Summary Well, it was my idea to cycle to the med, and as we said – “its only 1000 miles, how hard can it be?”….. The answer is both “very hard” and “not too hard” – depends whether you think about it after a days cycling or after a week…
For full trip index click HERE, and for all photos from trip click HERE After reaching the med, as planned, we’ve had a week or so holiday that we won’t bore you with. But as we are on the med in tourist season campsite costs vary hugely up to €40+…
For full trip index click HERE, and for all photos from trip click HERE Chilling at Moissac we looked at the map and checked our route and reckon we only have 5 cycling days till we hit the med! Campsites seem to be spread out a bit so the daily…
For full trip index click HERE, and for all photos from trip click HERE So, after needing a rest due to sore knees, then Mel not having her wedding and engagement ring, what can you do? We were meeting friends from the UK in Salles but they were miles away…
For full trip index click HERE, and for all photos from trip click HERE As expected we both awoke with aches and pains and decided on an easier day at a slower pace which seemed to work ok and we survived 38 miles. Funny how 38 miles is now seen…
For full trip index click HERE, and for all photos from trip click HERE After seeing how hectic Nantes was for the festival we planned to leave early. However the night before we met an English couple who invited us for drinks, so it wasn’t that early a night. Rather…
For full trip index click HERE, and for all photos from trip click HERE After a lovely send off by some of the neighbours we headed for the train at Trowbridge station. We expected the train to Portsmouth to be stress free but it was far from it. Our bikes…
Trip index here Wohoo! We’re off! Think we peaked a little early and were pretty much ready a month ago, but at last we’re heading off on our latest trip. We’re strangely enthusiastic as well as very apprehensive about this one. On one hand, its only around 1,000 miles how…
We thought it would be good planning to get information on campsites along our route – as some of the campsites will be suitable, some won’t; some will be cheap (municipal) and some won’t, and some will be ACSI discount card. So knowing may make life a bit easier and…
Our bikes are hard-tail mountain bikes and as you can see for our blog, have been heavily used with around 3 months worth of downhill mountain biking which is probably their limit. They are far from ideal tourers, but fortunately they are great bikes and proven robust, so why not…