The Leaving Party

The Leaving Party

Party and the off

We're off again on our travels!!!
After months of thinking about it, formulating the plan, booking our flights and last minute packing we were in need of a farewell party with a fine mix of Tod harriers, Calderdale tri club members and West Mount Vets staff. The theme was Heros and Villains, creating a good opportunity to get the fancy dress box out. Mr and Mrs Incredible hosted the party with fine attendences from Dangermouse, Trinity, Bonnie and Clyde, Calamity Jane and Wyatt Earp (or was it Woody from Toy Story), Number 1, Santa, The one and only miniture hero and may more.
Two weeks since the party now and our Bikes and bags are packed. A marathon has been run and we are ready to go......

Saturday 26 May 2012

Another celebratory Beer!

15th April, Bariloche


What 3400miles does to your tyres!
Today began with a lie in and then a good hostel breakfast of homemade jams and bread, cereal and coffee, importantly for a change it didn't involve porridge. All good things to set us up for a day of packing up the bikes and going through our kit ready for our flight home.
We'd bought some cardboard bike boxes from a shop the night before. It was the first time we'd had to pay for   the cardboard boxes that the bike shops get new bikes delivered in but apparently they are in short supply and at a premium in Bariloche. Once found though it certainly saved us a lot of hassle of looking for more cardboard so we had parted with our 30 pesos (£5) each without too much hesitation. We now spent today fitting our bikes into them. Admittedly Gareth did most of the fitting, whilst I sorted through the rest of our kit.
Bikes packed away and stored in the corner of our room we know knew that we had tomorrow to enjoy.
Time in the afternoon then to wander around tacky souvenir and many chocolate shops in town but it was too cold to linger for long.
Finally with out too much persuasion we made our way back to the small bar we'd found in time for happy hour. 2 pints each for 40 pesos. Justified as another celebratory beer or two!!


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