Rustic Beauty of Poland
Krakow to Budapest Stage 2 – Oświęcim to Jastrzębie Zdrój 55 Km (Thu 20 Sep 2018) Weather: 12⁰C min – 27⁰C max, sunny “Anyone who rides a bike is a friend of mine”...
Category: 2018 Bicycle Tours
The Horror of Auschwitz-Birkenau
Poland – Sightseeing in Oświęcim (Wed 19 Sep 2018) Weather: 12⁰C min – 26⁰C max, clear and sunny “Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy” ~ Anne Frank...
The Simple Things
Krakow to Budapest Stage 1 – Krakow to Oświęcim 65 Km (Tue 18 Sep 2018) Weather: 11⁰C min – 27⁰C max, mostly sunny “I don’t ride a bike to add days to my...
The Splendour of Kraków
Poland – Sightseeing in Kraków (16-17 Sep 2018) Weather: 12⁰C min – 24⁰C max, mostly sunny “Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things...
Getting There
Poland – Arrival in Krakow (15 Sep 2018) Weather: 9⁰C min – 20⁰C max, partly cloudy “I have found it to be true that the older I’ve become the better my life has...
Escape to the Country
Essex UK Day 1 – Audley End to Castle Hedingham 43 Km (Tue 28 August 2018) Weather: 13⁰C min – 22⁰C max, overcast but fine “A day without cycling probably wouldn’t kill me, but why...
Saving the Best Until Last
Channel Islands Day 5 – Guernsey – Route 7 + Route 8 + Route 10 40 Km (Sat 11 August 2018) Weather: 13⁰C min – 23⁰C max, mostly cloudy “I want to ride...
Country Lanes and Cliffs
Channel Islands (Guernsey) Day 4 – Route 4 + Route 5 + Route 6 45 Km (Fri 10 August 2018) Weather: 14⁰C min – 20⁰C max, mostly cloudy, windy “I’m lazy. But it’s...
Top of the Island
Channel Islands (Guernsey) Day 3 – Route 1 + Route 2 + Route 3 50 Km (Thu 9 August 2018) Weather: 13⁰C min – 23⁰C max, morning rain, then sunny “There’s nothing like...
Life in the Slow Lane
Channel Islands Day 2 Jersey West ‘A’, West ‘B’, and South ‘A’ routes 56 Km (Tue 7 August 2018) Weather: 15⁰C min – 21⁰C max, overcast, showers “I thought of that while riding...
Jersey – Island of Beauty
Channel Islands Day 1 – Jersey (51 Km) Mon 6 August 2018 Weather: 17⁰C min – 28⁰C max, sunny “Life is short and the world is big and we want to make the...
Mini Tour of the Channel Islands
Channel Islands (Jersey) Sightseeing in Saint Helier (Sun 5 August 2018) Weather: 18⁰C min – 28⁰C max, clear and sunny “I travel, I read, I write, I have other lives. But when I...
End of a Dream
France Stage 16 – Morlaix to Roscoff 30 Km (Mon 25 June 2019) Weather: 14⁰C min – 24⁰C max, fine and sunny “I came, I spun, I conquered.” ~ Unknown From Morlaix to...
Brittany at its Best
France Stage 15 – Carhaix to Morlaix 50 Km (Sun 24 June 2018) Weather: 11⁰C min – 22⁰C max, clear and sunny “All I want to do is ride my bike.” ~...
My Tour de France Race
France Stage 14 – Pontivy to Carhaix 63 Km (Sat 23 June 2018) Weather: 12⁰C min – 22⁰C max, clear and sunny “Life looks better when you are on a bicycle.” ~ Unknown When...
Cornfields and Country Roads
France Stage 13 – Malestroit to Pontivy 69 Km (Fri 22 June 2018) Weather: 10⁰C min – 20⁰C max, clear and sunny “Keep going, no matter what.” ~ Unknown Like yesterday I designed...
Bitumen is Best!
France Stage 12 – Blain to Malestroit 67 Km (Thu 21 June 2018) Weather: 12⁰C min – 23⁰C max, mostly cloudy “No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the...
Summer Days are Here!
France Stage 11 – Nantes to Blain 66 Km (Wed 20 June 2018) Weather: 17⁰C min – 28⁰C max, fine, mostly sunny “Bicycling is the nearest approximation I know to the flight of...
Exploring Nantes
France Sightseeing in Nante (Tue 19 June 2018) Weather: 16⁰C min – 24⁰C max, mostly cloudy “When in doubt, pedal it out.” ~ Unknown After spending the morning exploring from the seat of...
Loire à Vélo – C’est Fini
France Stage 10 – Ancenis to Nantes 40 Km (Mon 18 June 2018) Weather: 15⁰C min – 21⁰C max, overcast “I have found if you love life it will love you back.” ~ Unknown...
Petites Cités de Caractère
France Stage 09 – Angers to Ancenis 68 Km (Sun 17 June 2018) Weather: 16⁰C min – 19⁰C max, mostly cloudy “Keep calm and ride on.” ~ Unknown Not every stage of a...
Pretty Villages by the River
France Stage 08 – Saumur to Angers 54 Km (Sat 16 June 2018) Weather: 14⁰C min – 21⁰C max, fine and mostly sunny “Now and then it is good to pause in our pursuit...
Rolling Along the River
France Stage 07 – Tours to Saumur 73 Km (Fri 15 June 2018) Weather: 12⁰C min – 21⁰C max, persistent light rain “Bike hard, bike safe, bike for life.” ~ Unknown Moaning about the...
Tours – Capital of the Loire
France Stage 06 – Blois to Tours 69 Km (Thu 14 June 2018) Weather: 15⁰C min – 21⁰C max, overcast “Do one thing every day that scares you.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt Touring cyclists...
A Cyclist’s Dream
France Stage 05 – Orléans to Blois 66 Km (Wed 13 June 2018) Weather: 10⁰C min – 17⁰C max, mostly overcast but fine “Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive.”...
Orléans on the Loire
France Stage 04 – Montargis to Orléans 74 Km (Tue 12 June 2018) Weather: 12⁰C min – 20⁰C max, overcast, rain showers “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that...
Raindrops are Falling
France Stage 03 – Saint-Mammès to Montargis 56 Km (Mon 11 June 2018) Weather: 16⁰C min – 21⁰C max, overcast, rain showers “Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with...
Fog, Flowers and Forests
France Stage 02 – Corbeil-Essonnes to Saint-Mammès 60 Km (Sun 10 June 2018) Weather: 17⁰C min – 25⁰C max, overcast, foggy “One day I want to live in a place where they only...
All’s Well That Ends Well!
France Stage 01 – Paris to Corbeil-Essonnes 45 Km (Sat 9 June 2018) Weather: 18⁰C min – 26⁰C max, mostly cloudy “Everything will be alright in the end. If things are not alright...
Arrival in Paris
France Sightseeing in Paris (Thu 7 June & Fri 8 June 2018) Weather: 16⁰C min – 23⁰C max, clear and sunny “When you ride a bike and you get your heart rate up...