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@CowHen
On the ferry! It’s been a bit of a mad dash to make it, a lot of people have been gunning it for this Friday morning (save the two who made Thursday morning...). 340km average each day, with a shorter first day due to 8am start and having to get across the alps.
Feelings have been fluctuating hourly for the last week, it’s amazing how much a tiny setback can get amplified (with 15 hours riding each day, a 30 minute delay means 3.5 rather than 4 hours sleep...). On the other hand, a pretty sunset or a well-stocked petrol station becomes the most amazing thing you’ve ever seen.
Really happy to have made this ferry though - I’d set out a provisional schedule for each day and amazingly stuck to it every day. The bike has been running well so far (two p*nctures and a small crash but all ok). Knees and arse are sore af but still turning over. Splashed out on a hotel last night so feeling a bit fresher, plus got 9 hours to rest on the ferry. There will definitely be people planning on riding through the night when we arrive, but I won’t be one of them. I’m looking forward to taking it a bit easier now that I’ve made the ferry, give myself a chance to take in the surroundings.
It’s also weirdly fun knowing that people back home can track me, my aunt and uncle are absolutely loving it - it’s nice to know you’re checking in too! I’ll try and post some more updates here, otherwise instagram is my main outlet.