0545 Shower
0620 Load up Ali's parent's Van with bikes and panniers
0700 Van makes in to Heathrow
0730 Ali checks in early in order to ensure seat away from the imminent screech conversation of Phillipa and Hazel
0745 Phil and Hazel arrive at Heathrow via Piccadilly line
0750 Hazel and Phil check in
0810 Breakfast. Hazel spills coffee over Ali's Mum
1020 Fly to Oslo. Hazel sleeps. Phil makes the acquaintance of Norwegian and brushes up her phrases.
1500 Fly to Alta. Sleep. Ali is sat next to phelgm ridden boy eating chocolate. Does not sleep.
1745 Girls and bikes arrive safe and sound.
1900 Bikes reassembled. Ali suffers coffee induced panic attack "There's a spring missing. It won't work without it. I need to eat something". Her fears of trip cancellation are sated by Hula Hoops. Spring is found.
1910 Photo shoot outside airport. Ali and Hazel realise leggings are see through and entirely inappropriate for public consumption. Team elect for night in hotel due to exhaustion.
1915 cycle through Alta to find hotel, Ali and Hazel wearing aforementioned leggings. Painstakingly slow duel with 9 year old girl on mountain bike en route.
2000 Check in a Park hotel. Blows day's budget but swayed by free waffles and herbal teas.
2100 Carbo load in authentic Norwegian Italian Pizzeria kebab house.
2330 Bed, still light outside.
0700 Van makes in to Heathrow
0730 Ali checks in early in order to ensure seat away from the imminent screech conversation of Phillipa and Hazel
0745 Phil and Hazel arrive at Heathrow via Piccadilly line
0750 Hazel and Phil check in
0810 Breakfast. Hazel spills coffee over Ali's Mum
1020 Fly to Oslo. Hazel sleeps. Phil makes the acquaintance of Norwegian and brushes up her phrases.
1500 Fly to Alta. Sleep. Ali is sat next to phelgm ridden boy eating chocolate. Does not sleep.
1745 Girls and bikes arrive safe and sound.
1900 Bikes reassembled. Ali suffers coffee induced panic attack "There's a spring missing. It won't work without it. I need to eat something". Her fears of trip cancellation are sated by Hula Hoops. Spring is found.
1910 Photo shoot outside airport. Ali and Hazel realise leggings are see through and entirely inappropriate for public consumption. Team elect for night in hotel due to exhaustion.
1915 cycle through Alta to find hotel, Ali and Hazel wearing aforementioned leggings. Painstakingly slow duel with 9 year old girl on mountain bike en route.
2000 Check in a Park hotel. Blows day's budget but swayed by free waffles and herbal teas.
2100 Carbo load in authentic Norwegian Italian Pizzeria kebab house.
2330 Bed, still light outside.
Hi girls! what a brilliant first day, happy to see it ended with tea and waffles as all good adventures should.
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Godis - lolly shops that sell by the gram. I particularly like the bilar. Except the green ones. Always avoid the green ones.
Fika - Swedish for "coffee" really, except that it involves coffee and some sort of cake or sweet. Angel cake is the best.
Marabou - Chocolate. Self explanatory.
All my love,
PBR in Perth.
brilliant, love it!! i've been watching the tour de france the last few days but it fails miserably in comparison to this magnificent tour d'europa. Keep up the good work! and remember to eat lots of sandwiches or is it sandwichs?? energy is of the essence..
ReplyDeleteP.S whose currently wearing the yellow jersey?
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