Ep.01 – ENGLAND

Ep.01 – ENGLAND

it’s 8:00 on Monday the 10th of June the headlines this morning President macron says he’s made the serious heavy decision to call a snap election in France after a crushing defeat by the far right in voting for the European Parliament the liberal Democrats are launching their Manifesto with a pledge to boost spending on the Health Service and social care in England by 9 billion at NHS blood and Transplant thank you very much and Helen Willets with the weather Michelle thank you very much hello good morning a rather cool and showery day for many but across the south and east of England we have some rains that’s Lincolnshire the Midlands East angle and the southeast it’s windy and there’ll be some heavy rain for the next few hours should clear by lunchtime and then the skies will brighten a little with a scattering of heavy showers but there’s a yellow warning from the Met Office for strong Gusty winds for East Anglia 50 m an hour because it’s so unseasonable and it will mean it’ll feel cooler again today 13 or 14 I think the I had been wondering about this day for quite some time how would I feel after the first Pedas Strokes into a life change and at the start of a long ride would I be excited would I be afraid what kind of thoughts will go through my mind once the door locked behind me for the last time with the odd Rumble of Thunder potentially as well I have readen down Abbey Road a thousand times photobombed countless pictures of Beatles fans the time has come I have quit work and I’m leaving England on a bicycle the long face is not for a show I have just said goodbye to friends and to colle colleages and every street is filled with memories as I pass by the buildings where it all had started the Royal Guards pass by me then I Coss around Queen Victoria’s statue catching glimpses of Buckingham Palace and wondering whether it would be for the last time probably not yet I was living for good and it really felt like it [Music] I stop by the river and look back one more time at the familiar silhouette of canary Warf and it’s toing buildings but I’m going I’m going for a long bike ride [Music] greetings from leafy Kent The Garden of England yesterday I left London following the Tams estu and made it to Rochester and now I keep following uh National psycho route one which goes all the way to do uh from where I will cross the channel so today I’m heading to Canterbury and uh still feeling a little bit like a traveling circus getting used to a heavier bike and uh getting used to pack it know where everything is and uh hopefully looking forward to in a few weeks to be able to pack it in 5 minutes rather than the 25 minutes that it took this morning weather is beautiful today sunny and much better than London yesterday I think the city made sure to see me off with a roll of thunder so got a bit of a wet start but this is England for you that’s why it’s so beautiful and so green at least that’s what people say to cheer you up when you’re soaked wet so let’s go to Canterbury about has changed about me has change I’m sleeping just without you all I could something about me feels strange something is just not the same I haven’t been thinking about you even when I [Music] should all the lies they told I forgiv all the fights in his fault I forgot I’ve done all in my power to heal them all of my scar I’m getting good to let it [Music] go it’s a good end to a very nice cycling day about to reach Canterbury and uh National cycle Route One D Isa point actually this part is really beautiful just going through the through a thick forest about you off something about you off but I was too to see to love to know oh somebody told me get lost somebody gave a head but I just couldn’t believe it little did I know all the LI they told I for all the fights in fault I forgot I’ve done all in my power heal all of my scar I’m getting good to letting go I’m let there yet but but I know a a open hold they when I’m Happ just made it to do and it’s fair port and what is quite a dull day at the moment but at least I didn’t get any rain and 30 years ago I suppose this is the first place I got to when I traveled to England for the first time on a bus and uh would have never thought that one day I’m going to return on a [Music] bicycle what a better place to say farewell to this country than at the White Cliffs of do on a narrow straight Crossing that will take me to the continent goodbye England and thanks for being kind to me [Music] letting go

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