Or “Same s***, different name” ! The blog has been retitled, given a new web address – steadypedals.com and tidied up to give a cleaner look over all platforms, with easier access to previous posts. Sadly the quality of the content will remain the same, but it will now be ad free !
An early breakfast at our hotel fortified us for carrying all our baggage downstairs, and for the 1.5km ride to the ferry port. Having ridden the route yesterday it all went very smoothly. Brittany Ferries check in, passport control and security was all straightforward. No body scanners here, we were just asked if carrying anything … More Bye, bye Brittany
Last night we really hit the culinary jackpot in Pontorson. When we booked our accommodation in the town, we were delighted to see lots of restaurants on Google maps, sadly as seems to always be the case, very few were actually open on the day we were in town. In the end we found a … More The last leg !
Today was a day of action in France, where the left wing “ yellow vests” are promising protests, blockades and insurrection. We awoke with trepidation, wondering what action if any Mark the site manager might take. Being sneaky we had our hi- viz jackets ready to blend in and slip through any protests. Probably more … More To Normandy (briefly)
A large pasta meal cooked on our stoves , followed by apricot flan and then a dry night, set us up nicely for today. No rush as we were booked on a train at 1200 from Vannes which was only 8km away. So a gentle ride which took us alongside the fortified city and straight … More Train Adventure
After a rainy night, packing up took a bit longer than expected as we wanted to try and dry things a bit. Eventually we got going, a quick stop at Lidl for a second breakfast of pastries and we were off. It was a pretty uneventful day, hence a shorter blog than usual. Another fairly … More Quiet day
Every day should start with a ferry journey, and so it was today, but not before making the most of our hotel’s buffet breakfast. The ferry journey was only a short hop across the river in Lorient to get us started Eastward. A good omen today, the card reader on the boat was broken, so … More Relaxing Day !
The morning started sitting in the early morning sun with a relaxing pain aux raisin and tea for breakast. Then it was a healthy 40 minute walk to the first sightseeing stop – Block K3 To put us in the mood, I played a little of the “Das Boot” theme tune as we walked. Lorient … More Underwater day
We decided to forget heading West for the moment and keep going South until we hit the sea at Lorient. We’re going to have a rest day there at a hotel, before deciding where to head next. We plan on doing some sightseeing, so more on that tomorrow. Today’s ride was the longest so far, … More Lorient bound
Last night we made the decision to head South today and then tomorrow continue heading West inland. The hope was that the winds would be less brutal. Rain was forecast again so we made an early start. As usual it was very hilly at least up until lunchtime. We made much better progress today, hitting … More Change of Direction (and weather)
But before the day our night. The cabin was buffeted all night with gale force winds, if that wasn’t enough to keep us awake, the scraping of the table and chair on the roof terrace as they were blown about certainly did. The morning added in the threat of lashing rain, which conveniently arrived in … More A day to forget
Early start this morning as the ferry was docking at 0715. Despite that it was an hour later we rolled into a damp and deserted St Malo. We managed to find one of the few patisseries that was open and I treated myself to a large local pastry “Kouign-amann’ just think stodgy pastry covered in … More Wind & Hills
So it began, with a short ride into London, as is often the case. Miraculously the morning’s heavy rain stopped 10 minutes before I was due to leave, so I had a dry journey up through town. I’d left plenty of time to make my train, I had a fixed ticket which I’d got on … More On my way
With the school holidays drawing to a close this week, it’s time to start packing the panniers and preparing for another trip. Despite the inglorious end to the previous trip, it’s camping again (with maybe some hotels etc thrown in). Over the summer I mulled countless ideas, and typically only started to form a serious … More Gearing up
On Friday I didn’t feel too great, so we ditched cycling back to the original camp and finished the trip. For me there wasn’t anyway I fancied cycling in the heat when not 100%. It was a great trip, but surprisingly difficult to find accommodation or tent camping along the way . I don’t think … More Done (in)
Up early with the larks (or in this case noisy wood pigeons), so we could head off up the coast to visit Lindisfarne. Cut off by the sea the island is accessible for several hours a day via a road, but you have to time it right. Hence why the early start to catch the … More Day trippers
After a good nights sleep we both woke early. Sadly we were trapped in the pub until the landlord opened up. He was setting his alarm for 8, he didn’t look like an early riser ! As the pub was in the process of being refurbished, there was no kitchen, so once away from the … More Too early !
After a wet night, the morning started with drying out the tents before packing up. The plan today was to cycle the 16 miles from the campsite where we were leaving the cars, to Hexham. There we’d pick up a train to Newcastle then head for the coast. It was 16 very undulating miles through … More Always too late !
A leisurely drive from Doncaster got me up close to the campsite by lunchtime. The local village (6 miles from the campsite) only had a mini supermarket, with the village cafe closed Mon-Weds. Still I bought some cold things for lunch and milk and headed off to camp. The campsite itself was in a pretty … More An early night
So my delayed cycle tour “Up North” is finally kicking off. I’m meeting up with my David my fellow tourer at a campsite near Hexham today, with the tour proper kicking off tomorrow. To my shame I’m driving up there, as I can’t face the stress of trying to get the fully loaded touring bike … More We’re off – oop North !
After a fantastic nights sleep in my ever so spacious but very light new tent, I found time to replan our route, avoiding the killer hill. The climbing couldn’t be totally avoided, I just spread it out into hopefully more manageable sections. A light breakfast, in my case a bowl of overnight oats, and we … More In search of Bacon – Chilterns Pt 2
After Berlin I had planned to be going on a camping trip “Up North” however fate intervened and a very nasty chest infection, followed by work and other commitments, including god forbid, non bike related holidays , had kept me away from starting touring again until earlier this week. With a free week and Glen … More Finally off again ! Chilterns Pt 1
I’ve enjoyed Berlin. The city is a fascinating mix of old and new, smart in places but also with a certain roughness around the edges. It’s also surprisingly green, with lakes and forest close by. All enthusiastically used by the nature loving population, although perhaps sitting butt naked in the park as one gentleman was, … More Tschüss – Berlin
Short entry today, to wrap up this trip as flying home first thing tomorrow. Very overcast this morning with rain forecast, so decided to revisit Brompton junction and then go for a short ride around. This time Brompton junction was open, I got my spare part, had a lovely chat on all things Brompton, was … More Rainy day
A relaxing day was planned for today. The weather was changing and I’d covered most of the places I wanted to see, bar one. Before going there, I decided to pay Brompton Junction – Berlin a visit, partially in the hope of a free coffee and secondly because I needed a spare part. Nothing crucial, … More Brrr !
I’d had my fill of history themed riding yesterday, so today was going to be a rural ride. Of course this is Berlin and history is all around, even where not expected. On the history front, I failed to mention that yesterday was the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Berlin, where … More More history !
The Berlin Wall has always held a certain fascination for me, even more so since 1989, when I was in East Berlin the night it finally “came down” So today was all about the wall. I was going to ride about a third of the 160km trail that pretty much follows the route of the … More The Wall
A popular song many years ago, perhaps it needs to be re-titled now ! Today was the start of a short trip plane assisted trip to Berlin, to kick off the cycle touring season. With the Brompton packed away in it’s own bespoke suitcase and another case with enough clothes to keep me going for … More Berlin or Bust !
When April comes with softly shining eyes,And daffodils bound in her wind-blown hair,Oh, she will coax all clouds from out the skies,And every day will bring some sweet surprise… Verna Sheard – When April comes So after what‘s seemed like a long winter, thoughts are turning again to journeys on the bike. Time to air … More Spring
Looks like I brought more than the bike back from France !
Well it was all going so smoothly, leisurely breakfast, stress fee checkout, Uber to the airport, not much of a queue at check in, bike box accepted with no questions at check in. Just security to go and then feet up with tea and relax… Except as I got to security, guards were sealing off … More It ain‘t over till….
Storms were not what I was wanting to see on the local Meteo, but they didn’t come as any great surprise. I’d been expecting at least one washed out day here. It was raining hard through breakfast, but I decided as I had wet weather gear I should at least try to have a ride. … More Orages !
As today’s ride was heading for Monaco, I should apologise in advance for the Formula 1 focus of the post. Just like a team manager I was hunched over weather reports, although unlike them I couldn’t afford spotters to tell me what weather was moving in, I had to rely on apps. The apps told … More Slick, Intermediate, or Wets ?
An earlier start today, off to catch a train. Having gone West from Nice now heading East. A little further East than originally planned ! I was at the station in plenty of time for the 0830 train, destination Italy. I bypassed the joys of Monte Carlo with it’s wealth and glamour (and the F1 … More A day by il mare
So today got off to a good start, the promise of rain has disappeared and even tomorrow is now looking like it may be dry. More importantly, the vital commodity in cycling touring, or my day in general, a decent cup (or two) of tea in the morning, was available at the hotel. Loose leaf, … More A day by La Mer
Perhaps it wasn’t the best idea to have a Covid booster jab a few days before the planned departure. Sunday was spent doing my best impression of a man close to death. I’m well practised at this after many cases of man flu ! Fortunately by Monday I was able to turn my mind to … More Things can only get wetter !
….and the secret is out. Congratulations to those who guessed correctly. Just over a week to go. Fingers crossed there’s no last minute hitches.
Congratulations to Andrew, who correctly guessed the destination. That’s what comes of doing too many cryptic crosswords ! The answer …. You’ll just have to wait until the next blog post !
Can you be a winner and guess the next destination ? Here’s a very cryptic clue for you. Answer in about three weeks , unless somebody guesses !
After reacquainting myself with the joys of camping a week or so again, it was time to try two nights camping but this time with the Brompton. A few people from the Brompton Touring Facebook group were having a get together in Wiltshire, so it seemed a good opportunity for a gentle introduction to cycling … More A “Tiny” Camping Trip
Despite my aversion to taking any sort of break during school holidays, I was persuaded by my friend Sunil that it was time I went camping again. So we planned a short ride with overnight stop. This would be on the Surly, a big change from the most recent tours. My journey started at the … More Something for the weekend, sir ?
Early start this morning. Woke up at 4AM and the English coast was already in sight. Within an hour we were docked at Harwich, but couldn’t disembark until 6.30. I was second off the ferry and soon heading out across the rolling Essex countryside towards Manningtree. I decided that was as quick as waiting for … More Last leg
After long, hearty and very tasty breakfast, I finally left the hotel around 11. There was no great hurry today, I’d around 70km to do and couldn’t check in for the ferry until 8pm. So the idea was to take it easy and take in a couple of sights. I was off, it was dry … More Here comes the sun .. (sometimes !)
So the final weekend of my tour begins. Today I was heading for Oudewater, just west of Utrecht and then on Sunday towards the Hook and a ferry home, maybe with a sightseeing detour thrown in if it’s dry and I’m not facing 35mph headwinds ! I decided to have a big breakfast, so as … More Almost done !
Today’s game was to see how close to the Dutch border I could get using DB trains. I bought myself a day rover ticket, which allowed use of any train in Germany until 0300 the next day, with the exception of Express trains. An early breakfast and I was ready to leave the hotel for … More Let the train take the strain
I’d always planned a rest day at Trier, with hindsight I might have been better building one in earlier in the trip, but there wasn’t really anywhere as interesting as here. I don’t think I realised how tired I was until after breakfast, when I got back to the room and just collapsed onto the … More and relax …
As my journey nears the Moselle and Rhine rivers, I’ve now had to install a new app on my phone. Poor weather over recent weeks has caused major flooding in Germany, with both the Rhine and Moselle affected. I’ve already read reports from other tourers of detours having to be made or plans changed, but … More Water, water everywhere
This morning was going to start with a lung busting climb out of Monschau, but before that the Brompton needed some TLC. A quick clean of the gears, but more importantly some oil. I’d noticed yesterday that the chain was very dry and a bit squeaky and it was actually rusty this morning. My oil … More What goes up …..
I always had the impression that Maastricht was a boring place full of faceless EU bureaucrats, but in fact it was vibrant, with lively crowed bars and restaurants. It wasn’t that vibrant when I rolled out at 9 in the morning though ! Everything was pretty deserted. I knew this was going to be a … More Monster day to Monschau
Thunderstorms overnight didn’t bode well for the day. The forecast was for heavy rain until around 9, so a leisurely breakfast was in order, not that I had that much choice as it didn’t start until 0800. By 9 the rain had indeed eased off to a light drizzle so off I went. Today wasn’t … More Bloody Cyclists !
The second or third day of a trip, I always seem to find quite hard. My mind and body haven’t quite got into a routine and the thought of another day in the saddle is quite hard. Today was the day for feeling blue. I planned an early start as I knew it would be … More A bit of a slog !
The day got off to a good start with a decent breakfast, Greek yoghurt and fruit, bacon& sausages, pancakes and maple syrup and pastries, all washed down with copious quantities of tea and water. Rather like a camel I was fuelling up just in case of shortages. The hotel got full marks for insisting on … More A better day
An unreasonably early alarm call heralded the start of the day. I wanted to make sure I could take full advantage of Premier Inn’s “all you can eat breakfast” before heading off to the ferry. Suitably stuffed I prepared myself for the day ahead. In this case that meant rainproofing myself and the bike as … More …and we’re off
Despite leaving a couple of tour sized holes in my calender, I’ve been unable to get away. First of all a dental issue scuppered my trip to Köln, then right before a lovely 5 week gap between work jobs, I picked up a nasty chest infection, which even with consuming unhealthy amounts of antibiotics has … More Will he/won’t he ?
So this week I was due to lower myself into a comfortable leather seat and relax for a short journey westwards to Cologne and a few days cycling on the Brompton. Those plans have all changed. I will still be lowering myself into a comfortable leather seat, this one a full recliner, but I’ll be … More Change of Plans
It’s now officially summertime although nobody has told the weather Gods. In a couple of weeks I’ll be heading off again with the Brompton for a short city break to kick start the touring season. Time to guess where ? To narrow it down a clue – here you will find a 12m high ice … More Time to get packing again
I decided that given the outstanding issues with the bike, especially the split tyre carcass which could lead to a very nasty accident, it probably makes sense to spend the final two days sightseeing on foot and generally relaxing. Not a bad idea when facing three weeks of school work when I get back ! … More End of the Road
The joys of the Western Algarve didn’t really appeal to me. After yesterday’s rather dull day (scenery wise) I took a good look at the map and there’s pretty much non stop urban sprawl heading west until you pass Lagos. I would have liked to have done the whole coast, but don’t see the point … More Day 4 – Local to Tavira
Or more accurately Albufeira to Faro. So this morning kicked off with an early start. Armed with a picture of the bolt I needed it was off to the local hardware store. They were much friendlier than the bike shop, but couldn’t help me. Plan for today was to take the train back to Faro … More Day 3 – Faro to Albufeira
What a day ! Didn’t go according to plan at all. I’d hoped to ride to Faro and then on a bit further West before hopping on a train and coming home. Because there were only two trains in the afternoon, I had a bit of a schedule to hit, but it wasn’t challenging as … More Day 2 – Tavira to Faro
Well it sounds like a long ride, but in fact a 63km round trip ! Yesterday was spent settling into the apartment and checking out the bike and routes etc. A very leisurely start saw me leaving Tavira at 1000 and heading for Vila Real de Santo António. Not technically Spain, but the last bit … More Day 1 – Tavira to Spain and back
All looking good for the week, except for today when there’s light rain this evening. Fingers crossed all goes well with the flight – and baggage pick up ! Calming myself with good fry up and lots of tea
So barely back from my tiny tour of Jersey, I have itchy feet – not as result of those much publicised French Bed bugs, but a feeling of not having got out enough this year. With the nights drawing in and the days getting colder, there’s just one option. Head South ! Looking at the … More Itchy Feet !
Having failed dismally to do a “proper” tour this year, I decided to try something rather different, a few days away with a bike, touring from a fixed base. Not just any bike though, I needed something I could easily stick on a train, plane and automobile. There was only one candidate, that triumph of … More A tiny tour !
Everything is unpacked, cleaned and put away except for the bike, which needs some post tour TLC I covered a couple of km short of 1100 over the 15 days, no proper rest days as such but I did have several days where I kept the distances low, notably the day on Texel and in … More The Aftermath
By the time I’d got onto the Ferry last night l was starving. I made extra sandwiches from the breakfast spread but they were gone by mid morning. I’d survived the rest of the day by finishing what was left of my packet of Oreo’s cookies and most of my remaining mini waffles. I really … More Day 16 – Harwich to Home 36km
Today really was a day of two halves, one of the best moments of the trip and some of the worst. My scenic route for day came in at over 120km, having seen the weather forecast, I planned a short cut at the start to bring the overall distance down to around 80-85km. The short … More Day 15 – Gornichem – Hook of Holland 90km
Today was going to be a very short day, as I couldn’t do all the way back to the ferry in one day. Rather than go direct, I decided to detour to see a couple of sights. As with the previous day the ride started with a short climb from the B&B up to the … More Day 14 – Wamel to Gorinchem 62km
Today started with crossing another bridge, this time across the IJssel, heading south towards Nijmegen. It was a beautiful sunny day, still cold first thing, but not too windy, although what there was still wasn’t behind me. Tomorrow looks like only the third day when I’ll have a tailwind ! The ride was mainly on … More Day 13 – Arnhem – Wamel 82km
If you’ve no interest in military history, you may find a lot of this post a bit boring but I didn’t feel I could pass through Arnhem without spending some time reflecting on one of WW2 s most audacious and some would argue heroic failures. Anyone who has seen the film “A bridge too far”, … More Day 12 – Arnhem to Arnhem 50km
After a great night’s sleep, fantastic buffet breakfast and a not too unreasonable hotel bill, I set off quite late, from Bronkhorst. The first surprise awaited me just around the corner. The road disappeared. I could see where it started again, the other side of the river. Fortunately there was a cable ferry to get … More Day 11 – Bronkhorst- Arnhem 37km
Not too many pictures from today’s ride. It was a killer day, although short the wind was gusting to 30-35mph, so it was head down and grind the granny gears. Still a good mix of urban and country, but much more populated than the North The real highlight of the day came at the end. … More Day 10 – Boekelo to Bronkhorst 71km
I’m writing this post in a pub/restaurant, a sign that I’m in the more populated part of the Netherlands. This morning started off at my B&B on a farm. The owner and his wife used to farm chickens, 12000 in all, but when the eldest son said he didn’t want to follow them into the … More Day 9 – Albergen – Boekelo 82km
So I’m going to start this post with a whinge, most unlike me I know ! Last night’s hotel was stylish, upmarket and very comfortable. However it was a case of style over substance, beautifully designed rooms, lovely walk in double shower with waterfall heads, but nowhere in the room to hang towels. Lovely Designer … More Day 8 – Coeverden to Albergen 85km
Early ish breakfast and hit the road, as last check in at the hotel tonight was 1700 and I didn’t want to risk missing it. Vries was like a ghost town when I left at 8.30. Todays ride took me mainly through woodland , at least until lunch. After a couple of hours I decided … More Day 7 – Vries to Coeverden- 92km
I can’t praise the hotel I stayed in enough last night, the owner was super helpful, gave me a free upgrade to a better room and delivered me a fantastic breakfast this morning on my pre reserved table literally right outside my door. Not only that, but he also brought along a bag and told … More Day 6 Moddergat – Vries 87km
A pretty uneventful day, and shorter than I would have liked, but dictated by availability of accommodation. Finding somewhere to stay has been an issue this week ( turns out it’s a traditional holiday week for the Dutch). Following on from yesterday’s theme of poor camouflage, I spotted this as I left the very pretty … More Day 5 – Berlikum to Moddergat 72km
An early start today, this time not to catch a ferry, but a bus ! 30km ride to Den Oever where I needed to get a bus across the Afsluitdijk. Not too inspiring a ride, but I did pass my first windmill up close. Despite a short unexpected detour, I managed to make the 0930 … More Day 4 – Den Helder to Berlikum 70km
Staying two nights in Den Helder, so I can get over to Texel Island, the largest of the Wadden Island group. As in the previous three days, today’s journey started with a ferry. This one was a bit posher than I expected for a 20 min trip. Texel itself was lovely and all the better … More Day 3 – Day trip Texel Island -45km
Early start this morning with the idea of beating the wind, which seems to pick up around lunchtime. Only 8c so time for long trousers again ! Cycling in the Dutch towns is a great experience , lovely cycle paths and infrastructure. Joined the morning rush hour and of course took a ferry ! After … More Day 2 – 79km IJmuiden to Den Helder
The day started off with a beautiful view again. I would have missed it if I’d got up at the right time for breakfast, but as I got the time wrong I was up an hour early ! Breakfast was your typical greasy spoon or continental, as I paid for the full buffet experience I … More Day 1 Rotterdam to IJmuiden 87km
Bed for the night has a great view of either the front or back of the ship, or is it fore and aft and boat, you can tell I don’t do this often !
Quick dinner before getting on the ferry not sure the choice of beverage was the most appropriate I’m not the best sailor in the world so hoping that a very unhealthy Steak Pie and mashed potatoes washed down with beer, will help calm any issues. Otherwise
So tomorrow evening, I set sail for the Netherlands. Spent most of the day packing, and repacking. Think I’ve finally got myself sorted. I’ve 17 days there and no detailed plan beyond the first couple of days. I’ll probably head up the long distance North Sea route, then pick up the Saxon trail which takes … More All packed !
After teasing with a photo of the train times, a rather belated and short update on what I was up to. Last weekend was a chance to do a mini tour, to check out all the gear for touring and to see if I would still enjoy it ! Despite it being a Bank Holiday … More An update – better late than never !
Three and half years of inactivity, it’s time to boot up this site again and hopefully put some serious miles on the Surly (Covid permitting !) Today I dropped the bike off at Hounslowbikes for a full strip down service. Just need to get myself in shape now. Aim is go touring in May, we’ll … More Wakey, Wakey !
So having been back a few days, life is getting back into a normal routine. I’ve also had a bit of time to reflect. For a few years I’ve really wanted to get a longer tour out of the way. Partly because of the physical challenge, but also the mental one. As someone who likes … More Box ticked, or more to do ?
Total distance – 1477km – 923 miles – 10% (UK) 18% (Spain) 72% (France) Total climbing – 9748m – 9% (UK) 34% (Spain) 57% (France) Longest day – 125km – 78 miles Average cycling day (France/Spain) 78km/49 miles per day Total number of days in France/Spain 19 17 days cycling – 2 rest days Accommodation … More Some stats …
The morning started with a healthy supper as it was way past midnight by the time we were boarded and sorted out. Then it was off to bed, or more accurately a reclining seat, as all cabins were booked. The combination of the seat and sub zero temperatures on the ferry ( the only time … More Day 22 – Portsmouth to Home 73 miles
So another grey day dawned, again with the threat of rain hanging over us. For me it was to be my final day in France, Tim was still undecided. The plan was main roads until Pont – d’Ouilly, then pick up the Velofrancette which we assumed ran along the flattish riverside. As usual first it … More Day 21 – Flers to Ouistreham – 60 miles
No damp tents this morning. Instead a nice dry room to wake up in and pack the bags. With more unsettled weather expected, we booked a budget hotel, with the idea of heading towards that but cancelling and staying in a campsite if the day turns out dry (no chance) No serious re-packing, made for … More Day 20 – Laval to Flers – 55 miles
Another overcast day and very misty as we were near the river. There was no way any of the gear was going to get aired this morning, so after a healthy breakfast of yoghurt, banana and half a pack of chocolate biscuits we set off North. We decided to use small D roads, rather than … More Day 19 – Montreuil-Juigné to Laval – 48 miles
Woken in the early hours by rain on the tent, had a sense of foreboding about the morning. In fact there was more gentle rain, but opening the tent around 6 in the morning revealed a dry but very overcast day. Fingers were crossed for a bit of sun as we packed up later, it’s … More Day 18 – Montreuil-Bellay to Montreuil-Juigné – 49 miles
For the second day in a row, we woke up to clear skies. We decided to stay a third night at the campsite before continuing our journey down the Loire to Angers and then Northward to the coast. As Tim has not been to the Loire before, this gave us a chance to do a … More Day 17 – Montreuil-Bellay – 34 miles (circular tour)
Having decided to stay here at least two nights, today was a rest day. Suddenly with no cycling to do I feel very tired. Not helped by the fact I have had a touch of hay fever/cold since starting the trip. First duties were domestic chores, keeping down the amount of clothes we carry, means … More Day 16 – Montreuil-Bellay Rest day
For once we didn’t have to worry about mozzies as we were safe and sound in our mobile home. We even managed to sit down for a proper breakfast at a table. What hadn’t changed was the weather, again very overcast with the constant threat of rain. On the way out of Parthenay we were … More Day 15 – Parthenay to Montreuil-Bellay – 51 miles
Today was just one of those days, where everything was a bit challenging. Let me start by getting something off my chest. I’m sick of whining, I’ve had it morning and late at night and it’s get on my nerves. This morning I went to the loo and there it was again, a high pitched … More Day 14 – Marans to Parthenay- 50 miles
For once a beautiful start to the day, blue skies and sun and a gentle breeze, so everything was quick to pack away. Having spent most of the last week close to the coast, often using EV1 “The Velodessy” today we started to move inland. We will roughly follow the path of the “Velofrancette” a … More Day 13 – Rochefort to Marans – 39 miles
Steady Pedals 