Felt tired this morning and the blazing sun soon had us out of the tent. The sea was flat calm and all was peaceful. Rather than breakfasting in the long grass, we decided to cycle straight off and find a better place.  A few minutes away, we found an island nature reserve where we thought… Read more

Camp was a nice place to wake up this morning, having arrived in the rain. Our current morning routine involves Clare getting the brews on outside, while I pack away the inside. While we ate breakfast, we lay the tent in the sun to dry, before heading off into the sunshine. We passed by lots… Read more

Just before we fell asleep last night, the tent was suddenly illuminated with colour. The sun had returned, with a spectacular sunset. In the morning, the blue skies ruled and we were forced from the tent at 7am due to the heat. The classic tour breakfast of yogurt, banana and granola was served with a… Read more

What a sleep. I dragged myself out of the deepest slumber this morning, even having gone to bed early last night. My body felt like I’d got some sleep deficits that needed repaying. Making the most of our last ‘indoor luxury’ area for a while, we did our final bits of packing and enjoyed a… Read more

It’s amazing how much you can do and how far you can go if you’re prepared to get up early! Having woken up (at 3am) at The Cottage in Wales, we drove to England, took a flight to Denmark, caught a train to Sweden and then set off on our bikes! Having never flown with… Read more

Packing, sorting, presentations, giving a speech, tidying, visiting and planning, have all been part of the past few frantic days. Pre-expedition, it always feels a bit like a countdown clock is ticking, but with an almost insurmountable amount of tasks suddenly put on me this week, it’s felt even crazier than ever. I think we’ve managed to… Read more