Dick & Nick's Biggish Adventure

The story of two middle age chaps and two bikes
travelling to the Normandy beaches.

Monday 7 June 2010

C'est tres Grande!



time for a bit of culture. ....

Sunday 6 June 2010

It's 2130 English time


And Nick is asleep.....

. LIGHTWEIGHT!

The best beer ever!



220 miles we did it!

thunder & lightning



Its very very frightening. ....?.

Sorry about lack of posts no reception we about 30 miles from Paris rain has stopped as have we!

Saturday 5 June 2010

Bye. Bye



England - allez allez la Francais!

Its hard work



Crossing the channel!

Love to our beautiful wives and daughters - missing you heaps!

Day 2



Let battle commence!

Friday 4 June 2010

Massive burgers



Were big not massive.  Okay pub grub but it won't win any Michelin stars... talk of one more then bed... we are getting old!

Nick saw the fish


So its Sussex MASSIVE ( that's what the menu says ) burgers all round. Although chef has a nose bleed (nice) sorry about the repeat blogs - dick needs to be more patient!

Trevor Arms



The barmaid was very interested in our shirts.  The Best is very good. Locally caught haddock & chips ordered. We've yet to meet Trevor....

B&B


Here showered chilled and starving!  No lunch! Where's those pies....

Day one done 77 miles. : 0)

now at bramley,



Disused railway to the coast! 28 degrees 21 miles and a warm reception from the community safety team at HOSE; 0)

Shoreham!



With Dicks sister!

Shoreham in 10 miles!


Stopped at pub - no food + boo hoo! Next pub 9 miles. ........

We're off!


But blog pics not working!

Let the adventure begin!



Full English courtesy of Nick's BBQ - HURRAH!

Let the adventure begin!



Full English courtesy of Nick's BBQ - HURRAH!

They're off!



At last

Thursday 3 June 2010

And the sponsorship keeps on coming!

Fantastic! With off-line donations we're nearing the £2000 mark between us.  Thank you for all of your sponsorship which we know has been well received by the charities.  If you've not yet given but can spare a few bob - there's still time! 

Sponsor Dick 
Sponsor Nick

We're just praying the weather holds, we have a fair wind and can manage all those miles in-between the pies and croissants ;0) ...
Allez!  Allez!

They've got the T-shirts



But they've not done it yet!  Big day tomorrow ;0)