JOGLE 2010 The Map

I read on a friend's blog last week, the mortified confession that she had bought a digital camera... A good fun of a girl, a passionate photographer and cool blogger herself (you can check her blog at http://heyyousaycheese.blogspot.com/ ) she wrote about it to all her followers, making it clear that it was to save some money so she can travel more next year and then taking more polaroids...
I was thinking about the trip I'll be doing next month accross the UK (www.jogle2010.org and www.justgiving.com/fonziesjogle2010 ) and thought I have a confession to make to some, maybe a couple...
You know, to those who doesn't know me that well... I'm English! I know, sounds weird (specially with my venezuelan/kiwi-wannabe accent) but I am, at least technically. I was born in London, an so I'm an English Citizen. But that's no worries. I feel lucky and thankful about it, except every 4 years with the football world cup.
But the second confession might worry some. In particular some italian readers. I've been working as a cook on a boat in Italy in the last year or so. And when you say it everybody goes "ohh aaahh yadda yadda yadda" while confidently moving their hands somehow, which gestures mean all the words they aren't saying... They are quite passionate about their culinary culture, and with a reason I have to admit. But unfurtunately, some can be a bit arrogant about it and will tend to think than nowhere else in the world there's a culinary culture. They even think there's no such thing as english food...
Confession, here it goes... I do like english food! I genuinely believe there's nothing better for a hang over than an english breakfast. I do like toasts with butter and Marmite. Yes Marmite. I like sundays' roasts and think fish and chips on a sunny day in the beach rocks! (I might get fired after all that if the boss reads it)
Unfortunately I've never lived in England so I have never really digged deeper into its food. So when reading about JOGLE 2010 and finding out they had orginized all of our meals with local producers I can say I was very much pleased and looking forward to it.
I'm very curious and motivated about this whole experience. The people and their cycling experience. But specially I'm very curious about the landscape and the food. Although I've been regularly to England lately to visit my sister, I feel this is the first time I'll be seeing the country itself. I wonder about the riding, the hills and the weather we'll meet along the way.
It feels good to actually go and live the place I was born at, and it feels awesome to give something back to a country which has given me and my family so much.