Getting There

The most important part of our pilgrimage is to get to Spain! As with our previous fund raising ride in 2010, our most favoured choice is by ferry. Flying might be quicker, but crowded airports and the many rules and regulations for taking bikes on planes are a definite turn off!
Liz French has again worked her magic with Brittany Ferries and they have very generously provided return Portsmouth/Santander crossings during the very busy month of July. The normal cost for the four of us, including our bikes and a 4-berth cabin, would be £970, which amount we donate to SECHC. Thus the fund raising kitty will be boosted by nearly £1000 before we even set sail!
So that is another bit of our travel plans now taken care of.
These two pictures show us at Santander, about to board the ferry in 2010. Note the luggage on the back of our bikes, luggage which had to be lugged up the Picos de Europa mountains. So your very generous donations for that charity bike rider did alleviate some of the pain!