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75m to dover and another 175m to paris. Which is what I expected. I think the distance is doable without going that quickly, as long as you rest, eat and drink enough.
The reason it took so long, was that I was a mess... eyes rolling... feeling sick etc etc... Sleep is king, but it does make it a challenge!
Two. Support driver would have been ideal, as my rucksack weighed about 10kg... mostly pasta, not really (10kg) but it felt like it at times (can't fit panniers on my bike).
erm... just at the side of the road. During the day under a tree to get out of the blazing sun and at night.. at the road side for 40 mins waking up shivering... before jumping back on the bikes and trudging the last 50miles.
Strangely, this afternoon i looked at london2dover->calais2amsterdam... 320m Bosh. The soonest i could do it is 10th Oct. I thought about sept 19th but the train back was 170quid (5hrs) compared to 87 in oct....
Oic... Awakenings is the same weekend as the Autumn epic :-) mm... i wonder which sounds more fun.
-Kristian