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Monty — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:21:44 +0000

Final stats…

Monty — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:55:31 +0000

Over the ten weeks, 11,000 km were covered. This is equivalent to 6,800 miles, an average of 97 miles a day. The clock would not have recorded three days due to transfers, bringing the average up to 101.5 miles a day. AWESOME!!!

Well, 10 weeks and 11,000 km along, the end of thıs road…

Monty — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:22:02 +0000

Hey Folks, I have reached the end of my road. Wıthout adequate fundıng and sponsorshıp, there wıll not be enough money to pay for the flıghts that wıll be necessary ın the future. I have decıded to return home and work to pay off the debts already ıncured.
Thıs has been a fantastıc experıence and I am ımmensely proud of what we have achıeved. Thank you to all famıly, frıends and others who have helped and lent theır support.
There have been so many specıal people along thıs journey, ıt ıs dıffıcult to pıck out ındıvıduals. For theır consıstent support over a perıod of tıme, Julıe, Neah and Mıke deserve recognıtıon. For theır total commıttment over more than 24 hours, Ruslan and Rostislav deserve mentıon.

A new plan…

Monty — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:41:16 +0000

Having discussed things with Andrew and his son, I’ve decided to continue cycling to Odesa. When I get there, and assuming Clarence has arranged flights, I will see how much time I have to spare and cycle East accordingly. I will leave enough time to return to Odesa for the Ferry, else I’m cycling all the way!

Sorry 4 da silence…

Monty — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:50:04 +0000

Seems 2 b summat wrong wif da phone connection, more apologies 4 repeat calls, I did not no da phone was ringing on your side, hope I did not call at crazy times…

Am in Kiev and hope to be on my way to Odesa soon. May cycle eastward for a day b 4 returning by train on Monday 4 da ferry 2 Istanbul or 2 days b 4 returning for the ferry to Poti, Georgia.

Eastern Europe

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:09:01 +0000

Received word that Keith is in Warsaw, hoping to get train to the Ukraine and then cycle down to Odessa over the next 5 days. He is then hoping to get a cargo ship from Odessa to Poti where he will have 5 days of rest while the ship is enroute to Poti.

Pretty cool to see the photos from Keith, check them out on Flickr if you haven’t yet!

-Neah

Photos uploaded,

Monty — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:12:12 +0000

feast your eyes on the good, the bad and the …

An update…

Monty — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:23:55 +0000

The last day in Finland was frustrating as it was only about 100 km and I was looking forward to some admin time. It took most of the day and I got the last ferry to Estonia only thanks to a lift from John, many thanks indeed for the help with the post too.
Estonia was a bit windy too and I lost 25km after discovering the loss of my bank card, which has been fantastic; I rely heavily on all the stuff I carry – need to look after it more…
Things were going well ’till I got about 65 km north of Vilnius. I had to navigate side roads and got my 4th puncture. I’d high hopes of a big mileage day ending with a night in Vilnus. In the end I stopped 50 km short, had a late start and a royal fiasco with the puncture involving a failed repair, a ride in a police car to get a new tube, returning the tube as it was a shrader valve and useless, a successful repair and a bus ride into Vilnus. A coach to Warsaw followed (all nighter) and I’m now waiting for a train to the Ukraine.
Will try to upload photos….

Goodbye Finland

juli — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:15:53 +0000

Thank you John for collecting the parcels for Keith, and the GPS system. Keith will be on the night ferry to Tallin…….he might get to watch the football before boarding!
Many thanks for your help John.

Last day in Scandinavia

juli — Wed, 27 May 2009 11:57:51 +0000

Keith should be in Helsinki this evening, but a lot of headwind slowing him down today.