Boy were we glad to find a lake to swim in after today’s ride. It’s been a scorcher!  Having taken breakfast at the beach, todays Ride took us through some less picturesque industrial areas where timber was being stacked up in enormous quantities. We took our first snack break at the quiet port of Bua.… Read more

We got the peddles turning again this morning after making some use of the luxury of running hot water. We were almost giddy with excitement as we checked out of camp and headed onto the trail. The morning actually passed by relatively uneventfully, with the cycle route running parallel to the main road and almost… Read more

While ski touring back in April of this year I wrote a piece about my thoughts on what I call the ‘Alpine Rest Day’ – you can read it here at http://mountain-lifestyle.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-alpine-rest-day-etiquette-rules.html?m=0. We’re currently nowhere near the Alps, but after eight consecutive days of cycle touring the rest day premise still stands, despite the lack of… Read more

We had a little visitor in camp this evening. Don’t often see these guys at home, but he’s the third we’ve come across in Sweden. We’ve had our longest (possibly ever) day of cycling, which has been brilliant, but our luck almost ran out when it came to finding somewhere to camp. As our energy… Read more

After a great nights sleep, we rode out of the sandunes and along a forested section of trail towards the town of Halmstad. Here we crossed the River Nissan and rolled into the old town square where a friendly lady showed us how to operate the public drinking water pump so we could fill our… Read more

The overcast skies didn’t seem to be putting off the skinny dippers at the beach this morning. It seems also to be very socially acceptable to walk around in your dressing gown and wooden clogs here. It gave quite a strange vibe watching people of all ages strolling ‘robed up’ as we had breakfast at… Read more