Hello again. It’s quite some time since I wrote anything and I think it’s time to put fingers to keyboard again. Since I got back from South America I have not been stationary too long but I also have not really done anything that warranted a day by day account. After enjoying the confort of…
Category: France
La forêt et l’océan
The day after a very successful ride was never going to be easy, it turns out I still managed to bag 60 miles. I did not need to, the distance between where I was this morning and where I need to be tomorrow night was roughly 75 miles. It would have been easier to split…
Milestones: 1000 Miles
So, here we are, one thousand miles away from Glasgow, that would be by bike, and not on a terribly straight line. So here are the facts and figures. Cycling Continents: 1 (Europe) Countries: 2 (United Kingdom, France) Nations: 4 (Scotland, England, Bretagne, France) Cycled distance: 1000 miles (1609 Km) Climbing so far: 21,207 feet…
Preparation done!
First I have to apologise to all among the three of you that read to find out about the human aspect of the trip, this post is mainly about riding. Geek riding galore I’d say. Second on the strength of this riding day I’d like the caption of the picture above to be: “I think they…
Medoc ‘me duck’
A case of “I saw this and thought of you” Mr Bills, if your out there, remember: “The French giveth, the French might taketh it away”. Some very interesting things since I last wrote. I actually rented an apartment yesterday. Sounds extravagant? it was €20. Remarkable what being off season does to prices. Granted there…
Well into the 50s
Not much to tell today, quite a few miles, sunny and another step closer to Spain. I left bright and early and made good progress, so much so that I indulged in some GoProing. The filming was not terribly successful so I will keep the footage and do more so that I can do a…
Shy birds
The weather was so much better today, not perfect mind you, there were raincloud in the distance (see above) but they did not bother me, luck was on my side today and I did zig zag between the raindrops. The towel heater did its job and the shoes were dry this morning but I decided that…
Wet wet wet
I felt it in my my fingers and yes, I felt it in my toes. Five and a half hours cycling in the rain. Near enough half of it was also with a 30 MpH side wind. I came awfully close to throwing in the towel when I got lost and took shelter in a…
Fama crescit eundo*
* or perhaps pedalando 🙂 It’s a day off cycling. I only have two tasks to complete: getting rid of the cold I’ve been carrying for the last two days, and do the washing. So far all is well, coughing and sneezing less and I manage to find my way through the “centrale de paiement”…