The previous evening I had noticed a damp spot on the floor. There was a leak coming from our water tank. We’d put a cup under where we thought it was coming from and turned …
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USA 2023 – Day 4 – We’re off to Indiana
After having camped at Yankee Springs campground for 3 nights we finally decided it was time to leave. I could probably have stayed another week, but we need to get to Texas by early June. …
Continue readingUSA 2023 – Days 2 & 3 setting up our van.
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 …
Continue readingUSA 2023 – Day 1 – We bought a campervan without seeing it.
Despite going to bed after 2am we were up bright and early after having had a good sleep at the hotel. Darrin from D&L auto sales picked us up in our campervan and we went …
Continue readingUSA 2023 – We’re off to start our USA road trip
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 …
Continue readingCycle Tour Kit List
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 …
Continue readingItems 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 …
Continue readingWe’re flying home
We’re flying home, our European adventure is over and we fly back to New Zealand ready for other adventures. Our flights are with Virgin Atlantic from London Heathrow to Los Angeles, then Air New Zealand …
Continue readingDay 64 – Dover to Eastbourne (65 kms)
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 …
Continue readingDay 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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