Trip Report
Name: Anastasis Tzanis
Year of birth: 1979
Previous Bike Travels: F, I, B, NL
This trip: London to St Eulalie en Born du Lac for the 3rd International Acrobatics Convention (70 km south-west of Bordeaux). With a detour to Andora and then down to Santander for the boat to Portsmouth.
Trip Duration: 18 days (only 7 riding)
Departure Date: 6th Aug 10
Number in Group: 1
Distance Covered: 1879 miles
Best Day: The ride from Cap Ferret to Ax-Les-Thermes
Best hour: Practicing standing on hands in the lake without spotting!
Worst Day: none really. Maybe the one I got caught in the rain a few kilometers outside Paris.
Favorite Place: the atlantic coast, riding-wise the Spanish country roads
Biggest Headache: the replacement of the battery
Biggest Mistake: I cannot tell
Pleasant Surprise: the friendly riders in the Pyrenees, the genuine community of acrobats
Any Illness: None
Cost of Trip: aprox aprox 1,200 EUR
Others Trips Planned: Italy, Morocco
Bike Model: Yamaha Fazer 600
Age, Mileage: 5 years, 28,000 miles
Modifications: None
Wish you'd done: None
Tyres used: black
Punctures: None
Type of Baggage: A box at the back (wish I had a pair of paniers)
Bike's Weak Points: none
Strong Points: we know each other
Bike Problems: A dead battery in Paris which took 4 days to replace
Accidents: None, thank god.
Same Bike again: Why not?
Any Advice: have the bike serviced before you leave, for once A n a s t a s i s!
