FINIS

At 1530 hrs local time on Saturday 13th September 2008, Oli and I were drinking Moet at the Cafe de Paris in front of the Casino at Monte Carlo.

I was on for the full bottle and then the train back to Nice but Oli insisted that we should ride back so we settled for the demi! (just as well at MC prices). He was right of course because there were some lovely views - and a very fast tunnel downhill.

Trip 79.9m
Average 12.1 mph
Max 43.2mph !!
Time 6.34hrs
Total 909m

Another tremendous day - started early, riding towards the rising sun as we finally reached the Med. The Corniche between St Raphael and Cannes is one of the best rides I can remember - 34k of ups and downs around the calanques - in the company of literally hundreds of frenchmen in lycra.

The waypoints today read like an upmarket French holiday brochure - or probably a song by Sacha Distel (who he?) - St Raphael, Cannes, Juan les Pins, Cap D'Antibes, Nice, Villefranche, Beaulieu, and finally Monaco and Monte Carlo.

The ride along the Promenade des Anglais was so good that we have now done it three times - cycle path separated from traffic and pedestrians and very well signposted.

Thought that coffee at Juan les Pins was pricey until we got the bill for coffee and croissants at the caffe promenade in Nice this morning (Eu 4.80for a cup of tea). however sunday morning in the sunshine in Nice was worth it.

Now all we have to do is get home. Off to pick up the car and drive the 900 miles back to Calais and ferry home tomorrow.

more news when we get back and of course the Photos.

One final thought from Oli last night - he had rolled up the legs of his shorts to allow his road rash to heal in the air - and on the way into the hotel as we passed a mirror he asked if he looked like a Mason!