Photo's from the arrival in Paris

As promised the last report from myself, I'm sure there will be entries from Julia, Wayne and Andrew today. The arrival was quite an emotional experience all round but everyone entered the spirit of things. With champagne been sprayed all over the place it was a sight to behold. Some of it even got drunk. (See the movie below for the arrival of team 2).
At the meeting point there were some 130 riders of team 2 and their friends and families.
Below are just a few shots of Wayne Julia & Andrew plus a group shot and also a group shot of Oliver Army.





Kerry Anne one of the lady rider's who had become quite friendly with Julia & Wayne on the trip, came over to us in a bit of a daze and a huge smile on her face. Peter, her boy friend who had been chatting t us earlier, carried out the ultimate romantic operation. Once the riders had meeting the last meeting place before leaving for the hotel. Peter took Kerry Anne to one side under the Eiffel Tower, went down on one knee and with the ring box open in one hand, he asked her to marry him. How romantic is that. She accepted, then went off to show the ring off.

May we wish you both all the very best for the future along with lots of happiness.





The whole event in Paris was spot and concluded with a gala dinner at the hotel which was very nice indeed The oganiser's then went through the thank you formalities. Overall a massive £185,000 had been raised for various well deserving charities. What a fantastic acheivement.

Many of the riders then went out one the town in Paris, where they got the energy from I do not know.
Our own table which were Wayne & Julia's family and friends decided to pop next door into the mall where there were a couple of bar/bistro's. Here we had a couple of night caps and then retired (me first). However, I have to say we picked the only bar in France that did not have any cognac or Anis of any sort.

Sunday, was spent having a leisurely breakfast, late'ish check out. After that Wayne & Julia took a taxi due to having a very large sports bag along with Julia's grandad & Thelma and made their way the Gare du Nord train station, the rest of us took the metro (which I have to say is incredibly easy to use).
From there with all bags in lockers we spent two and a half hours outside a bar/bistro close to the Gare du Nord where Julia & Wayne had to check in for the Eurostar back to the UK at15.15
After several attempts to get one of the group to try a Belgian beer called Delerium Tremens which was 11% alcohol, we all opted for our own preference. After a spot of lunch it was soon getting close to 15.00. Ten minutes later we waved goodbye to Julia and Wayne as the went off through the Eurostar check in and joined the other riders for the Train home.

Now that it was all over it was just ourselves left to our own devices on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Paris. So not to bore you too much, we went to the Notre Dame cathedral, had a nice coffee in yet another bistro on the Seine. We finished up having dinner in the Latin Quarter and finally headed for the Metro and the journey back to Charles de Gaulle airport. All in all a very good weekend for riders and supporters alike.