I am the tall chef from day #1. I had the pleasure to cook great meals for you using first-class ingredients. It was a challenging job in the kitchen, I can tell you that. But it was fun and my wife helped me (reluctantly in the beginning, but she started to like it later on, especially after Dean came back with a few Newcastle ales from a local shop).
On day two, the first man brought his own fresh broccoli to pimp the pasta a little bit. Here he is enjoying the meal with shoe engineer and menu writer Steve (middle) and Dean (left). Similar photo has been posted earlier, but this one is better IMHO
I might RIDE the tour next year, as Andy C. transferred my start fee to 2018 (as a reward for my outstanding helper services
).
It was a very nice experience and a great prolonged weekend for me and my wife. We did a 20k hike with about 700 m of climb and did some tourist stuff like Herriot Museum in Thirsk + Lake District. Very nice.
I hope to see some more English riders for the most popular German 1000k in Bavaria, which typically takes place during the midsummer weekend 2018 (Thu-Sun). It is tough but not as hard as this one. Swisshat has been terrorised by me badly and he is so scared that he will definitely come
For details ask me - or Swisshat.
Cheers, Andreas