Long weekend on the way - suggestions.

[robstvr]

I'm taking Friday off, so that's 4 days to do a bike thing. The biker chick i recently met (see other posts, somewhere) has suggested we head off on the bikes. France she says. That's all good, but need some good, really twisty bits in the north. Can cross either to Calais or Cherbourg, don't much care. Just don't want the hours of straight line tedium that can be had up there.

Spain would be great, but no ferries to suit, which sucks.


Ta in advance.

[GreigR]

Have a look at this: http://fogonazos.blogspot.com/2007/08/stelvio-pass...

[robstvr]

Great inspirational link, but to get there, do that, get back surely is going to require said straight line monotony? I've been to the alps, and they are fantastic, but it's not so easy to get there in a day. At least, not with an interesting route. Or is it?

[robstvr]

Actually, it's completely doable. The wonders of Google maps.

[surfsofa]

First things first - can we all pray to our respective gods that the rain buggers off to the north of the UK where it's supposed to be at this time of year.

I'll be doing my first serious distance this coming weekend, rain or shine. I'm really hoping it's closer to the latter!