6 Jul
03		  
On my own again

   Levi and Sarah left this morning. I'm sad to see them go as they are both cool people, as are all their Swiss friends. I will see them again but just when that will be I am not sure. I got back on the trains today, and very nearly missed my first connection. For some reason the train was changed from platform D to platform C and the announcement was only made in French. I tried to ask a guard if I should go to platform C but as soon as I mentioned speaking English he dismissed me with out even trying to help me in French.

   Seeing as I only had about 2 hours sleep last night, I snoozed my way across most of France, but did stay awake long enough to see fields of sunflowers whizzing past at about 300kph. After nearly 11 hours on trains and in stations I have arrived at La Rochelle. I thought I had been here on a family holiday, but nothing looks familiar. Tomorrow I'm going to go to L'ile du Re (assuming the weather is good) and soak up some rays beside the Atlantic Ocean, and then I'll work my way down the coast to Spain.


best wishes from
   Craig
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man, sounds like sunny times indeed on ur travels... =)
keep up the good adventures, nothing quite like scaling death defying mountains (or even mere boulders) or jumping off bridges into the deep dark swirlings depths of the river below =)
ohh hey im getting myself a motorbike, wicked huh ;)
decided to do my masters so need transport into uni, only logical thing to do really, just did a lesson/test yesterday and now cant wait to get a bike. (thinkng about a kawasaki zzr250 or something similar.. any other ideas?? would you recommend red baron?? cause noticed prices for same sorta bikes are leazt $500 cheaper in T&E.

Posted by: Malf at July 6, 2003 11:39 PM

on a side note it looks like the world health org has stated that there are no SARS risk areas any more, so free to travel wherever the wind may blow now.
damn there go all those cheap flights... ;)

Posted by: malf at July 7, 2003 04:52 AM

26th August - Hi Craig - Just found this site - photos and text re:Le Tour bring it all back. Love the one at Les Houches ! ! I was pleased with my photos but they are not in the same league as yours.
Sounds like you are having a superb time - keep it up. Since returning to UK I have been working like stink to finance the next trip. Fortunately the weather has been unusually good for England. Off to Peru/Bolivia on !9th September for 30 days so all been worth while. Thinking of getting a digital camera - needs to be good enough to blow up any "good" phots, Zoom essential - any recommendations

Keep up the good work and look forward to reading the next installement

Dave (or Preston as you knew me ! ! )

Posted by: Dave R at August 26, 2003 10:49 PM

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