In the early days when I was at University bikes were an essential form of transport. They were also tremendous fun as you can probably tell from the previous post where my objective seemed to be to get the biggest and fastest bike as soon as possible.https://v2xs.com/bikes-the-early-years/On leaving University in Durham and starting work at …
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Bikes – The Early Years
I’ve always had a bike (sometimes more than one). I started with push bikes and got used to them as everyday transport as I had to cycle the 3 miles to school each day in all weathers. But what I wanted was a motorbike… In 1978 I left school after A levels, borrowed £300 from …
Durham 79-82
I studied Engineering Science at Durham University from 1979-82 and was a member of St. Cuthbert’s Society. Durham operates a collegiate system but unlike the other colleges with large halls of residence to accomodate the students Cuths has only a small number of residential students and the rest “live out”. I spent my first year …
Morocco or Bust #3
See these previous posts if you need more background on what this is all about:https://v2xs.com/morocco-or-bust/https://v2xs.com/morocco-or-bust-2/ The Plan To leave Hauts Du Brel at the end of January, head down through Spain to Portugal to spend a few days with Tim and Helen and then on to Morocco. We had to be back by 24 Feb, …
Egypt – Jan 2020
For those that missed it our first trip to Egypt is here : https://v2xs.com/egypt-nov-2019/ This was another visit to Hurghada on the Red Sea (arranged by Georgina) and this time we had Alexander and Susan joining us. Non stop sunshine the whole week (it never rains) so plenty of time for reading and sun bathing. …