Neville Geoff are you still stopping in Thailand on the way home or have you hade a change of plans? Loved reading your blog it seams like you have been away for a long time and had some good adventures. Neville

jess hey dad only heard a few days ago that you are heading back a bit early!!! nice communication in this family :) though i do hear that everyone except me got an email!!! have fun with shez in turkey and i will see you in a week!

Craig Went to clean my bike tonight...just to realise that someone had done it for me!!! Thanks mate! Enjoy the rest of your travels!

dez clarke Belated Happy Birthday, geoff. Do you get senior discounts in France!! I could have lent you my card! Great scenery & photos Cheers DC

Helen Geoff, been keeping Mum and Aunty Margaret up to date with your travels sounds like your having a really great time, you won't want to come home. We all wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY for the 17th hope you have a great day and enjoy yourself. Love Mum, Helen & family

lucy dad, it all sounds so amazing!!! the photos are great too, making me even more excited to go! Pretty sure you didnt need to put a photo of ur elbow with the chunk of missing skin though!!! Keep having fun, Love Lucy xoxo PS Happy Birthday for 2moro in case i dont get a chance to email then!!

Geoff Dez, you are just a dirty old man and if you really want that address, I'll sell it to you when I get back. Jayne, won't be catching up with the tour until next Sunday, so it definitely wasn't me. You guys will love Whistler - and the rest of Canada. Watch out for the bears.

DEZ CLARKE Geoff, What was the address of your Hotel accommodation in Geneva!! Just in case I ever over to that part of the World? cheers

Jayne Hey Geoff! Looks like you are having a great time! Tony thought he saw you on the TDF footage, but we didnt know if you were actually there. So it made me check out your site. We are flying to Vancouver tomorrow, so it was good to hear your review of the town. We then go to Whistler, jasper, banff, calgary. cheers Jayne R

jess hey dad looks like you are having a great time! havent got the internet at the moment so not reading that often but trying to keep up with where you are and what you are doing! xxx

Geoff Craig, I'll send you an email with updates later tonight and I have been seeing some of the tour with French commentary. I will be in Thailand at the end of Aug so won't be doing ant more racing,

Craig Glad you made it to Paris! Hope you have managed to catch some of the Tour on TV. It has been epic viewing so far! Re. Nevilles message - just remember that Masters are 30-39 years old - but the Masters Champs may include older categories as well - just in case you were thinking of entering... See ya real soon!

Neville Geoff, where will you be at the end of August. This might be of interest now that you have an international ranking. UCI World Masters MTB Championships 2009 Event Dates: 25-30 Aug 2008 The World Masters MTB Championships return to Praloup in France again for 2009. The organisers say: "Entries are now open and more than 100 competitors signed up as soon as online registration for the 2009 event began. New routes for cross-country and downhill have been carefully prepared to provide even more challenge and enjoyment. Throughout the Winter we will keep you fully informed of all that we have planned for you. Until 31st May 2009 the price will remain the same as in 2008, that is 42 euros. After that, conforming to specific UCI rules, the tarif will be 50 euros."

Ian I am glad you enjoyed the hotel selection Geoff!..... and at least I picked one that was in the right country, eh!

Geoff Hi all. Thanks for all your posts, they are really great. It is nice to hear from everyone and to know a few people are reading them. Sarah, are you intending to stay in London when you get there or are you going to come over to Europe? I will arrange to catch up with you whatever you decide but I need to have some idea to work out where I am going.