The last year has been interesting for us, some fun work projects, house and vehicle DIY, and a few short trips not really worth blogging about, and a long bike trip that was. Also, funnily enough, over the last 12 months we’ve become familiar with Trowbridge hospital and RUH in Bath with a couple of A&E visits. Mel wins the award for the most stiches and the most blood spilt this year. So these events do tend to slow us down a bit, but fear not (!) – our plans continue! Though currently not permitted to do anything tooooooooo strenuous.
Our adventures have taught us that variety is the spice of life – and we like all sorts. So we’re keen on mixing up hiking, cycling touring, mountain biking, beaches, mountains, van trips and backpacking – and not just doing the same thing. And, its actually quite tough to plan it all in!
So, our DRAFT PLAN (subject to change) is the following….
(Please feel free to give us any advice if you’ve done similar)
2015
- Spring: Cycle “LEJOG”. (But not *the* Lands End to John O’Groats, our shorter version of it, maybe camping/B&B/TBC)
- Early Summer: Cycle tour around Switzerland (!)
- Late Summer: Our usual mountain biking in the Alps and lazing on some med beaches in the van.
- To fit in: Van trips around Devon, Cornwall and Dorset
2016
- Winter/Spring: Cycle tour and backpacking trip around New Zealand.
- Summer: Van trip up and around Scandinavia and the Arctic Circle
- TBD: Walking trip somewhere
- To fit in: Van trips around Devon, Cornwall and Dorset
Still to do, but no time to fit in (!)
- Return visit to Thailand & Cambodia, maybe Mynamar
- Eastern Europe
- Return visit to Germany/Italy
- Croatia, Slovinia, Slovakia
- Iceland trip
- etc!