Explorers Deep-In Europe

Now we’ve had a proper shower and a decent nights sleep, we wanted to officially thank everyone who has supported us in our amazing adventure :

Deeping Round Table
Deeping Rotary
Deeping Lions
MD Town Council
Dick Hughes
Bourne Lions
Len Pick Trust
Warner’s
Stamford & Bourne District Scouts
Lincolnshire County Scouts
Linfords Chip Shop
Branch Bros
Grassmere
Lilli’s Tea Room & Cakery
Scizzor Studios
Sweet Stop Bourne
Deeping Fun Day
Vibrant Colour

And last but not least our family and friends who have been along this journey with us from the minute we signed up for the trip to the moment they gave us a big hug when we got home

Thank You, we couldn’t have done it without you !

The final trip photo - chilling out at the Welcome Home BBQ !

Well that’s it, our adventure is complete!!! 10 countries, 16 cities, and many carbs eaten. Thank you to everyone who has supported us on our journey our families and friends and to Branch Bros, Warners, Grasmere farms, Lili’s Tea Room and Cakery, Scissors Studio, Deepings Round Table, The Deeping Rotary, Market Deeping Town Council, Bourne Lions, Deeping Lions, Vibrant Colour, Lincolnshire Scouts and groups, Linfords Fish and Chips, the Deeping Fun Day team, Dick Hughes and the Discover Europe central team

Day 12: after our final night of travel on the sleeper train, we arrived in Palermo and headed to the hostel to drop our bags off, then headed back to explore the town and grab lunch before heading back to the hostel for check in. We then spent the afternoon in the pool before heading to McDonald’s for dinner, now to chill 😎 ☀️

Day 11: very busy day today, started with some chaotic travel to Naples and then onward to Ercolano where we headed up to the top of Vesuvius from and then explored Herculaneum. It was then back to Naples where we grabbed some pizza and now are waiting into the station for our overnight train all the way to Palermo 🌋🚝⛴️

Day 10: we concurred our final overnight bus and headed to Rome. We explored the city and saw all the sights and then headed to our accommodation where we cooked a roast dinner

Day 9: we left Lyon bright and early to head towards Monaco, we took the most transport in one day getting there! In Monaco we saw some fancy cars both outside the Monte Carlo Casino and in the prince’s private car collection. We took a chill in the aquarium and explored up to the palace and around the city, we split ourselves across two countries and now headed to Rome via night bus 🇲🇨🇮🇹

Day 8: we left Kanderstag in the rain this morning, and traveled to Geneva via Bern and Freiburg. We explored Geneva via foot and boat, we also lacked a hill for a challenge so Oli stepped in and now we are on our way to Lyon for a good night sleep 🇨🇭⛴️🚞

Day 7: we spent our day relaxing in Kanderstag. The team went to the pool, were they also played pool, they explored the scout centre and Emma ventured up the mountain to a glacial lake. We are now rested and ready for part 2. 🚞🇨🇭

Day 6: we have arrived at kandersteg following an overnight bus from Paris! We arrived into Bern and traveled to the guides world centre Our Chalet, and then headed to kandersteg where we met up with the rest of the teams and then saw a parade of thousands of scouts through the village for the Swiss National day 🇨🇭

Day 5: a very long yet rewarding day in Paris! We visited the Louvre, Notre dam, a beach festival, the champs-elysèes, the lesser known rue Lincoln, went to the top of the Eiffel Tower, the moulin rouge and finally ate some fab burgers before heading to the station to board our second overnight bus in a row (if you see us tomorrow we may be the walking dead 😵)