Bike fully loaded in Orkney

Trip Prep

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August 10th 2008
Trip Prep A quick run up to Gleneagles this afternoon (Sunday) avoiding the rain. Bike is running well even now fully loaded - but only a top speed of 85mph (theoretically), all looking good for the trip. We are catching the Thursday evening ferry from Newcastle to Amstemdamage, then on to CZ. Plan is to cover 500 miles first day to get across Germany ... will see how we get on. ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more