The heat is on! As we wheeled out from our industrial unit at 9am, it was already 20 degrees.  After discovering a broken spoke on Clare’s bike, we did some running repairs with a sticky plaster and rode out of town over several pretty bridges. We followed the coast, heading south and would have stopped Read more

Started out along the long and not so winding road! Nearly twenty kilometres in a perfectly straight line. Really peaceful way to start the day. Saw Lamas on the dyke… At Den Oever there was a fishing festival going on and we soon found ourselves having a look around a trawler. Random but kinda fun. Read more

Having been pretty tired when we arrived, we had a roll around Hoorn before leaving this morning. It’s a beautiful place. Could easily have got established in one of the cafes in the main square, but we had places to go see! We were soon out by the sea again, with the calm waters of Read more

Nicely timed with a heatwave across Northern Europe, we are back on the bikes and on tour in Holland. Started off in style though, with a very nice upgrade at the Hotel at the Airport. It made it a really nice start to an expedition. Sociable flight time, great hotel and fine dining as well. Read more

I’ve had a few days enjoying home life while Clare added the final tweaks to her Masters Degree dissertation. On Sunday, I met some friends at the coast. They went for a coasteer around the rocks, but I decided it was a bit rough, so opted to take the board in instead. There wasn’t much Read more

Well, who knew? There are vineyards and winemakers in North Wales. Well, we didn’t, until Clare was given a gift of a tour and tasting day at a vineyard over near Conwy. After a lot of recent rainfall, the weather came good for us and conditions were perfect to add in a bit of biking Read more