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Culinary Cycling Adventure Across Britain · 5 August 2012

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<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;">At the beginning of August I have decided to embark on a culinary cycling adventure across&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #000000;">Britain</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;">. I will be cycling an average of 40 miles a day and stopping off at producers, caf&eacute;s, restaurants and forests to discover&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #000000;">Britain</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;">&rsquo;s hidden food gems and cook along the way.</span></p> <div class="post-body entry-content" style="width: 590px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;">The plan is to start at Lowestoft from the furthest possible point East of England </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;">and&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;">travel across to the most Westernly point in St David&rsquo;s Head, Wales; details </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;">are&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;">below.&nbsp;</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;">The complete journey will be done solely by myself, but the intention is that </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;">friends,&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;">family, and anyone else can join me for a day or several if they so wish, </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;">so ask&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;">around if you know anyone who would/could join in! I will be raising </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;">money for the&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;">British Heart Foundation whilst I cycle in memory of my father </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;">as we both love cooking and entertaining alot!</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;">The exact details of times, places etc will be nearer the date, however for now, </span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #000000;">anything&nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;">in bold is a definite stopover and the others will probably change:</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">05.08.12&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Lowestoft</span></strong><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;&ndash; Thetford [via Stradbroke for a visit to my Aunty at the farm!] </span></strong></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">&ndash; approx 54 miles &hellip; 4.22 hours</span></strong></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">06.08.12 Thetford &ndash;&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Cambridge</span></strong><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;&ndash; approx 2.9 miles &hellip; 2.39 hours</span></strong></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">07.08.12&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Cambridge</span></strong><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;</span></strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Steppingley* - 35 miles &hellip; 2.49 hours</span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">08.08.12&nbsp;</span></strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Steppingley* -&nbsp;</span><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Oxford</span></strong><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;</span></strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">43.7 miles &hellip; 2.56 hours</span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">09.08.12&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Oxford</span></strong><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;&ndash; Cirencester &ndash; 36.5 miles &hellip; 2.56 hours</span></strong></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">10.08.12 Cirencester &ndash;&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Bristol</span></strong><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;&ndash; 35.9 miles &hellip; 2.54 hours</span></strong></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">11.08.12&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Bristol</span></strong><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;&ndash; Patchway station &ndash; 6.4 miles &hellip; 31 minutes</span></strong></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Train from Patchway &ndash;&nbsp;</span></strong><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Severn</span></strong><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;Tunnel Junction &ndash; 11 minutes [this is to avoid cycling on </span></strong></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">the motorway!]</span></strong></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Severn</span></strong><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;Tunnel Junction &ndash;&nbsp;</span></strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Abergavenny* - 23.5 miles &hellip; 1.54 hours</span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">12.08.12&nbsp;</span></strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Abergavenny* - Dyffryn Ceidrych* - 44.7 miles &hellip; 3.36 hours</span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">13.08.12&nbsp;</span></strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">Dyffryn Ceidrych* - Saundersfoot* - 42 miles &hellip; 3.23 hours</span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #444444; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;">14.08.12&nbsp;</span></strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="background-color: #444444;">Saundersfoot* - The End!! St David&rsquo;s head as far to the sea as possible! </span></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="color: #ffffff;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="background-color: #444444;">&ndash; 35 miles &hellip; 2.49 hours&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small; color: #ff0000;"><br></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;">And if you know any places that I can visit along the way please let me know!&nbsp;</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="color: #000000;">To follow the blog:&nbsp;<a style="line-height: 1.4;" href="http://thewoodbridgeopenkitchen.blogspot.co.uk/">http://thewoodbridgeopenkitchen.blogspot.co.uk/</a></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #c3c3c3; font-family: Arvo; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: #fefefe; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><br></span></div> </div> <p><span style="color: #000000;">P.S. I don't know what has gone wrong with the above formatting but 2 hours have passed and I now prefer it that way...</span></p>

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