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			<![CDATA[What was just an idle banter at a friends BBQ is now a daunting reality.December the 1st 2007 I, along with some other intrepid explorers; I leave these shores in search of Paris and then 5000 km later Dakar on the shores of Senegal. On an old BMW motorcycle just for the fun of it and try to raise money for two things, a charity called Jigsaw4u and for a small village school in the Gambia that we will visit after we get to Dakar. Jigsaw4u is a small charity that devotes its attention to helping children during bereavement. The village school is at 13.58333 Lat and -14.96667 Long a remote place called BrikanaIsland. We met the head teacher, Nfally Badjie, earlier this year and felt compelled to help. 
 The trip will take about 4 weeks. About 3500 miles give or take. I am hoping to raise some corporate sponsorship to help pay for the fundraising and extraordinary expenses for the expedition. In return the sponsor's logo will feature heavily on the bike, clothing tents and equipment and be photographed all the way to Africa. It can then be used in newsletters, advertising and web sites Individual supporters too can buy a tour Polo Shirt or just make a donation. We will be updating this site every chance we get during the trip with news of our progress and photos. I will be writing to everyone in the near future with more details. Many thanks Steve Coombe 
If you would like to make a donation please make cheques payable to:
Jigsaw4U and send them to Ivory Security ATGNIT POBox 146 Edenbridge Kent TN8 9AU  Many Thanks.
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			<title><![CDATA[Nowhere, France]]></title>
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				<![CDATA[Training Trip Three
Only two of us out this time and I must say a fair modicom of success. A fantastic fast ride through the beautifull french country side. Then a suggestion of &quot;a bit of off roa...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Paris-Route 66, France]]></title>
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				<![CDATA[Day Two  048963 Official Start.
We head off into the rain early this Saturday morning.  We have comms sets to keep in touch as we head towards the tower and the start line.  I shared a room with two o...]]>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2007 20:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Caterham-Dover, UK]]></title>
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				<![CDATA[Day One: 048672 miles       I am supposed to leave my house at about 9:00 so as to be at andys for our breakfast sendoff at 10:00.  I have, following the installation of anti punture goo in the tyres,...]]>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cambridge, UK]]></title>
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				<![CDATA[Off we went on Friday afternoon the three amigos off for our last training weekend.

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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tunbridge Wells, UK]]></title>
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				<![CDATA[Saturday was the night of the charity Jigsaw4U annual ball.  We were invited to go along with the corporate sponsors of the trip.  We were also there so that the guests could play 'Guess the weight' o...]]>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nowhere, UK]]></title>
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				<![CDATA[Believe it or not this is the first training trip that all three of us have started together and got home together not bad eh.I hope we haven't peaked too soon.
We off, on a bright Friday afternoon.Ox...]]>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nowhere, UK]]></title>
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				<![CDATA[Paul and I set off on our own; a route planned to the last detail and a camp site booked by his lovely wife Clair.The ride was good it was dry the roads not to busy and I really enjoyed the bike.The d...]]>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2007 20:45:12 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dorset, UK]]></title>
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				<![CDATA[Training trip two.
This trip was planned to the last detail. Three bikes, one nights self sufficient wild camping in Dorset.Then it started to rain and rain and rain.Then the bike stopped, then the RA...]]>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:39:28 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Calais, France]]></title>
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				<![CDATA[The first of our training trips did not go exactly to plan. We did not plan on:Getting a puncture, running out of fuel, missing the ferry,getting lost, losing the riding partners,losing the bike key o...]]>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 19:22:34 +0100</pubDate>
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