It’s been a day of contrasts and variety on the tour today. A fine next of luxury and rough and ready with a bit of everything in between. The luxury of waking up in a comfy bed and enjoying a walk-in shower started us off nicely. The day was bright but much cooler as we… Read more

A day off the bikes to enjoy some rest, recuperation and the sights of the city. After a long sleep that didn’t involve being woken by birdsong or the heat of the sun, I nipped downstairs to the bakery to source some pastry’s for breakfast. It was almost 11am by the time we hit the… Read more

There was a thin vail of cloud keeping the heat off the sun as we set out this morning. A night in a bed and a solid feed had done us both the world of good. We were packed up and leaving the farm yard at 09:06, despite the temptations of a long lie in!… Read more

Part one of our expedition got completed today as we made it from the coast, right across Holland and into Germany – all by peddle power!  All was quiet on the road as we sped out from our night at the Alpacca farm under and overcast sky.  Their terrain was varied, using cycle paths, gravel… Read more

Woke up to find an overcast day that turned into a heavy drizzle during breakfast. Set off for Arnhem to find some shelter… Which was soon located along with a fresh brew. Things soon dried up and we rolled around the town and church. It’s a lovely place, so we decided to stick around for… Read more

The sun was still up when we went to bed last night – we were too tired to do anything but lie down and listen to our audiobook! I got up later in the night and the moon was bright and low in the sky.  We woke feeling a million times better and got on… Read more