2 April – 8 April 2012

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The idea is to travel by bike from London to Paris, during the Easter Holidays 2012.

It will Diego ‘The Mate’ and me. Both of us are untrained and unfit for such adventure On The Road.

The Basics

• Go Cheap
• Go Minimal (Low Weight)
• Use Coach Surfing, check-out our profiles:
• Diego: http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/diegochi/
• Marco: http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/marcomc/
• Take for the first time the Eurostart train from Paris to London via The Channel Tunnel (Le tunnel sous la Manche)
• Visit to Le Château de Versailles et les Jardins

Approximative Itinerary

1. DAY 1: from London to Newheaven – Mon. 2nd of April
• Ride: 97 Km
• Cross the Manche by night (23pm) with DL Ferries going  to Dieppe (120Km)
2. DAY 2: from Dieppe to Gisors –  Tue. 3rd of April
• Ride: 97 Km
3. DAY 3: from Gisors to Paris – Wed. 4th of April
• Ride: 67 Km
4. DAY 4: oh! Paris, Paris! – Thu. 5th of April
5. DAY 5: visit to Versailles – Fri. 6th of April
• Ride: 44Km return
6. DAY 6: Paris.. On The Road – Sat. 7th of April
7. Day 7: from Paris to London – Sun. 8th of April
• Cross the Manche by Eurostar (2h 17m)