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We visit Lanrivain regularly. Some friends of ours there run a motorcycle based gite business.

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The local bar/restaurant run by Jerome and Virginie is also a popular destination for us.

Good to meet you both and the Nicholls clan on Tues. Great place for a summer meeting ( perhaps). The weather wasn't so nice this last week. Will probably meet again quite soon, in the meantime seasonal greetings.
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Good to meet you both and the Nicholls clan on Tues. Great place for a summer meeting ( perhaps). The weather wasn't so nice this last week. Will probably meet again quite soon, in the meantime seasonal greetings.
Good to meet you too John. I hope your completion on the new house goes well and hope to meet up again probably in the new year now.
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The longest straight path on land in the world runs from Sagres in Portugal to Jinjiang in Fujian province, China. It is 11 241.1 kilometers long.

This should be the next great overland route, next to Ushuaia-to-Prudhoe-Bay and Nordkapp-to-Capetown. Who wants to be first to do it?
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From Sagres

Well, at least I am close to the starting point....
1 h to the Lighthouse west of Sagres.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_St._Vincent
Impressing place. To park there and think that on the other side of that ocean is the American Continent. ANother "end of the woorld" feeling.

I like travelling by motorcycle.
To ride the bike, sleep in tent, adapt to cultures.... no problem.

But I do not think that I woule be able to handle the paperwork that is needed for such a trip. I am more worried about Visas, carnets, .... than the travelling itself.

(Sagres - Nordkapp is 5 600 km)

There is a Iron Butt from Spain to Nordkapp
https://www.ironbutt.co.uk/w3/euroe2e.php
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The longest straight path on land in the world runs from Sagres in Portugal to Jinjiang in Fujian province, China. It is 11 241.1 kilometers long.

This should be the next great overland route, next to Ushuaia-to-Prudhoe-Bay and Nordkapp-to-Capetown. Who wants to be first to do it?
Train fans already do it, from Villa Real De Santo Antonio in Portugal to Ho Chi Minh city is one of the worlds longest train rides, I have worked it out 17 Stages.
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