Well, today is the off on another epic adventure! The body isn’t ready, but I am sure it will cope – as my physio said to me, plenty of Ibuprofen and Red Wine will be the answer!
Thought I would give you a quick overview of the timetable for the next week. Full details are on an earlier posting.
Monday. Assemble at Portsmouth Historic dockyard for briefings and a tour around HMS Victory. A “spectacular” send-off from Victory and a short ride to the ferry port for an overnight ferry to Caen – 4 to a berth (the joys!). Distance – 2 miles.
Tuesday. Le Have to Dieppe. 50 miles. “Rolling coastline”. Battlefields/Cemeteries: St Valery-en-Caux and Dieppe and various memorials on route. Overnight in Dieppe.
Wednesday. Dieppe to Amiens. 75 miles. “Testing terrain”. Battlefields/Cemeteries: Grandcourt, Cauillon, Crouy. Overnight in Amiens.
Thursday. Amiens to Arras. 70 miles. “Thought provoking day”. Battlefields/Cemeteries. River Somme, Albert, Beaumont Hamel, Arras tunnels. Overnight Arras.
Friday. Arras to Ypres. 70 miles. “Tough cycle”. Battlefields/Cemeteries. Vimy Ridge, Vermelles, Festubert, Armentieres, Ploegsteert, Ypres and the Menin Gate. Overnight Ypres.
Saturday. Ypres to Dunkirk. 50 miles. “Flatter lands!”. Taking part in 70th Anniversary of the evacuation. Overnight HMS Largs Bay off Dunkirk.
Sunday. Dunkirk to Dover. Cycling a tad challenging. Wreath laying at sea. “Assault landing” on Dover beaches. Final celebration dinner in Dover Castle.
Monday – return home.
I will attempt to update this blog on route – but please bear with me if these are infrequent as some of these cheaper end French hotels aren’t renowned for their wireless connectivity!
If you want to see why I am doing this – then have a look at the profiles of some of the people on the ride with me: http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/bbbr_featured_2010.html
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