Author: biketour

Biketour update for 2010-08-13

Hiding from the rain right now before we cross the border into Belgium, staying tonight in Keiem, West Flanders # Spent a few days in Calais meeting migrants & activists there – shocked at the situation,Had a critical mass for solidarity for sans-papiers # We left Wales 4 weeks ago but @campcymru09 is starting today! Sorry we couldn't be there now but today we arrive in Belgium… #

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Biketour update for 2010-08-08

Going from Ruisseauville to Wierre-Effroy today, arriving in Calais at 13:00 on Monday to make lunch and decide where we are going to stay # Satisfied & wet: in the rain we built foundations of a hut, moved 4000kg of hay, constructed a compost toilet & had a rocket-stove workshop! #

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Biketour update for 2010-08-06

We sucessfully spent the last 5 days making the itinerary up as we went, surprisingly easy to find suitable free camp spots, even in France! # 20-people now, the biketour arrived to a warm welcome at "A Petits Pas" http://www.apetitspas.net/ in Ruisseauville, France #

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Biketour update for 2010-07-22

Good to see some images of Biketour people on the Camp Action Climat Flickr feed http://www.flickr.com/photos/campclimat # The location of Camp Action Climate has been announced: http://www.campclimat.org/spip.php?article187 # A ridiculously early start this morning and a recycled food breakfast, the group all safely made it to the ferry in Portsmouth-just in time! # Had an amazing time visiting seriously inspiring projects in England & Wales: thanks to our hosts and participants, it's sad to say goodbye! #

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