Whilst we were not due to travel to France until Thursday 11th, many of the group headed down to the Dover area Wednesday to stay overnight for the early start. The ride down was a very, very wet one, as predicted and the consensus was that the rain would be […]
Read MoreDay 2 – Friday 12th September Following a comfy nights sleep and a filling breakfast, we headed out to the first stop of the day, The Commonwealth War Graves Visitor Centre in Beaurains, near Arras. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is a global leader in commemoration. Founded by Royal Charter […]
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Day 3 – Saturday 13th September We woke up to the final day of our Tour excited as to what Bob had in store for us today. The ride started with a short half hour ride to our first stop, Wellington Quarry, Arras, here Bob had organised a guided tour, […]
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Day One (Thursday) The Group travelled down the evening before and stayed overnight at Premier Inn’s close to the Euro Tunnel, to break up the long journey that lay ahead on Thursday. Our journey down South had been in wind and rain and the weather had forecasted much of the […]
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Day Three (Saturday) Pegasus Bridge Memorial Today’s itinerary included a first stop at the Pegasus Bridge Memorial, 1 Avenue Major John Howard 14860, Ranville. The capture of the River Orne bridge at Ranville and the bridge across the Caen Canal at Bénouville is the most famous mission of the airborne […]
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Day One – Wednesday 24th April Ron Coleman had organised this years tour of the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District for PECAM Members, unfortunately, at the last minute, Ron was unable to join us, so Bob Stewart kindly stepped in to lead the Tour. Twelve PECAM Members had signed up […]
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Blog by Bob Stewart PECAM – YPRES 15-17 September 2023 SATURDAYSadly, Steph was feeling under the weather, and she stayed in Ypres with Martin.Following an excellent Albion breakfast, we set off for the first location of the day, the Sanctuary Wood Museum at Hill 62. No navigation issues however, having […]
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Blog by Bob Stewart PECAM – YPRES, 15 – 17 September 2023 FRIDAY Like the rest of the group, I got up at stupid o’clock on the Friday morning and upon looking out of the window, the dank, dreary fog made me wonder what we were in for, weather wise. […]
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Day One Seven members of the PECAM GS Owners Club, along with six other PECAM Members met up for Ron Coleman (UTR) and Bob Stewart’s Tour of Yorkshire and the Lake District. The tour was to be a three-day adventure starting on Wednesday 19th April, meeting at The Sugar Mill […]
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Ypres Tour – Day One (Friday 2nd September 2022) A very early, Friday morning saw the first leg of the PECAM Tour to Ypres, Belgium, 12 bikes met at Haddon Services at 6am, after a briefing by Bob Stewart we set off on our adventure to Belgium. We were joined […]
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