Cycling along the banks of the Rhine on a hot afternoon we were enjoying the breeze that is the reward for pulling on your lycra shorts and manhandling the bikes off the back of the van in 30c heat. The Rhine has safe cycle tracks right along its banks and, being beside a river, theyRead more
Health Warning: This blog post is longer than normal because we’ve had no access to the Internet for days. My nerves are in tatters. Blogging has become such a huge part of my enjoyment on these tours that being unable to get online has caused me to curse and sulk. Here is a double doseRead more
We’re off again! We left our house in the good hands of Chris and Mary (son and daughter in law), who will live in it while their new abode is being renovated, and set off for the port of Newcastle. The plan was to travel to Ijmuiden in the Netherlands, a sixteen hour crossing with DFDSRead more