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Marshside to Faversham (England) UK (7,250kms) and off the bikes to the Airport.

Aug 23, 2012

Snippets / Memories / Photos of the day:

• Cannot believe that we are at the end of our 3 trips / 2 year plan to visit the UK and explore the transport and logistics industry / infrastructure while seeing some of the country.
• We have discovered many things are very similar to home and others vastly different to suit the population base, the terrain and history over time. So much of the land here was settled before it was surveyed where in Australia more of it was surveyed before settlement as an example so we have fewer legacy issues with lots of infrastructure placement for instance.
• It has been a wonderful experience and while we would love to continue we want the time and opportunity to do the same thing in other places (on sealed roads / tarmac of course) so will explore the possibilities for doing a similar exercise in the USA and Canada over the next year or so. So, as they say ‘watch this space!’


Bits and Bobs – some of the things I will miss:



British rural farmland scenes I remember from childhood books and china from my Grandma’s.



Beacons all over the country like this one at Chislet (up the hill from Phil and Jeans) which were used centuries ago to alert the population of impending danger.



The good old Gate Inn at Marshside………..Baked spuds to die for and really fast WIFI.


This video was shot by Norm as we headed across a field towards a farm (with a genuine Oast House behind it) on our way back to Marshside…..and this was a pretty wide one compared to a lot we travelled on and we could see what was coming here instead of the luck of the draw and who will dart out around the next corner / hedge / thicket. We SO should have had some decent video gear. (If you cannot follow the link copy and paste in yur browser)

http://youtu.be/-8GAVaLvWSE

Last nights’ Accommodation:

St Kilda, Marshside (England) UK


We’ve said it all before. This is a lovely home away from home for us and it’s a bit sad to think we may not be back. Our hosts (Phil and Jean) have managed over time to miss a good deal of us…….but we don’t have a complex about that. We don’t we don’t we don’t’ Assuming we will be back in the future some time we just won’t give them as much notice so they cannot organise a full or partial absence. Ha ha. We hope to return the favour for them or their family in Australia in the not too distant future.



St Kilda, Marshside with a couple of very clean bikes compliments of Norm.


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