Starting off!
19 avril 2016, Angleterre ⋅ ⛅ 13 °CThe moment is here! I'm finally getting on my bike, and riding into the sunset! Well, Sunrise. Lets see where the road (and my Frankenbike, pictured) takes me! :D
The moment is here! I'm finally getting on my bike, and riding into the sunset! Well, Sunrise. Lets see where the road (and my Frankenbike, pictured) takes me! :D
Made my way from London to Harwich, despite my satnav's best attempts to thwart me. It had me cycling through a large indoor shopping mall, and over stiles through a golf course! The first nightEn savoir plus
Its more comfortable than it sounds!
Straight off the Ferry, we headed into Robyn's first (and longest!) day of cycling. The first 20Km from Hoek were pretty industrial, but you can''t fault theEn savoir plus
So these Polecamping sites are working well. They're essentially free state campsites with little to no infrastructure - usually a firepit and a water pump, occasionally a toilet. We've stayed inEn savoir plus
Short day of cycling today, to Ghent where i'm staying in a hostel tonight. Blowing the budget! but it's a chance to catch up on internet, do some washing, buy a few things and most importantly,En savoir plus
So I took a day to rest up in Gent - did my washing, recharged everything, looked at old stuff. It seems like a really nice town, a bit more functional than Brugges, but it seems like theta a lotEn savoir plus
After getting my rack fixed, I aimed for a campsite a little further away, just east of Breda. Once I was moving though, tail winds and long, straight sections of canal path got me in to Breda byEn savoir plus
Or at least, bloody idiot who put it together. Towards the end of the day yesterday my breaks had gotten quite soft, and is forgotten to get spare brake pads. No biggie, I swing into a couple of bikeEn savoir plus
After adding a set of front panniers to lighten the load I'm heading one again towards Hamburg. I camped for the last time in Holland near the border, then pushed across to Osnabrück, where I stayedEn savoir plus
So, pretty much at the 1000km mark, my rear rack finally failed for good! So jumped on a train and gone to meet friends in Hamburg while I sort it out. Hamburg is a really nice town! Very green, easyEn savoir plus