A tour de France and a wedding in April 2025

Monday, March 31st 2025

The previous evening I had was attending a gig in Nottingham.

After my breakfast in the Travelodge hotel, I walked to Nottingham Railway station and travelled on the 08.50 East Midland Railway Service to London, St. Pancras, arriving there at 10.23.

As my Eurostar ticket said to be ready for the journey to Lille at 11.46. I had time to buy the tube of toothpaste, I had forgotten to pack. I also had a cup of Vanilla latte from Pret a Manger, King's Cross Station. 

I had to check in, and pass through security and passport control, like being in an airport. The department lounge was packed, the delay of a previous train (to Paris) only made the overcrowding worse. 

Bali, Tuesday, February 25th. Dinghies & motor-quadricycles

My travel buddy, Kevin likes his adrenaline activities and he booked a double bill on the Tuesday.

We had a breakfast outside Kevin's chalet, omelette, toast and orange juice.

We travelled by car to the water activity centre where we changed into swimming trunks and an old T shirt.

We joined an Australian family, mum, dad and daughter and travelled in a back of a truck to a drop off, which lead to the river band. We had to walk down 300 steps. 

Kevin and I, before we walked down to the river (Photo, Kevin's mobile phone camera) 

We rode in a rubber dinghy through fast flowing water for about 2 hours. We had a break where we had a coke.

Due to the fast flowing water, we were soaked almost straight away. 

A waterfall as seen from the dinghy (Photo, Kevin's mobile phone camera) 

At the end of the trip, we had to walk up about 200 steps to the road and opposite the water activity centre. However the boats were deflated and local staff carried up the deflated boats on their heads. Each boat weighs about 50 kilograms.

Soon after we were back, our driver took Kevin and I to another activity centre. I decided that the quadicycle was no for me, so I waited for Kevin to complete his ride, which went through rough tracks, water and steep hills. 

After these activities we both needed a shower. 

In the evening we went to the La Luz bar-restaurant and had a chicken burger, chips and a beer.

There was live music "Piano lounge tales with Mr Juicy G"