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> Hills, hills and more hills
Saturday, 10 October 2009 - 23:16 | admin
Day 10 - 1280km Miranda de Ebro, Spain. A nutritious chocolate biscuit breakie set me up perfectly for a 9k alpine climb through the clouds and rain that took two hours to go up and only 10 m
> Sun, sea and lorries
Friday, 9 October 2009 - 20:35 | admin
Day 9 - 1138km Azpeita, Spain. Unpleasant day spent sucking fumes and dodging lorries on busy coastal route which accidentally included moterway tunnels!
> Thunder and Lightening
Thursday, 8 October 2009 - 22:30 | admin
Day 8 - 1026km Biarritz, France. Made it to Biarittz by night fall and then got led on a merry go round by a local french guy trying to help me find a youth hostel, still got there eventually.
> Illegal camping
Wednesday, 7 October 2009 - 20:36 | admin
Day 7 - 854km Hostens, France. I've hit the jack pot again, managed to get in to some closed camp site and all the showers etc are working!
> Friendly locals
Sunday, 4 October 2009 - 20:41 | admin
Day 4 - 463km Bourgneuf-en-Mauges, France. Hey guys some nice french lady has taken pity on me and allowed me to camp in her back garden, there are chairs and everything - what luxury!
England!
Triathlon Completion: Day 255 - Sat 12 June
-20,293km Rustenburg, SA
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