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Sean Barker

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  1. Overhausen (D) to Kassel (D) The rain never let up today, so that's 48 hours I've been soaked through and I'm starting to look like a human prune. I spent the day (as yesterday) on quiet forest roads and cycle paths and later roads but with the German drivers so courteous and considerate sharing the road with them is a pleasure. I made camp in the forest just north of Kassel. Soaked through and in a wet tent and sleeping bag I dreamt of drier days.
  2. Wesel (D) to Overhausen (D) After a morning of light showers the hard rain came down with a vengeance in the afternoon as the skies darkened and I spent the day soaked through to the skin. I made my way through the rain and passed through a plethora of small villages and towns such as "Selm, "Werne and "Hamm" before eventually worn out I hurriedly erected my tent in the woods while being buffeted by the rain. It was to be an uneasy sleep both damp and cold
  3. Zennet (Ned) to Wesel (D) After a difficult night’s sleep, (my injured arm kept waking me every time I moved) I was unaware at this time that I had a rotor cuff tear in the shoulder that wouldn't heal until I was to finish the tour and receive medical attention. I awoke to find that when I pitched my tent in the dead of night the previous day I had inadvertently camped in a field full of cows. They may have been on the far side of the field but for all the world they seemed to me to be standing in a line and looking at me in a disapprovingly way, I packed up at first light and hit the road, stopping shortly thereafter to cook up a hearty breakfast to see me through the day. I was having trouble with my cooker leaking fuel but managed to fix it with some strategically placed duct tape but to my annoyance I discovered that I somehow managed to lose my compass. A priority for today is to get a new one. I made my way to Wesel passing through "Kleve" "Kalkar" and "Xanten" the weather was one heavy rain shower after another all day but the long term weather forecast was rain rain and more rain for the days and weeks ahead. Day two and into Germany The charming town of Kleve
  4. Hook Of Holland to Zennet (Ned) After an uneventful journey to the start at the Hook I made my way east circumnavigating Rotterdam and passing through the beautiful Kinderdijk with its multitude of windmills. I felt quite emotional cycling this stretch as I covered the ground that I had cycled with my daughter when we did a tour of the Netherlands together some seven years before. Following the river Lek it soon became apparent that my GPS was not picking up the satellites and consequently the roads and measuring distance properly which was a concern considering some of the remote places I was to cover on this tour. Fortunately I had my trusty compass and maps of the Netherlands and Germany; clearly I was going to have to pick maps up along the way. I did feel strange being back on the road again, cycling on the right, it somehow felt as if I was home again The ferry across to the Kinderdijk The stunning Kinderdijk, perhaps my favourite place in the Netherlands Another of the Kinderdijk
  5. I was pretty sure that this would be my last tour so I wanted to go out with something special. This would be my sixth major tour in as many years. I knew I was well prepared and experienced but I was also aware that with traveling solo so far off the beaten track both triumphs and disasters lay ahead. All the entries you will read are taken directly from my diary that was written at the end of each day before going to sleep. They are for the most part an account of the route I had taken that day and my state of mind
  6. From the album: Saracen Christmas

    Dave Sexton
  7. Sean Barker

    Saracen Christmas

    A selection of Photos of Saracen members full of Christmas cheer
  8. From the album: Saracen Christmas

    Mandy Mitchell
  9. From the album: Saracen Christmas

    Emma Barnes
  10. From the album: Saracen Christmas

    Sean Barker
  11. From the album: Saracen Christmas

    Richard Keyte
  12. From the album: Saracen Christmas

    Chris Thompson
  13. From the album: Saracen Christmas

    Gary Woodward
  14. From the album: Saracen Christmas

    John Shelly
  15. From the album: Saracen Christmas

    Ken Haddon
  16. From the album: Saracen Christmas

    Ivor Myttion
  17. From the album: Saracen Christmas

    Chris Pardoe
  18. From the album: Saracen Christmas

    Dave Mitchell
  19. Chris Pardoe, Pauline Carbutt and Eddie Smith
  20. Dave Mitchell accepting his trophy for Club ten mile TT standard
  21. A selection of photos from the 65 Annual end of year reunion and prize presentation. 22nd November 2014
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