On 27 August 2009, Alan, Chris, David and Jeff flew to Berlin, stayed for a week, then on 5 September headed to Bastia in Corsica (Corse).
| Day | Date | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | 27-Aug-09 | Depart: SYD 16:35 BA010 – Amadeus Ref: 4LXDWA |
| Friday | 28-Aug-09 | Arrive: LHR 06:20 T4, Alan joins ex-Singapore; Depart: LHR BA982 08:50 T5; Arrive: Berlin Tegel 11:35 |
| Saturday | 29-Aug-09 | Berlin |
| Sunday | 30-Aug-09 | Berlin |
| Monday | 31-Aug-09 | Berlin |
| Tuesday | 01-Sep-09 | Berlin |
| Wednesday | 02-Sep-09 | Berlin – bike hire trip to Potsdam |
| Thursday | 03-Sep-09 | Berlin (Chris & David 8pm Concert at the Staatskapelle with Sabine) |
| Friday | 04-Sep-09 | Berlin |
| Saturday | 05-Sep-09 | Depart: 17:20 Berlin-Schönefeld flight no. 4U 8432; Arrive: Bastia 19:25 [Poretta to Bastia 26.4km] |
| Sunday | 06-Sep-09 | Bastia |
| Monday | 07-Sep-09 | Bastia |
| Tuesday | 08-Sep-09 | Bastia to Macinaggio [36.5km] |
| Wednesday | 09-Sep-09 | Macinaggio to Nonza to Marine de Negru [55.4km] |
| Thursday | 10-Sep-09 | Marine de Negru to Saint-Florent [14.4km] |
| Friday | 11-Sep-09 | Saint-Florent |
| Saturday | 12-Sep-09 | Saint-Florent to Île-Rousse [46.5km] |
| Sunday | 13-Sep-09 | Île-Rousse to Calvi [43.6km] |
| Monday | 14-Sep-09 | Calvi: ride to Church for view; excellent restaurant for dinner |
| Tuesday | 15-Sep-09 | Calvi |
| Wednesday | 16-Sep-09 | Calvi to Galéria [36km] |
| Thursday | 17-Sep-09 | Galéria to Porto [48.7km] |
| Friday | 18-Sep-09 | Porto to Cargèse [31.2km]; Cargèse lunch) to Sagone [13km]; rain all the way; Sagone swim |
| Saturday | 19-Sep-09 | Sagone to Ajaccio [35.5km] |
| Sunday | 20-Sep-09 | Ajaccio: morning market |
| Monday | 21-Sep-09 | Ajaccio to Corte by train; book ferry; rain late afternoon |
| Tuesday | 22-Sep-09 | Corte: 11.4km uphill ride into the gorge of the Restonica valley |
| Wednesday | 23-Sep-09 | Corte: ride to Calacuccia |
| Thursday | 24-Sep-09 | Corte to Ponte Leccia to Bastia to Marseille by ferry overnight |
| Friday | 25-Sep-09 | Marseille: locate hotel |
| Saturday | 26-Sep-09 | Marseille: bike repair and Arab quarter |
| Sunday | 27-Sep-09 | Marseille: open air market; ride along coast |
| Monday | 28-Sep-09 | Marseille: train to Aix-en-Provence; walking round town. |
| Tuesday | 29-Sep-09 | Marseille: train with bikes to Aix-en-Provence. Ride around St Victoire. |
| Wednesday | 30-Sep-09 | Marseille: train with bikes to Cannes; ride to Nice. Jeff’s birthday. |
| Thursday | 01-Oct-09 | Nice |
| Friday | 02-Oct-09 | Depart: Nice 18:10 BA355; Arrive: LHR 19:15; Depart: LHR BA015 21:35 |
| Saturday | 03-Oct-09 | In flight |
| Sunday | 04-Oct-09 | Arrive: SYD 06:15 |
