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February 17th 2015
Bicheno to St Helens After a hard night on a put-up bed with no springs I loaded my bike, whilst I waited for breakfast, I found my rear tyre was flat. Inspection found a 6mm piece of glass in the tyre, which I poked out with a fork. I put on a patch and then was ready for off at 8.20 after my bacon and egg at the nice accommodation at the Wintersun in Bicheno. Unfortunately it started to drizzle ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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Richard Dugdale

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I am a retired engineer, born in 1945, who loves cycle touring. I started by riding Lands End John O Groats for charity. Followed by C2C, the Three Towers (Blackpool - London -Paris Blackpool), European section of North Sea Cycle Route (Rotterdam to Bergen, 3,500 km), several sportives and trips to Spain and the Alps, Slovenia, Albania, Macedonia, Turkey, Japan, Kerala and Tamil Nadu (India), Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Australia, including Tasmania and New Zealand. Kyushu Japan, USA, Republic of Ireland, Germany and Sicily. I ride two days every week with some retired riders and usually lead a... full info

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