Two trips to Franceshire

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Two trips to Franceshire

Postby Blackal » Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:35 am

A few pics from the two foreign jaunts this year:

Alsace in May

Hotel in Salles, Alsace.
We stopped for coffee, because there were bikes there already (bikes attract bikes) - and discovered that the two bikes at the end had all tyres "flat" - they had been put there as "decoys" ...... Clever hotel-owners.

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My travelling companion (Dorsetboy - in traditional blue shorts) outside the chalet in Gerardmer
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"Working" on his SatNav - be afraid......... be very afraid. :shock:
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On the way back to Le Havre - we spotted a likely looking establishment for lunch (attracted by a couple of bikes) - and we in turn - attracted another 4:
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Stopped in Rogny for the night. The hotel was a bit of an error, as it was kind of "tired".
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Brittany - July

Travelled across on Brittany Ferries - their sponge protection for cargo-straps is shit - took a week for the seat to recover.
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Port Launey on west coast
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Port Launey - looking upriver
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Took the bike to the statue of Saint Rita - Patron Saint of Rimtape....... always worth a visit:
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Discovered that I was staying only around 20 miles from Rob & Gail, so had a couple of BBQs with them ......
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Some cracking roads around Brittany - just got to watch for Monsieur Le Farmer coming around bends with a harvester - taking up most of the road.

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Postby Boxermed69 » Tue Jul 31, 2012 12:24 pm

Nice one, Al. Port Launey looks great - proper pikcherskew.

Is that branded Boxercup cutlery in the last pic? And I think the victoria sponge has gone a bit over... :P

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Postby dorsetboy » Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:53 pm

Yeah that was a good trip to Gerardmer...

I only fell off once.
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Postby dave the german » Thu Aug 02, 2012 5:58 pm

Al, don't use the straps over the seat - use one at the front of the bike and one at the back making an X shape - ratchet each gradually and try to keep them high (ish) up
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Postby Blackal » Sun Aug 05, 2012 8:39 am

dave the german wrote:Al, don't use the straps over the seat - use one at the front of the bike and one at the back making an X shape - ratchet each gradually and try to keep them high (ish) up


Yeah - I know :( - But I hadn't realised that the cushions they had - were knackered. The good condition ones don't damage the seat.

If I take the GS - I have enough space for my own cargo-straps, but not on the R1100s.

In future - I'll carry a spare seat unit in my rucsac........... :wink:

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Postby bikemad99 » Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:48 am

Good God Al,how tight did you fasten it? were you on a ferry or a rowing boat? :lol:
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Postby Blackal » Sun Aug 05, 2012 10:01 am

Give me some credit :) - The bikes were all left to the crew to secure, and the straps and the cushions "appeared" to be okay.

As you say - they must have had them well-sucked down. They had the straps removed before we got on to the car deck at the other end.

The French are crap sailors anyway :evil:

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Postby dave the german » Sun Aug 05, 2012 1:32 pm

I used the Hull - Rotterdam ferry before - far better than the old tub from North Shields, but they didn't have cargo straps just rope - reminded me of the good old days with ropes and sheets on the wagon! :shock:
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Postby EDSEYBOY » Wed Aug 15, 2012 7:43 pm

did some one half inch CF head covers al and ya belly pan :roll:
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