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"The Beast" gets a Bath and "No rain in Spain"
The intrepid riders on these tours will know what I'm
talking about.
"The Beast" in Corsica is challenge
enough in good weather (which we had for most of the
week)
but when torrential downpours hit, well,
it was nice to have a van. Corsica was blasted with
a torrential downpour the day we went to Bonifacio.
It is a VERY eery feeling to ride down
an asphalt road that sounds hollow underneath
because whatever was down there was washed away.....
Spain was sun, sun and more sun. That's not a first
but there were plenty of firsts on these two
tours....the first couple to ride it on a tandem; first
time anyone rode the Beast and Spain tours back to back,
first time for a gigantic town Fair (gee,
they start those kids on bulls awfully young), first
group to miss the train, first group to miss the bus
(yeah, the same group), first couple to have their
missing luggage delivered in three separate
installments, first time we all donned "sympathy
bandages"......
It's great to have people on the tours who can "go
with the flow" and are "game" for whatever happens.
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Grand Prize to Brian Towns
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First to Complete all The Tours
Here is another first. Brian Towns of Baltimore is
the FIRST person to
complete EVERY Far and Away Tour offered. That's no
small accomplishment given that Far and Away has not
been around that long and every tour offered is "far
away" and in challenging (but beautiful) terrain.
Brian selected "Laos on the house" for his prize.
When asked
"why go back to Laos?", Brian responded "It's a
fascinating place; a throwback to a time when the
world was a different
place. I want to return before that changes."
Brian's not the only one. Graeme Watkins of
Australia is also returning for the second year in a
row.
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Locked and Loaded for Laos
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Ready or not!
Twelve people have their visas in hand and are
headed to mysterious and magical Laos in November: two
Canadians, four people from the West Coast, 3 from
the East Coast, two Midwesterners and one Aussie.
This group is spread out all over! Some people are
already there.
Some people are coming from Viet Nam and some people
are going to Viet Nam afterwards. Some may never
return home......some may not have a home.
I have always said this one is for a different breed!
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Taking Orders Now
Many customers have indicated that they would be
interested in "tour jerseys".
If you'd like a Far and Away "White
Villages" Jersey, please e-mail me by
November 10 so I can order one for you. Cost is
$60 for the short sleeve jersey and $55 for the
sleeveless one. They both have full hidden zips. I
expect them to be available around year end.
Jerseys for Corsica, Slovenia and Laos are in the
planning stages.
Please visit the F&A Store for size info.
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"Send a Friend" is going....going.....
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Save $100 per Friend thru December 31, 2006
Thru December 31, 2006,
CUSTOMERS (i.e., anyone who has been on or is signed
up for a tour) will receive 100 bucks for EVERY new
person they refer (i.e., a person who has not yet
been on a tour) who
makes a deposit on a Spring 2007 tour.
Just send me a note
so I know who it is. You get a $100 credit
posted to your account that you may use as soon as your "friend" completes payment for their tour. Use it to
pay for your own tour, buy some Far and Away
stuff from the store or request a "gift certificate".
Use the "forward email" button appearing below to
make the introduction.
Forward email
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