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    The route to the National

    Palma fast ferry at 10.00 Mon 8th,docks Barcelona 14.00,ride to Andora pitch tent for the night.Then Tue to Thur Toulouse,Albi,Rodez,Saint Flour, Clermont Ferrand(to take in the bridge)Oradour-Sur-Glane,(thanks to Recycler),Roscoff for the 15.30 ferry to Plymouth docks at 20.30,

    15 miles to THE PLUME OF FEATHERS

    1030 miles

    see you soon.

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    Re: The route to the National

    If there was an award for 'farthest travelled' - it'd be yours.

    As it happens there is - it comes in a pint glass!

    Enjoy OSG, I found out about it years before I went. Take a hanky, what happened in the church is shocking.

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    Re: The route to the National

    You're right; it should be seen once. I know a guy with a house not far away and he goes every time he's there, which is a bit morbid.

    Funnily enough, some of those responsible ended up in graveyards close to my place in Normandy.

    Also, the grandfather of a chap who stayed with us in Normandy a couple of weeks ago was in an SS division and was captured in Normandy. He had a son (the chap's father) while on parole in England after the war, went back to Germany and the family haven't managed to track him down. I wondered if he took part in what happened in Oradour.
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    Re: The route to the National

    Quote Originally Posted by Recycler View Post
    If there was an award for 'farthest travelled' - it'd be yours.

    As it happens there is - it comes in a pint glass!
    reminds me of a rally i went to 3 years ago except it was "shortest travelled" and i thought i had it pipped at 1.5miles, across a couple of feilds for me. some posse of blue rinse biddies turned up in a micra to complain about the noise of the band, saw we werent the bunch of retards they remember from the '50s and stayed. they had actually got in the car to cross the road, bless'em.
    probably all dead by now. aaaah........

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    Re: The route to the National

    Romeo One, here you go sweetie


    The furthest travelled award

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    Re: The route to the National

    bloody hell i thought mine was bad enough having to travel 370 miles but thats shoots it down in flames lol

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    Re: The route to the National

    I`ll hold the trophy if I get there,just finished loading the bike and it`s all ready for the morning,8 o,clock start fingers crossed,no problems.

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    Re: The route to the National

    Us ferry travellers could be having fun crossings

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    Re: The route to the National

    Quote Originally Posted by romeo one View Post
    Palma fast ferry at 10.00 Mon 8th,docks Barcelona 14.00,ride to Andora pitch tent for the night.Then Tue to Thur Toulouse,Albi,Rodez,Saint Flour, Clermont Ferrand(to take in the bridge)Oradour-Sur-Glane,(thanks to Recycler),Roscoff for the 15.30 ferry to Plymouth docks at 20.30,

    15 miles to THE PLUME OF FEATHERS

    1030 miles

    see you soon.
    ferry is 15.00 cet not 15.30 or at least it was today, saw a couple of bikes
    well 4 actually a tiger and a beemer and a couple of plastic rockets on it today
    Merv



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