Well, it’s looking like this nine month idea is really going to give birth.  It’s too soon to tell if it will end prematurely or not, but barring catastrophe it looks like we’re definitely going; and, even though at first we viewed it more as a vision than a commitment we have moved beyond that and have bought in to the idea that we’ll complete the whole journey.  Nine months!  Wow!

We’re quite far along in our planning at this point.  We have the route mapped out for the entire tour and are well into the process of finding and booking lodging.  Currently we’re in Burgundy and heading north fast.  I expect we’ll hop the English Channel and start working north from Dover within a few days.

We’ve bought our tickets for Barcelona and booked our lodging in Portland for December when we plan to fly home from Nice.  Looks like we’re really going, folks.  Might as well start the journal and invite folks to keep us company along the way.  

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Polly LowWhat a great route! (Though I feel quite tired just looking at it...). Incidentally: do you know the cycle.travel route planner? I think it's probably the best planner for UK roads (esp. because it takes account of traffic volume data, so can help you dodge small-but-busy routes).
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Scott AndersonTo Polly LowHi, Polly. Thanks again for following along, and thanks for the tip. I hadn’t heard of cycle.travel before but it looks like an excellent resource. I’ll have to study it and compare its recommendations to our own plans.

So are you based in the UK, btw? Will we be passing anywhere near you?
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Polly LowTo Scott AndersonI'm based in Durham, in north-east England, which your route very carefully swerves! (I don't blame you: Durham itself is great, but the scenery in the North Pennines and N. Yorks is, I have to concede, better. But if your route changes to bring you further east, I will gladly provide advice on cake stops, pubs, and other essentials...)
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