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 …
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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 …
Continue readingDay 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 …
Continue readingDay 54 – Bonn to Benrath (70 kms): Where has all the Camping Gone?
Friday July 29, 2022, 70 km (43 miles) – Total so far: 2,168 km (1,347 miles) We’ve now cycled 2160 kms and are a couple of days away from Holland. The day started out slowly. I …
Continue readingDay 53 – Koblenz to Bonn (73 kms)
Thursday July 28, 2022, 73 km (45 miles) – Total so far: 2,098 km (1,304 miles) We left our hotel in Koblenz just before 11am and did a quick stop to pick up lunch and were …
Continue readingDay 52 – Rest Day in Koblenz
Wednesday July 27, 2022 We had planned to get out early and explore the town, but it was 8.30am by the time we got away and already hot. Koblenz is where the Rhine river meets …
Continue readingDay 51 – Bacharach to Koblenz (52 kms): Castles in the Sky
uesday July 26, 2022, 52 km (32 miles) – Total so far: 2,025 km (1,258 miles) Aaah, the relief of an airconditioned hotel! We left camp at 7.30am this morning, a new record for us. We …
Continue readingDay 50 – Bacharach Rest Day
Monday July 25, 2022 We had a great nights sleep and woke up and decided to stay another day. Turns out the town we are in is a picturesque fairy tale village so we took …
Continue readingDay 49 – Mainz to Bacharach (55 kms)
Sunday July 24, 2022, 55 km (34 miles) – Total so far: 1,973 km (1,226 miles) We had a slow start to the morning as we both woke up exhausted. I probably would have stayed in …
Continue readingDay 48 – Gernsheim to Mainz (45 kms)
After yesterdays marathon effort we decided on a short day today. Our first stop was Aldi as we’re really low on supplies and water. Then we crossed the Rhine on a ferry. A vicious head …
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