Tuesday June 7, 2022, 20 km (12 miles) – Total so far: 52 km (32 miles) We woke up in the middle of the night, freezing! Our sleeping bags are really only for warm nights. It …
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Day 01 – Bournemouth,England to Clairfontaine, France: We’re Going to France!
Monday June 6, 2022, 32 km (20 miles) – Total so far: 32 km (20 miles) We got up at silly o’clock (5am) to get ready for our ferry crossing to France. Thankfully due to jet …
Continue readingPreparing for our Cycle Tour
Yesterday we arrived in Bournemouth, now we’re headed to Poole to get our bikes from our storage unit to check if they needed any work done before our cycle tour. We decided to walk to …
Continue readingInternational Travel 2022 – Auckland to London
It’s finally time for our flight to the other side of the world. The plan is to fly to London, then catch the ferry to France where we plan to cycle 3000 kms around Europe. …
Continue readingClimbing Mt Te Aroha
A crazy last minute idea from sister Lynda found us climbing Mt Te Aroha. Our fitness had dwindled away over the winter months to be replaced by rolls of belly fat and wasting muscle. But …
Continue readingDay 35 – Last day
This morning we got up early and walked to the airport. I can now say, apart from taxing on the runway, I have crossed Spain under my own steam (if that makes sense). At the …
Continue readingDay 34 – Looks like we made it
Rua to Santiago – 31kms Today started out like any other day. We got up, we walked, we stopped for breakfast, we met some “friends” we met weeks ago but keep bumping into them. We …
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Arzua to Rua – 20 kms This morning we went down to breakfast and it smelled like a locker room. All the walkers from Sarria had not washed their clothes overnight. It stunk. Good brekky …
Continue readingDay 32 – Are we there yet?
Palas de Rei to Arzua – 30kms Today was a big 30 km day in the heat. I had set the alarm for 5.30am to get an early start and avoid the crowds. After two …
Continue readingDay 31 – The Sound of Cackle.
Portomarin to Palas de Rei – 26 kms We had planned to get away early this morning but that didn’t happen. The hotel had free breakfast, but not until 7am, so it was 7.45 by …
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