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USA 2023 – Days 2 & 3 setting up our van.

By Jo On 13 May 2023

We’ve named our van Rodger. We crawled out of bed this morning, feeling refreshed after a good nights sleep. The lake was calm this morning and I could see some things swimming backwards and forwards …

USA 2023 – We’re off to start our USA road trip

By Jo On 9 May 2023

It’s that time of year again where we jet off to new adventures and hopefully better weather. We’ve spent the last 2 weeks house sitting on a farm, and it’s done nothing but rain. But …

Cycle Tour Kit List

By Mike On 2 March 2023

This list is representative of the items we took on our trip and are available on Amazon. They are not necessarily the exact items as we purchased some from Decathlon in the UK. The links …

Items to take on a cycle tour

By Mike On 5 February 2023

Bicycle Equipment In this blog, we will talk about the equipment we took and where you may be able to purchase it. This is not a complete list and you may decide that what we …

Day 65 – Eastbourne to Bournemouth

By Mike On 9 August 2022

Today there was very little cycling, only from our hotel to the railway station and then a short ride at Bournemouth. The day was taken up by train rides, waiting at stations, and being forced …

Day 64 – Dover to Eastbourne (65 kms)

By Mike On 8 August 2022

Monday August 8, 2022, 65 km (40 miles) – Total so far: 2,772 km (1,722 miles) We had 3 options for getting back to Bournemouth. One was to catch the train to London, then scramble across …

Day 63 – Westende to Dover (95 kms)

By Mike On 7 August 2022

Sunday August 7, 2022, 95 km (59 miles) – Total so far: 2,707 km (1,682 miles) Today we cycled in three countries! We had a great sleep last night despite our neighbours at the campsite cooking …

Day 62 – Goese Polders to Westende: So Many People

By Mike On 6 August 2022

Saturday August 6, 2022, 72 km (45 miles) – Total so far: 2,612 km (1,623 miles) We’d camped in the wrong spot last night, but thankfully nobody asked us to leave and we slept well considering …

Day 61 – Den Inkel to Goese Polders (73 kms)

By Mike On 5 August 2022

Friday August 5, 2022, 73 km (45 miles) – Total so far: 2,540 km (1,578 miles) We’re glad we did that extra 20 kms yesterday with a tailwind as it would have been a headwind today. …

Day 60 – Breda to Den Inkel (90 kms)

By Mike On 4 August 2022

Thursday August 4, 2022, 90 km (56 miles) – Total so far: 2,467 km (1,533 miles) Today was an awesome day apart from being bitten by a wasp and almost breaking my arm. I woke up …