Of all the things I thought I might hear on this trip, that wasn’t top of the list. More about that later. There’s so much to tell that I’ve updated the Norweigan Highlights page so you can find out more about this lovely country, and Tim has provided some techy bits for me to keep … More You’re not a Janner….
Well, here we are, Stage 1 day 6 and our first rest day. We’re in Frederikshavn and it is persisting with rain but all is well. After the excitment that started the week, the rest of the trip has been really varied and has passed without any dramas. Quite impressive that we have done … More Hej fra Danmark!
Well, after much debate and deliberation about having bought panniers and deciding not to use them, yesterday that decision really paid off. More on that later, but first just to set the scene. A very straightforward trip down to Canterbury the previous evening – well behaved traffic and even a flowing M25 – left me with only … More No panniers? No problem
Day 1 You know when you imagine worse case scenarios and your mind starts plotting all the possible coping strategies to compensate? Well that was me D-Day minus 1 when all I could hear was 70 mph winds and wondering how it would play out on my first ever trip. D-Day itself started out with … More Ireland training trip April 2015
Norway, Norway, Norway. What a place and by far the best scenery and biking roads yet. Not that you can burn the Tarmac up or anything as they are very strict on enforcing speed limits which are 80 kmh on open roads (50 mph), 70 kmh around junctions and 50 kph in towns – sometimes … More Norwegian highlights
Sweden will always be the place remembered for the off road adventures. Tarmac to dirt track in less than a foot! The forest tracks and roads are lovely but I have to say that the majority of roads are long and straight so can be a bit monotonous. Some twists and turns to be found … More Swedish highlights
Can you remember the bag in the Mary Poppins film? Well check this out… Today is all about packing for the big European trip. The big trip is explained on the ‘About’ page, so if you’ve not had chance to have a look, please do. Although we bought them in readiness for this trip, we’ve … More Helen’s packing day!!
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