The "Boss" endorses London to MC crazy riders!

Hi there all - just thought id fire up a quick blog entry from the END POINT of this adventure!!

Being the lone ranger away from the rest of you, I've had to do a few solo runs on the bike - which gets a bit tiresome after a while (prefer to see George smoking a cigar up the hill, or be guest DJ for the team)!!!

However, I'm now training with the local Monaco crew (10 of them) who are doing a ride from St Tropez to Monaco, which is about 130KM. We are doing around 50KM to 75KM 3 x a week now, and soon  we will crack the 100KM mark (with coffee in between), which is effectively Monaco to Cannes and back. It will also simulate the last day or our ride, so ill be good with Nigel (the human GPS), our Garmins, Bespoke Tours Support Vehicles and some local knowledge of where all the good bars are!!!

I've also alerted the "boss" (his royal charmer - Prince Albert of Monaco) of our ride, as he is part of the training crew doing the St Tropez ride, and he has shown full royal support and promises to wave from his castle to us (I explained we were looking for more of a "head of state" type welcome reception, with 21 guns and the whole motorcyle convoy, which he is thinking about ha haaa aaa).

On a serious note he thinks we are completely mad, and I explained we caught a highly infectious disease from this lunatic called Nigel Payne where we do an off the wall thing for charity once a year - he as an adventurer with many expeditions under his belt (North Pole treck for example and was in 4 Olympics as bob sledder) was very humbled and extended his personal thanks etc etc. He isn't quite the Queen of England (can you imagine her coming past on the bike with a helmet!), but he has shown full support and asked what co-operation we needed. I said we were all under control save for our massage therapist which Renata is sorting, and we are ready for next years halloween festivities with George & Bunny supplying all the fancy dresses ;)

Anyway - off to do some work then prepare for saturdays ride, speak soon all and keep up the training, im motivated by you guys and not long to go!!!!

Best matt