Items to take on a cycle tour

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 …

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Day 63 – Westende to Dover (95 kms)

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 …

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Day 62 – Goese Polders to Westende: So Many People

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 …

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

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. …

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Day 60 – Breda to Den Inkel (90 kms)

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 …

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Day 59 – St Oedenrode to Breda (57 kms)

Wednesday August 3, 2022, 57 km (35 miles) – Total so far: 2,377 km (1,477 miles) Holland is becoming hard work! Yesterday we were following a well-marked cycle route which would take us to the coast, …

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Day 58 – Venlo to St Oedenrode (82 kms)

Tuesday August 2, 2022, 82 km (51 miles) – Total so far: 2,320 km (1,442 miles) Well, what a day. Holland is not proving to be as easy as we thought. The day started well as …

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Day 57 – Another Rest Day near Venlo: Mike’s Bike is Fixed!

Monday August 1, 2022 We had such a lazy day today and did pretty much nothing. I read my book, did some video editing, ate lunch and then dinner. Mike’s wheel came back today, the …

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Day 56 – Rest Day near Venlo

Sunday July 31, 2022 We had a great rest day in our lovely campground. We walked 40 minutes to lidl and got some supplies for the next couple of days. Then we dumped all our …

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Day 55 – Benrath, Germany to Venlo,Holland (70 kms)

Saturday July 30, 2022, 70 km (43 miles) – Total so far: 2,238 km (1,391 miles) We woke up really groggy in our hotel room in Germany this morning. The fire alarm kept blipping in our …

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