Bon voyage

So Tomasz set off from Chessington World of Adventure the other day (cheated the first bit by using a train, we'll let him off [wink]), and his long voyage.

He is presently at Mayenne (Pays de la Loire), between Rennes and Le Mans-- tomorrow will be cycling 130 miles to Chartres: Assuming a speed of 15mph, that should take The Schaf around seven-and-half hours-- what a man! Incidentally Mayenne is 187 miles from Paris.

Today's ride took him from St Malo to Mayenne, around 85 miles {i}. His luggage came by lorry to his hotel, I reckon Tomasz got there before it did [haha]. Despite a couple of days of cycling, he's still looking un beau mec...



Thankfully His Loveliness did get a rest between Portsmouth and St Malo courtesy of the ferry, not even Tomasz can cycle on water-- although the sun is clearly shining on the righteous.



As for this photo of Tomasz coming of the ferry... all lyrca, stubble and heat-melting grin. Ce démontre que vous êtes bien foutu, Tomasz!





PS: Tomasz was reading Metro on his train journey, and guess what was advertised for next year... http://yfrog.com/5dlr3vj



{i} All mileage estimates from AA Route Planner

Tomasz is going to be 328 miles..

Cześć et bon soir mes chers! I'm sure you'll be aware that Tomasz often likes to slap on his lycra {i} and do long-distance bike-rides for charity.

Well Tomasz's next venture certainly is long-distance... 328 miles in fact! For The Schaf is to cycle from London to Paris {ii}: The route will take him via Portsmouth, then a ferry (even Tomasz can't cycle across water), then St Malo to Paris.

His chosen chairty is Action Medical Research, which develops new treatments to improve the quality of life for disabled children-- his efforts will also contribute to special appeal called Touching Tiny Lives-- this aims to improve care for prematurely-born babies. A worthy cause, I'm you'll all agree.

Tomasz has written more on his site.

I would hope all you Shaffanatics out there would be kind enough to donate, and you can do so at this site

I'm bet you would be more than eager to raise something for Tomasz [wink]



Quel un beau mec et un beau gonflement!

Au revoir, mes choux.

{i} It's a thought never far from my mind
{ii} He's thinking of doing Land's End to John O'Groats next-- a mere 800+miles. Let's pray for southerly winds!