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Day 8 - We know what we are, but know not what we may be.
Some final thoughts. Just over 10 years ago our eldest Danny was coming up to his 16th birthday and we offered him the choice of 'an...
Paul Berney
Aug 12, 20193 min read
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Day 8 Bicester to Warwick - The wheel is come full circle: I am here
I'll admit it did feel a little silly staying in a Premier Inn just over the road from Bicester Village last night. Just 65km from home....
Paul Berney
Aug 12, 20194 min read
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Day 7 London to Bicester - It is a wise father that knows his own child.
I didn't get to ride the whole way here and missed out the only real hills of our trip. Michael did ride it though and in his honour, his...
Paul Berney
Aug 11, 20194 min read
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Day 6 Maastrict to Brussels - if you wrong us shall we not revenge?
At the end of this road lies Brussels. Surprise. It's more Macdonalds Where do you go when they have removed the entire bridge? Some...
Paul Berney
Aug 10, 20193 min read
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Day 5 Venlo to Maastrict - too much of a good thing
Check out those wet cobbles! That's Gilbert in blue Evening all... For those of us of a certain age, Maastrict will forever be associated...
Paul Berney
Aug 9, 20194 min read
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Day 4 Haltern am See to Venlo - We have seen better days
On the evidence of this trip, running the Lower Saxony tourist office must be one of the toughest jobs in Germany. Outside of the big...
Paul Berney
Aug 8, 20193 min read
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Day 3 Osnabrück to Haltern - a tower of strength
Downton Abbey Deserted roads Ooh hills... The man who saved my day. I hate to break it to you, but I don't sit down and write these posts...
Paul Berney
Aug 7, 20194 min read
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Day 2 Verden to Osnabruck - the raging wind blows
Just before his 13th birthday Michael and I rode the Coast to Coast route together from Seascale to Gateshead. We did this over four days...
Paul Berney
Aug 6, 20193 min read
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Day 1 - Hamburg to Verden - Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
They say you should never go back. You will never recapture the moment. Never feel what you felt again. Clearly the people who say this...
Paul Berney
Aug 5, 20193 min read
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This year's adventure ride - Hamburg to Home
The day before I left Milan for last year's journey I felt a mixture of excitement and nervousness. So many questions were going through...
Paul Berney
Aug 5, 20193 min read
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