North Sea Cycle Route
Page creator: Bernie Friend
Event: North Sea Cycle Route
Event Date: 10th Apr 2007
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Ok, time for a quick update! I set off on the trip of a lifetime on April 10, 2007, to undertake the gruelling challenge of completing the 6,000km North Sea Cycle Route.

The North Sea Cycle Route is the longest signposted coastal path in the world and starting at Harwich ferry port I will pedal my way through northern Europe, Scandinavia, Shetland and Orkney, before heading back to the starting point via Scotland and England.

The last bit should be easy as it is all down hill on the map!

So far I have clocked up more than 2,000kms in just under a month and I'm nearing my fourth country, Sweden. The trip has been amazing so far and I've had so many adventures from being kept off the street at night by the Bethlehem family in the Netherlands, to putting up my tent in the garden of a family I met on the road. I've been plucked off the streets, again, by the North Sea wife and tasted the nightlife of the German surf bums techno barndance at the Wunder Bar in Sylt. And then there was Ribe, Denmark, home of vikings, witches burnt alive and pirates' heads on stakes! And in Skagen, I could put my feet in two seas at the same time as the waves crashed behind me and the seals looked on a few metres away! The reason I took up this two wheeled torture is to raise as much money as I can for Cancer Research UK.

Over the last year I have lost both my dear mum and my partner Katie's mother to brain tumours. Both women were in their early 50s, what should have been the prime of their life, and left us far, far too early.

As you can imagine it has been a very rough time and I want to know that I have done everything I can, in their memory, to help other people who could see their loved ones battling this terrible disease in the future.

I will also be writing a book about my adventure - Cycling Back to Happiness - and if you would like more information about me or my scribblings then please email me at berniebike@hotmail.co.uk

My trip will take three months and I will be checking my messages on the road so please say hello!

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Cancer Research UK will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So get your hands out of your pockets and sponsor me now!

Cheers for your support!

Bernie
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Paul Wohl 13/08/2007 £50.00 £14.10 I can't believe that such a lazy bastard could cycle that far! 
Jak Bowers & Family 28/07/2007 £25.00 £7.05 Good Luck 
Kris Chandler 13/06/2007 £100.00 £28.21 Well done - Love Kris (Mrs Noah) xxx 
Auntry Audrey and Uncle Phillip 11/06/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Congratulations on your great efforts! 
Colin/Margaret 11/06/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Well done Bernie! 
Andy Wayman 09/06/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Well done mate & a nice lower leg tan  
Rob Montier 09/06/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck Bernie - I thought you'd been abducted by party loving aliens! 
Martin McNeill 08/06/2007 £100.00 £28.21 Well done! 
The Albertinies 03/06/2007 £25.00 n/a Well done - sorry we didn't meet you, though - maybe next time?!!! 
Andy Lees 17/05/2007 £20.00 £5.64 You're a star, Bernie. All the best 
Korty 17/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck and wind in your back! 
Will - king of the Jamboree 10/05/2007 £20.00 £5.64 who's doing the washing up?!! 
The Wife 09/05/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Miss my baby! Pedal faster will you!!! love you xxx 
Kerry Carter 08/05/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good Luck Bernie - Wish you lots of luck!! 
Beardo 08/05/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Have you not finished yet? 
Andy [Leigh-0n-sea] 08/05/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Well done Bernie....both Mum's will be proud of you 
Sally B 03/05/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Nice! 
Kelly Clark 01/05/2007 £15.00 £4.23 Proud of you Mr Friend xxx 
Caroline Sawyer 21/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Best of luck from the axe-murderer! 
Nick Webber 20/04/2007 £23.00 £6.49 I wish you the very best of luck with your journey 
Twin Windmill Association 19/04/2007 £10.00 n/a Good luck from Greetsiel, Germany 
John Walkinshaw 18/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Writing a book whilst pedalling takes some doing!! Good luck! 
Stuart Hillis 18/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 All the very best mate, nice one =) 
Gijs en Bep (Texel ) 18/04/2007 £20.00 n/a Sorry we did not meet, good luck! 
Hanky Panky 16/04/2007 £5.00 n/a Met you near Lauwersoog. Nice goal but ... don't miss out enjoying the beauty of the countryside. 
Claire 16/04/2007 £2.00 £0.56  
Marie & Tom 11/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck Bernie make sure you are regular  
Gina Marden 10/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 don't forget to have a wash on the way round 
Peter Beaumont 09/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Keep on pedalling - love Pistol Pete xxx 
Aunty Pam 09/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck, love aunty Pam and Trevor xxx 
Win (Kat's Nan) 09/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck 
henry jo and tribe 05/04/2007 £100.00 £28.21 all the best mate 
Kate Eshmade 02/04/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck and have a great time 
Castle Opticians 30/03/2007 £25.00 £7.05 Good luck from Castle Opticians, Rayleigh! 
Gary 30/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck 
Michele and Jean 30/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Bernie xxx 
Luan 30/03/2007 £20.00 £5.64 The very best of luck Bernie 
Paul Offord 30/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
Sally King 30/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Bet you fall off before you get to Harwich! 
Clare Bridges 29/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Bernie! x 
mike gibson 29/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Bon voyage, Bernie boy, while you're "cruising for a bruising"! What price a Tardis now? 
Julia Rex 29/03/2007 £10.00 n/a Good luck 
dick marshall 29/03/2007 £20.00 £5.64  
Ness 28/03/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck and all the best xx 
Paul Alton 28/03/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck with the ride mate. Just get the kettle on when you get back. 
LDNFATSO 28/03/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck mate! 
pinktoothbrush 28/03/2007 £500.00 n/a all the best son and good luck we will take katie out for a spot of lunch x 
Faye Cannon 28/03/2007 £5.00 £1.41 good luck bernie xx  
Keith Calvin 28/03/2007 £105.00 £29.62 Good luck Bernie from all at First Data International Merchant Operations! Least your nose will mak 
Nick Hallissey 27/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Give our regards to Bad Wolf Bay, mate! 
Chris 27/03/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Keep ringing that bell and I'll e-mail you the fishing pages and pictures when Jensen makes a return 
Jo Bowring 27/03/2007 £5.00 £1.41 Vive la revolutions! 
Aunty June 27/03/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Lots of love and good luck! Auntie June and Little Barry xxxxxxxxxx 
Chris Lougen 27/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Have one on the Half Moon! 
Lucy Dickinson 27/03/2007 £5.00 £1.41 Good luck Bernie, all the best! :) 
Christina Ongley 27/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 I hope you've got a comfortable bike seat. Have a great time on your life-changing experience.  
Russ 27/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
Jo 27/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
nath 25/03/2007 £20.00 £5.64  
Lara 24/03/2007 £30.00 £8.46 Nice one ! Best of luck x  
David Cook 23/03/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Best of luck mentor! The Skip 
Woody 22/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Let's hope your tyres aren't as leaky as the Raleigh defence.... 
shekhar bhatia 20/03/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Very best of luck..a terrific cause and a true sporting hero! 
LEE VENUS 19/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Great Stuff Bernie, best of luck with it !!! 
Peter King 15/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck! 
Mick Toomer 14/03/2007 £110.00 £31.03 Get your hair cut! Less wind resistance! 
Stuart Begg 13/03/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Respect for the man and the cause. Go Bernie. 
Jane Nixon 13/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 3 months, can't you cycle faster....? Best of luck x 
Daniel Williams 12/03/2007 £20.00 £5.64 i'll be round to fit those stabilisers at the weekend mate. Best of luck! 
Matt Plummer 09/03/2007 £5.00 £1.41  
Lizzy 09/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck mate! 
Jan Dowbiggin 09/03/2007 £20.00 £5.64 A fantastic tribute, take it easy! 
Paulo Wanchope 08/03/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Ive always wanted to see you in lycra and a helmet 
Jo - Wanchope's Furrie Gal 08/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Go Bernie ...Cycle back to Happiness and may you find spiritual enlightment on your travels.Love Jo  
steve l 08/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 see you in denmark then son... Im not getting the train home again though... :) 
Pen Press Publishers 08/03/2007 £50.00 £14.10 An admirable way to show support for a very worthy cause. Go Bernie! 
Jay 07/03/2007 £30.00 £8.46 good luck and have fun! 
Louis McCormack 07/03/2007 £20.00 £5.64  
Mark Priest 06/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck Bernie 
Natalie Buhagiar 06/03/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck, Mr Bern :) from the Northern Lass x 
Neil Reeve 06/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck Bern. See you back at the Echo soon! 
Claire Boor 06/03/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Crazy Fool....IT X 
Stig Purple 05/03/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck Bernie. UTB! 
Karl Stephens 05/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 A worthy cause. Very best of luck mate. 
Emma Halsey (warman) 03/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Lots of luck x 
Caroline 02/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck!! 
James Tute 02/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Great cause - look forward to reading the book 
Paul FitzGerald 01/03/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good Luck  
david short 01/03/2007 £50.00 £14.10 take plenty of padded shorts 
Deano 01/03/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Hope you have learnt the "F" word in all european languages!!! Godd Luck Hippy Boy!! 
Collette 01/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Good Luck!! 
The lobster man 01/03/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Pick up a crustacean or two for me Bern 
Nickerelli 28/02/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Go on the burnside 
El 28/02/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck Bern! No coming home early this time... 
John Fogarty 27/02/2007 £50.00 £14.10  
Harish 26/02/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck. Re: The hair, do a Britney & i'll double it. 
graeme i 24/02/2007 £100.00 £28.21 Nutter, see you in 2012ish! 
Chris Fisher 22/02/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Good Luck Bernie from Wakering ShrimperMan 
Care Bear 22/02/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Make us proud Bern x  
Ivana 21/02/2007 £20.00 £5.64 greetings from the Shetland tourist office:) 
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