How to I go about doing a coast to coast cycle?
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I want to do a coast to coast- no real reason other than for fun and to push myself.
How long does it take?
What routes are there?
What essentials would I need?
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Being you are from the U.K., I can't answer how long it would take you. Maybe no one could. The first thing you will need to do is train, train & train some more. Train til ya puke.
Essentials? #1) A good (and I mean GOOD) touring road bike, like the one on 1st link below. #2) Panniers to store your stuff...extra clothes, emergency medical kit, cell phone, money, contact phone numbers, etc. #3) Sleeping arrangements? You gonna spend every night in a sleeping bag or in a motel? #4) Meals? You gonna cook while on the road or stop for food? If packing a sleeping bag & cooking supplies, you will need a tow behind trailer, making training all the more important. #5) Did I mention money? Lots & lots of money or an American Express Card with no limit. #6) A way out. What to do if everything goes terribly wrong. I'm sure there are more things to do I just can't think about now...
Read all you can about training, fitness & diet on Bicycling.com. 2nd link.
What's the difference between Jersey's west coast and south coast?
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I need to know some comparisons between Jersey channel island's west coast and south coast for a homework due in soon.
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Didnt know there was a difference! I lived there many years ago. the west coast may be colder and much more coastle I hope that helped.
What is the best island to stay at off the queensland coast?
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Planning a 3 month stay in Australia on east coast, have stayed at Peppers Lodge in far north Queensland and would like to stay at another island. Can anyone make some sugestions?
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I recently went on a trip to Queensland a few mons ago. Right of
Mission Beach there is an island called Dunk island, it has heaps of great things:
-Beautiful views
-Theres is a main resort that's really nice and has 2 big pools. There are even some rooms that are right on the beach. You can lie on your bed and look straight at the water
-Great scenery and walks, the butterfly's are so Beautiful
-Plenty of water sports
- You practically have the beach to yourself
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What was the actual time of day, that the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hit the east coast of Sri Lanka?
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I've looked around, and so far I have found people saying that it hit the east coast at 7:58am, 9:00am, and 11:54am. So seriously, what was the actual time of day that the tsunami hit the east coast of Sri Lanka.
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As I remember the first wave hit around 9.20 am. But I'm not sure which part of the island it was. It could be the south, but then again the island is pretty small to have a big time difference. Out of your three answers the third one is definitely wrong. 9 - 9.20 would be a safe assumption.
Edit: Since the quake was near Sumatra, the south-east was the first to be hit. That's around the town of Hambanthota. So the south of the island is actually westward from there. That means, east gets hit before the south (Galle, Matara).
What places to see on the west coast of the states?
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I'm travelling from Vancouver to Seattle in mid May then looking to spend about 3 weeks going down the west coast as far as LA & across to Vegas.Just looking for any advice on what to see,where to stay & pretty much any advice in general.
Thanks in advance
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Well, if you're going to make it to Los Angeles, you MUST make it to San Diego which is far more interesting than Las Vegas. The Point Cabrillo lighthouse is certainly one of the top half dozen places in the Western United States, and the trip to it rivals the Golden Gate Bridge, which you will, of course, have already visited.
I'd want to visit the Palm Springs Aerial Tram, and the Huntington Botanical Gardens in Pasadena. Don't forget the redwoods in the northwest end of California, and the Giant Sequoias east of Fresno in the Sierras.
