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Chris_E
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Re: which way round to circumnavigate UK? [Re: snowleopard]
      #1865375 - 20/05/2008 09:51

The definitive answer, I believe....

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Re: which way round to circumnavigate UK? [Re: Chris_E]
      #1865416 - 20/05/2008 10:21

OTOH I remember reading an account of a round-Ireland record attempt in a fast multi - they had a depression sitting stationary over the country and got all the way round on a reach - you would want to be sure of going anticlockwise under those circumstances!!

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Re: which way round to circumnavigate UK? [Re: snowleopard]
      #1865739 - 20/05/2008 15:18

isn't it just a good excuse to do it twice?

or else just as you are about to finish turn to your crew and say "Darn! I forgot to lock the car when we left! We will have to go back and lock it!"

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Re: which way round to circumnavigate UK? [Re: Abestea]
      #1869989 - 24/05/2008 09:11

We went anti-clockwise. Beautiful northumbrian coast, and excellent scottish coast.
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