Paris to London 2011 /// 290km in 2 days

Hi,  We've ben absent for a while since the Italian trip. The Tour de France had us glued to the box.
Since Italy, we've been occasionally riding the usual Surrey hills trip to keep the legs warm.
However, on the week of the 13 July, I took the bike on the Eurostar in order to meet up with my
french friends and do our first Paris to London in 2days:

Day 1: 165km Paris to Dieppe and got the ferry to Newhaven
Day 2: 120km   Newhaven to London via Brighton

Given how turd the summer weather has been, we were very lucky, with a little overcast on the first day
and a good blue sky in the UK. It was a first bike trip with my french mates and everyone enjoyed it.
It was a little taster for more trips to come in the next year. The arrival in London was welcome by some
good pints and a party weekend. Thomas, one of the french guys decided to do the trip back from London through heavy rain.

A few pics and a map of our route.

   Early morning start, 20km north of Paris, somewhere

   The one who reminded everyone to take their passports forgot it himself and had to do to the U-turn
   of shame and join us the next morning in Newhaven.

   GuiGui and the machine

   Dieppe, waiting for the ferry

    Ditchling road, leaving Brighton

    The awaited PINT