Branni & Bertie- Tunbridge Wells to Bulgaria
Branni & Bertie . is raising money for Volunteer Studio
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Smashing the 1800 mile cycle ride from Tunbridge Wells to Bulgaria on the the second stage of their cuckamonk adventure.
This time we hope to raise shedloads for Bulgarian children through CREATE PLAY BULGARIA but need your help .Here is a link to inform you of the work that the charity does- http://create-play.org/ - we know you'll agree it's a worthy cause.
Create Play is working closely with Volunteer Studio - the charity you'll see listed on our raising page - as they are not yet, but are working towards becoming, a registered charity themselves.
Thanks for your support all of you and jah jah bless. We'll wish for blue skies and a safe arrival!!!!!
Here's some photos from the last bike trip- https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1656310648776.2093296.1267392285&type=3
Updates-
28.05.13
The first part of the dunkirque to Belgium stage has been a mild but pacey route fresh straight roads we made a wrong turn on to the fast and furious Moyer way where people seemed tone beeping us on but realistically they were waving fists of frantic fury chanting us off the roads like a pack of hungry hiennas
When we finally made it off on to more friendly roads half way to Belgium it was like a... mario track with banana skins bottles full of urine giant work site skips and all kinds of debris strung all over the road
All toxins nearly out of our system except the fumes blasting out of the intimidating exhaust pipes of the beasts hitting 70+
I can almost hear the trees screaming please no in a gentle manor
I feel almost 20 again
Well see soon
When we finally made it off on to more friendly roads half way to Belgium it was like a... mario track with banana skins bottles full of urine giant work site skips and all kinds of debris strung all over the road
All toxins nearly out of our system except the fumes blasting out of the intimidating exhaust pipes of the beasts hitting 70+
I can almost hear the trees screaming please no in a gentle manor
I feel almost 20 again
Well see soon
29.05.13
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It's been raining so hard constantly since we got to France
We're now in Belgium after being soaked by a cloud from hell
Then later on that night we had a visit from Thor himself
Cheers m8 NOT
We might aswell be swimming there or riding a wet camel
Any way onward bound
We've got to find a reel for the fishing rod so we can catch some fishys or a lobster if we're lucky lol
Bert thought he was bei...ng clever when a fit Belgium girl said she'd make us some coffee
When she brought it out what a surprise she asked for 4 euros
That's a whole bloody bag from the shop
So we cleaned up the cups an tyred to sneak another from the coffee shed but her dad ran out luckily he didn't clock on
Belgiums getting the better of us lol
We're now in Belgium after being soaked by a cloud from hell
Then later on that night we had a visit from Thor himself
Cheers m8 NOT
We might aswell be swimming there or riding a wet camel
Any way onward bound
We've got to find a reel for the fishing rod so we can catch some fishys or a lobster if we're lucky lol
Bert thought he was bei...ng clever when a fit Belgium girl said she'd make us some coffee
When she brought it out what a surprise she asked for 4 euros
That's a whole bloody bag from the shop
So we cleaned up the cups an tyred to sneak another from the coffee shed but her dad ran out luckily he didn't clock on
Belgiums getting the better of us lol
Rain rain rain rain brings pain pain pain
When's it going to stop
Halfway across Belgium
Really feeling it
Getting fitter every day
Beer bellys nearly gone lol
We're camping in a farm
Next to a lush river
Hopefully we don't get shot
We're saving that for Serbia !!
Sleep time
When's it going to stop
Halfway across Belgium
Really feeling it
Getting fitter every day
Beer bellys nearly gone lol
We're camping in a farm
Next to a lush river
Hopefully we don't get shot
We're saving that for Serbia !!
Sleep time
31.05.13
The bike path from hell that nearly ruined the whole journey
We were casually cycling along like raving swans gliding thru the night blasting out the mini rig on the disco bikes then this beast of a curb appeared out of nowhere like voldem...ort on his period
I looked right and saw Berti flying through the air like turtle with a Catherine wheel on its back
Lucky escape no1
Wheel smashed to bits it's lucky we're in home of cycling cause an angle biker named mark ran out of his house with a spare wheel and tyre (nice one m8)
Lets not have anymore of these episodes pls.
Bertie's fine so we'll carry on now
Woop woop
---We were casually cycling along like raving swans gliding thru the night blasting out the mini rig on the disco bikes then this beast of a curb appeared out of nowhere like voldem...ort on his period
I looked right and saw Berti flying through the air like turtle with a Catherine wheel on its back
Lucky escape no1
Wheel smashed to bits it's lucky we're in home of cycling cause an angle biker named mark ran out of his house with a spare wheel and tyre (nice one m8)
Lets not have anymore of these episodes pls.
Bertie's fine so we'll carry on now
Woop woop
Last night
We were casually cycling along like raving swans gliding thru the night blasting out the mini rig on the disco bikes then this beast of a curb appeared out of nowhere like voldemort on his period
I looked right and saw Berti flying through the air like turtle with a Catherine wheel on its back
Lucky escape no1
Wheel smashed to bits it's lucky we're in home of cycling cause an angle biker named mark ran out of his house with a spare wheel and tyre (nice one m8)
Lets not have anymore of these episodes pls.
Bertie's fine so we'll carry on now
Woop woop
---Cookamonks
Just got the back wheel fixed
Ready to burn some Flemish rubber
Bo !!!!!!
01.06.13
At last we reach the polluted air of Brussels and a well deserved bum rest lol
After 200 miles we've got a hostel/hotel for what they call not expensive but not cheap ??? (So normal then I take it lol)
the lift only fits one person literately ill take a pic if my arms fit up to take one
We're going to look at the sites
Berts got it in his head that this place is like the wizard of oz and the emerald city's round the next corner
More like booze shops and thousands of bike's lol
---Lucifer sun of the warning warning warning warning warning warning
I'm gonna chase you out of Brussels
03.06.13Just our luck Germany is flooded
No chance of cycling let alone pitching a tent there
06.06.13
Oh god after attacking multiple hills and a couple of kebabs we've put a tent up on número use amounts of red ant hills.
We'll see if they manage to bite thru the tent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To be honest I'm so tired I don't care
It's so uncomfortable tho we might as well be sleeping bare back on gravel aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhWe got our bikes locked up in some kind restaurant owners garage for the night but then We had to choose between walkin half an hour with all the luggage to a football pitch or climbing over barbed wire fence next to us we made the wrong decision lol
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