You're A Tourist, Really?

Hmmm Translate

Hmmm Translate

Thanks Bank Of Ireland

Thanks Bank Of Ireland

On Route to Barcelona… Viva Espania

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Rest over, back on the road again, now heading at a rate of knots in the general direction of Barcelona. A quick stop in Valencia will get Richard from Hemsec the orange he has requested and then it will be some serious tarmac time until we reach Spain’s cultural capital for another short rest. We’re starting to feel the pressure getting back on the bikes after our previous rest stop as our muscles readjust to a battering daily.

We’ll only be having a short pit stop in Barcelona and then the next big target ahead is Paris… Gotta keep the heads down and get back into the rhythm… thanks to all our sponsors!

Thanks PJ Lynch

Thanks PJ Lynch

Thanks Groucott Moore

Thanks Groucott Moore

Thanks Bell Chem

Thanks Bell Chem

Finally…a rest day!

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

As you know we finally made it to Cadiz, and no campsite. Nothing else for it, Marbella here we come for a day’s rest then on with the journey. Hey whats that, I’m not speeding - oh a police escort!.. Thank you very much! And so our weird and wonderful travels continue, then just when it can get no more surreal what’s this - our fan club has arrived to meet us, damn gonna have to do a nice lunch then!

We can’t quite believe that we are now on the way back but for those of you who have checked out our journey page you will know that we are taking a different route home and there are going to be lots more sites to see along the way home… Seems a bit strange having a break from the road, particularly with our fans, basically a group of guys we do business with week in week out, it’s almost like a mid-journey site meeting, just with better weather!

Ah… and before I forget… thanks to everybody who has sponsored us to get this far - Today is Durnien.com day, thanks Victoria Durnien!

Oh Dear!

Oh Dear!

Thanks Durnien.com

Thanks Durnien.com

Thanks Friends!

Thanks Friends!