How It’s Going
Jesús Pobre! It might sound like something you’d shout if you hit your thumb with a hammer, but it isn’t. More later. It’s been a [more…]
Travels Without Vince
Sometimes we go away without Vince – I know! Can you believe it?
Settling In
Before looking at how we’re settling in, I wanted to say that our last post was full of flippant references to the delays and storms [more…]
Lost At Sea
Apple juice? No.Orange then. No.Cranberry? Tomato? Pineapple? No, no and no.There’s Grapefruit, but who on earth drinks grapefruit juice? Welcome to the chaos of our [more…]
Mis-takes and Out-takes
Day 9: Metz to Calais 287 miles, 4 hours 21m ride time Calais to Telford, 228 miles, 3 hours 30m ride time Home at last! [more…]
Haven’t We Metz Somewhere Before?
Day 8: Villefranche-sur-Saône to Metz 266 miles, 5 hours ride time By contrast with yesterday’s epic, there’s not much to say about a boring day [more…]
Heaven & Hell. And Hell & Heaven.
Day 6: Le Puy-en-Velay to Sisteron via Rhone Valley 183 miles, 4 hours 37m ride time Day 7: Sisteron to Villefranche-sur-Saône 264 miles, 6 hours [more…]
Weary Bum Rest
Today was a day of rest for our weary bums. No bikes were started this day. A leisurely breakfast, and it has to be said [more…]
One Tarn Thing After Another
Day 5: Millau to Le Puy-en-Velay 111 miles, 2 hours 13m ride time After our supermarket brekkie, we headed off into town to find a [more…]
A Bridge Too Far
Day 4: Périgueux to Millau via Rocamadour 189 miles, 4 hours 13m ride time I have to confess I wasn’t the most popular camper [more…]