![]() It certainly did throw up some challenges, but somehow it looked like the whole thing could be actually do-able after all. Of course the answer was to simply pass the problem to Jaclyn and Dana at UTRACKS and let them battle with the logistics. The problem then was to work out how to cater for a group that was twice as large as anticipated. Over the next three days I had another 20 applications and I had no alternative other than to declare the adventure well and truly full. ![]() ![]() I had originally planned on a group of around 15 or so, but was quite overwhelmed when the first twenty places filled as soon as I shared the details. By early 2015 the plans were ready and I put out an invitation to anyone else silly enough to join me on such a hair brained escapade. I first got the idea of such an extended ride about two years ago and then proceeded to put together the detailed itinerary. Most people our age are exhausted at the prospect of sleeping in an airconditioned tourist bus as it sweeps along a smooth autobahn, why on earth would we want to pedal bicycles up and down hills, into headwinds, through heatwaves and downpours ? While some might think that we could get enough excitement from a weekly round of bingo or by buying a new non stick frypan from the shopping channel, I am so pleased that we have surrounded ourselves with a wonderful group of like minded lunatics who actually are addicted to this type of travel. I know that many people find it hard to understand why a group of sexagenarians and septuagenarians would ever contemplate undertaking a trip across Europe by bicycle. In Which the Wheels Fall Off Before we Even Start
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