| |  | | 1/7 The ladies at the start of their trip travelling from Dover to Ostend |
| |  | | 2/7 (L- R) Barbara, Esme and Agnes in Brussels |
| |  | | 3/7 (L- R) Esme, Mary, Agnes and Barbara outside their hotel in Rimini, Italy |
| |  | | 4/7 (L- R) Agnes, Esme and Mary at a campsite in Germany |
| |  | | 5/7 Mary examines her bike as the washing dries: The Rhine near Bingen |
| |  | | 6/7 (L- R) Mary, Esme and Agnes enjoy a meal beside The Rhine |
| |  | | 7/7 (L- R) Mary, Barbara, Esme and Agnes leave the campsite in Innsbruck |
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Girls on tour
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In 1951 Mary Elsy, Esme McKinnon and a couple of friends decided to pack their bags and go off on their travels. They took to bicycles and set off to cycle round Europe , which in those post war years was a tough assignment.
With the intention of getting back in time for Mary's brother's wedding, they waved farewell to the White Cliffs of Dover not knowing what they would have to face.
Mary came in to the London studio and Esme joined in from the Taunton studios. Paul Heiney was keen to find out if they were at all nervous before they set off on their adventure.
Pedals and Petticoats: On the road in post-war Europe by Mary Elsy, published by Summersdale ISBN: 1 84024 439 9
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