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| Intro: Another Bike-Tour in the Offing |
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| Prelude: Running the bike in. |
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| Map: A web search to put me on the right road. |
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| Material |
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Scotland |
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| One: Good Start Ruined By Absent-mindedness (Home to near Girvin). |
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| Two: Bonnie Scotland (near Girvin to near Pebble). |
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| Three: Near Pebble to Edinburgh. |
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| Four: And it Was All Yellow: Edinburgh to near Berwick upon Tweed. |
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England |
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| Five: Northumberland: near Berwick upon Tweed to near Ainlwick. |
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| Six: Northumberland Day Two: near Ainlwick to Newcastle. |
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| Newcastle: A Ride on Stephensons' Rocket: Walk To Gateshead and Back. |
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| Seven: Durham and North Yorkshire: Newcastle to East Rounton |
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| Eight: Yorkshire: East Rounton to Wiewang. |
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| Nine: Yorkshire and Lincolnshire: Wiewang to near Louth. |
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| Ten: Lincolnshire: Louth to Gedney. |
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| Eleven: Norfolk: Gedney to near Reepham |
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| Twelve: Reepham to Norwich |
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| Thirteen: Norfolk and Sufolk: Norwich to Snape. |
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| Fourteen: Suffolk and a little Essex: Snape to Harwich. |
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Netherlands |
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| Fifteen: Going Dutch: Hoek to near Noordwijk. |
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| Sixteen: Noordwijk to near Alkrnaar. |
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| Seventeen: Riding the Polders from Alkmaar to Den Oever. |
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| Eighteen: Oever to Leeuwarden. |
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| Nineteen: Leeuwarden to Groningen. |
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| Groningen |
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| Twenty: Groningen to Tremurden |
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Germany |
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| Twenty-one: Tremurden to near Hage |
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| Twenty-two: Hage to Hagen |
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| Twenty-three: Hagen to Kellinghusen. |
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| Twenty-four: Kellinghusen to Flemsburg |
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Denmark |
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| Twenty-five: Flemsburg to Esbjurg |
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| Twenty-six: Esbjerg to Sondervig. |
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| Twenty-seven: Sondervig to Fjordvej. |
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| Twenty-eight: Fjordvej to Hirtshal. |
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| Awaiting the Ferry in Hirtshals |
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| Day three in Hirtshals. |
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| A Ride West.: Hirtshals to Rubjerg and Back. |
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Iceland |
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| A Plan-foolish or brave only time will tell. |
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| Time For Plan B: Seydisfjordur to Jokulsa-dalur |
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| Modrudalur: Jokulsa Dalur to Grimstadur. |
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| Dettifoss: Grimsstadir to near Asbyrgi. |
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| Night of The Long Shadows: Asbyrgi to Myvatn |
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| Myvatn: Planning my way across the highlands. |
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| Stocking up: Reykjahild to Husavik; then Gudafoss |
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| Inland: Godafoss to Svartarkot; then to Alderjarfoss |
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| Retreat: Highland campsite to Akureyri |
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| Where to from here?: Akureyri to Dalvik and beyond, then back to Dalvik. |
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| Going for the next? (Hope the rain doesn't come.): Back to Akureyri, then Grenivik |
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| South Side: Genivik to Myvatn |
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| Should I stay or go: Waiting a change in the weather at Myvatn |
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| F88: Reykjahild to Herdubreid. |
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| More F88: Herdubreid to Askja |
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| Bad Weather: a day in the tent. |
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| Deep Sand: From Askja towards Bru. |
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| A Snowy Day: Somewhere on F910 to Egilsstadir |
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| Day in Egilsstadir |
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| Summertime, and the livin's easy: Egilsstadir to near Breidudalsvik. |
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| Here comes the rain again: Near Breidudalsvik to Djupivoger. |
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| A lot of Water falls at Once.: Rain means no cycling today. |
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| Good Day-Sunshine (In Around Fjords): Djupivoger to Hofn |
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| Jokulsarlon: Hofn to Jokulsarlon |
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| Same But Different: Jokulsarlon to Djupivoger |
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| Back to the start: Djupivoger to Egilsstadir |
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| Iceland Ends: Egilsstadir to Seydisfjordur |
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Norway |
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| Early Start and Long Day.: Larvik to Oslo. |
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| Oslo Revisited: Riding north from the capital, then east to the Swedish border. |
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Sweden |
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| Dreaming of Beer: The way to Mora |
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| Escaping Monotomy: Mora to beyond Farlun |
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| Another World: Near Farlun to Boddbo |
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| The Long And Winding Road: Boddbo to Uppsala |
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| Follow The Sun: Uppsala to Stockholm |
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| Mr President: A day wandering aimlessly in Stockholm. |
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| I Am Sailing: Ferry from Stockholm to Tallinn. |
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Estonia |
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| To Tallinn |
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| On The Way To Find Out: Tallinn to Lativian Border |
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Latvia |
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| Karashock: The word on the street in Riga. |
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| The Old Woman Who Wouldn't Shut-Up: Riga to Barabele. |
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Lithuania |
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| Barleycorn: Barabele to near Kupiskis |
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| The Biggest in Lithuania: Kupiskis to Alanta. |
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| If Crossing Borders Were Easy: Alanta to Vilnius which I'm soon leaving |
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Poland |
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| If I Eat Another Donut: Vilnius to Ganne |
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| I'm Not Lost Mister: Ganne to Radzyn Podlaski |
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| Autumn Leaves Lift The Spirit (Powerstation Plumes fill the Sky): Radzyn Podlaski to Somewhere beyond Pulawy. |
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| Words For The Occation: before Annopol to beyond Tarnobrzeg. |
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| Just Checking The Flowers: the road on to Krakow |
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| The Trumpeter: Krakow: like, Hotel California: I could check in; but can never leave. |
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| Waiting A Fix In The Weather: Raining; I Delay Leaving And Go Off To Buy A Map |
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| Auschwitz-Birkenau: Side Trip To The Nazi Concentration Camps |
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| Drunk Like A Polish Guy |
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| Leaving: Krakow to Zakopane: The Long Way |
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Slovakia |
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| Spending Those last Zlotys: Zakopane to ski-resort-village on opposite side of mountain (the Slovakian side) |
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| A Day In A Slovakian Valley: Ski-resort village to Liptovska Sielnica |
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| To The City Of Reunions: Liptovska Sielnica to Banska Bystrica |
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| Nocturnal Beings: Banska Bystrica towards border town: Hapy |
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Hungary |
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| Post Haste If I Could: Forest Camp to Budapest |
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| A Swiss Guy, An Irish Lass, A Swedish Gal And I Hubba Bubbling: The Jewish Quarter is where it happens in Budapest |
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| Not Now John: Walking Hungary's Answer To The Champ Elysee |
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| Bridges: Finding Places That Don't Charge Over The odds |
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| Going South By South West: Budapest to Near Sarbogard |
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| Short Dimly-Lit Day: Near Sarbogard to 15 km short of Pecs. |
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| Picture The Scene: From A Wooded Hill Into Pecs. |
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| Bright And Breezy: Pecs to Pitomaca (Croatia) |
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Croatia |
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| Oh How It Pissed Down: Pitomaca To Zagreb |
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| People That Cannot Even Empty The Bucket |
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| I Kiss You! I Kill You! |
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| A Really Long Way: Planning To Visit A National Park and Looking For Stove Fuel |
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| Oh Dear: That Man Is Still Here |
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| Leaving: Zagreb to the hills |
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| Salty Goulash: The Hills To Village Near Plitvice |
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| The Icy Road: Guesthouse before Plitvice to Wild Camp 60 KM Onwards |
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| milder day: wild camp to wild camp-19 km beyond Knin. |
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| On The Run: 19km From Knin to Split |
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| Here I Split |
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| I've Been On This Road Before: Split To Beyond Sestanovac. |
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Bosnia & Herzegovina |
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| The Day Time Stopped: Beyond Sestanovac to Mostar. |
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| Changes: Mostar To Celebici. |
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| Sugar Break: Celebici To Sarajevo |
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| The Snorer |
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| Not Quite The Christmas Update |
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| Where Have You Been? |
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| Nobody Ever Thought It Would Happen Here. |
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| Coming back To Life |
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| Eight Hour Ride: Return To Mostar |
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| Whats In The Bags Sir: Mostar To Neum |
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Croatia (Again) |
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| Raining: Neun To Dubrovnik |
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Montenegro |
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| Sorry No Change And Being Chased By Crazy Guys On Bikes: Dubrovnik To Near Budva |
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| Oh If Only It Were Summer: Budva To Near Ostres |
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Albania |
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| So What's The Story: Ostres To Near Tirana |
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| Not Mean Street: into Tirana |
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| 625 Words For A Rainy Day |
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| Up Into The Hills: Tirana To Elbasan And Onward To Greek Border |
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Greece |
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| Enter Greece: South of The Border to Camp in A Field. |
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| Bugger if I Can Make This Out: 120 Kay Commute from Field Camp to Thessaloniki |
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| Lost: Thessaloniki to Beyond Arnaia. |
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| Found: Arnaia to Olive Grove. |
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| Alone: Olive Grove to Beyond Xanthi. |
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| Change: Xanthi to Before Alexandroupolis. |
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| Welcome: Alexandroupolis to Near Kesan (Turkey) |
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| Escape: Kesan To Near Tekirdag |
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| INSANE: Thought for The Day: from Tekirdag to Silivri |
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| DIRE: Someone or Something to Show The Way |
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| Istanbul: When I'm In I'm In... |
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| Hearing Myself Think: The Pros and Cons of Hostels |
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| Chris Crossing |
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| Final Shots |
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| Morning Routine |
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| Towns That End Where Another Begins: Istanbul to Somewhere on D100. |
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| I Don't Need Hills On The Second Day: Somewhere on D100 to near Sarkoy. |
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| Entering Asia (Whats The Fuss?): Near Sarkoy to Beyond Canakale. |
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| An Unhappy Goat And Things Like Beach Clubs: Canakale to near Idremet. |
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| A Day Made Half Interesting (with a little bike maintenance): Idremet to Bergama. |
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| Where The Streets Have No Hotels: Bergama to Izmir |
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| Three Cyclists: Izmir to Selcuk |
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| Wrong Doers: Selcuk to Orange Grove. |
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| OK, Corral: Buharkent to Corral Camp. |
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| Impending Storm: Corral Camp to Korkuteli |
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| Spinning Recovery: Korkuteli to Antalya. |
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| Despartly Seeking Coffee: Days Off in Antalya. |
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| Turning West: Antalya to near Kumluca |
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| Sunday: Near Kumluca to Beyond Yavu. |
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| One Wet Afternoon: Yavu to Beyond Fethiya. |
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| Tuesday: Hilltop Camp to Hilltop Near Marmaris |
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| Just Wait (Just A little Bit Longer): Hilltop (above a cutting) down to Marmaris and waiting for ferry |
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| Rhodes: Ferry, then west to wild camp |
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| Maybe A Little Confusing: Circling Lindos And back To Rhodes (City). |
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| While Waiting: Last Day in Rhode and The Ferry. |
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| Gotta Be Crazy: To Cycle in Athens: Piraeus descending into Chaos and is Everyone Mean. |
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| Unexpectedly Easy: Athens to a Beach Campsite. |
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| Last Ride In Greece: Beach Camp to Ferry from Patra. |
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Italy |
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| Italia Good: But With Limitations: Bari to Irsina. |
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| Bellisima Italia: Irsina to Muro Lucano: Then to Monte Corvina (Tue 18 & Wed 19). |
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| Pompei: Monte Corvino to Pompei (Thu 20): Ruin Day (Fri 21) |
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| When in Port of Rome: Pompei to Civilavecchia. |
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| Huh Bring On The Rain Won't Yeah: Tuesday Arriving in Sardinia Rained Off. Wednesday Rain. And Thursday Raining Again! |
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France |
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| Le Corse: Bonifacio to Propriano. |
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| Le Corse Deux: Propriano to Ajaccio. |
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| Wonky Pedal: Journal Of A Brokendown Cycletourer. |
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| Back on Corse: Ajacciio to Beach Camp (Sagone) |
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| Bike Time: Beach Camp To Camp By Stream. |
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| No Ferry Today: Camp By Stream To Near Saint Florent. |
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| A Wet Start: Saint Florent to Bastia. |
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| Careful in That Ax En-Provence Sean: Marseille to near St Martigue Via Aix-En-Provence and many places not on my map. |
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| Provence in the Sun: Martigues to Uzes |
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| Monday: Uzes to beyond Atlier. |
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| In The Lozere: Atlier to near Nasbinals |
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| The Cantal: Nasbinals to beyond Murat. |
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| There Are Cows Somewhere (I Hear The Bells): Le Lioran To Near Vayrac. |
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| Flat-Out Across The Dordogne: Vayrac to Bergerac. |
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| Little England: Bergerac to Rest-Place. |
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| Rolling With The Colours: Passrac to Niort |
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| Changing Landscape: Niort to beyond Cholet. |
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| Final Day Before A Welcome Break: near Cholet to Rennes |
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| Time Off in Rennes |
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| Sean's Tour De France: Beaucoup De Longues Journees, Pour La Plupart Ascensions, Mais Avec De Bonne Humeur. |
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| Bike Spotting: Rennes to Mont St Michel. |
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| Normandy: Mont St Michel to Cherbourg |
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| What's Up With This: ....the rest of the way to Cherbourg. Then the ferry. |
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| In The Dark And In The Rain: Poole to Quarry Camp Nine Miles North of Dorchester. |
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| Tale Of The Apologetic And Polite: Nine Miles North of Dorchester to Mendip Hills |
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| A Happy Man Off To Feed Horses: Cheddar To Monmouth. |
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| Which Way Hay: Monmouth To Preteigne. |
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| It Rains, It Rains And Rains: Preteigne to beyond Shrewsbury. |
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| In The Lanes: North of Shrewsbury To Chester. |
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| Ferry Cross The Mersey: Chester To Liverpool. |
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| Final Pedal |
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