“NOT FAR TO GO NOW……”

So here we are, back on the road again after a 7 month break (forgive the pun) and are now in Portsmouth in readiness for leaving England and floating over to St Malo, Brittany on Monday. Our departure from Hallbankgate was unceremonious and after locking the door we had some hugs at the Hub, delicious coffee and scones and then up to the Wall with lovely Liz for the obligatory photograph to prove that we have actually started again from there. On down the heavenly Eden Valley saying goodbye to all that is familiar. Strangely, as we whizzed through Melmerby …

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How cold my TOES- tiddly-pom

After months of dreaming and sort of planning for our trip to China, we found ourselves on Hadrian’s Wall, surrounded by friends and family and an awful lot of good will and encouragement. If good wishes and big hugs could get us to China we would be there by now and it was an amazing send off. Thank you to all those who took the trouble to come and see us off. It meant a lot to us. Twelve cyclists started off with us and slowly peeled off and went back home. We carried on to Newcastle where we stayed …

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