We rushed to get through the rest of Southern France and into San Sebastian to reunite the team. Hugging the coast South we bumped into two Super cyclists, Cedrick & Nicholas, who joined us and were superb tour guides. They showed us an alternative route over the cliff tops with spectacular views of the ocean and the Pyrenees Mountains taking us right to the border of Spain.
--> Nicholas was out on his first major bike ride with his Dad and we hope that our brief encounter may inspire you to do something like this one day too! Keep up the great work : )
Once back under Matty´s naviagation we quickly fired up onto a 6-lane motorway (highly illegal for bicycles) to avoid the fast flowing, heavy weight, death defying traffic 3 of the team opted for a high speed manouvre straight on to the kerb. Matty´s 1970 model Peugot escaped unscathed, while Char and Ben´s top of the range touring bike´s buckled under the pressure and had to be quickly whisked off to a bike shop. Meanwhile Chris, having braved the traffic, had continued through tunnels and up on to the motorway, only to be constantly threatened and abused by angry Spanish motorists.
After these trials and tribulations we finally made it to San Sebastien and arrived to a hero´s welcome from Donnie and Libs. The welcome party continued into the early hours of Tuesday morning (the next week).
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