On the Road Again
I always get excited when setting off on another cycling adventure, so the light drizzle as I was leaving home this morning did not dampen my spirits. The first leg of my journey was...
Category: 2015 Bicycle Tours
A Day at Lords
Lords 2nd Ashes Test Sat 18-Jul-2015 Watch videos View photos Pimms and Veuve Clicquot at the cricket … it would never happen at a test match in Australia! The cricket was excellent and Australia...
Pierre qui roule n’amasse pas mousse
Translated to English this means “a rolling stone gathers no moss”. Not wishing to gather any moss, this stone has therefore decided to go rolling again. On Tuesday I will be catching the ferry...
Go Aussies Go!
Watching an ashes test match at Lords has always been my dream. Miraculously, we have been able to get tickets for Saturday (Day 3) so hopefully our boisterous cheering will get the Aussies over...
Train Trip to Bologna, Italy
Bologna, Italy – Thursday 11 Jun 2015 Train trips in Europe can be fun once you know the ropes. First, if you are travelling with a bike it is important to know that...
Arrived in Italy – Tour Complete
Croatia Stage 20 – Wed 10th Jun 2015 – Piran to Trieste (44 Km) The 3 Km steep climb out of Piran was a nice heart starter and gave me a chance to...
Perfect Piran
Croatia Stage 19 – Tue 9th Jun 2015 – Novigrad to Piran, Slovenia (44 Km) From the hotel Nautica where I was staying in Novigrad I headed North-East along Route 06 from the...
Nautical Novigrad
Croatia Stage 18 – Mon 8 Jun 2015 – Porec to Novigrad (23 Km) In contrast to yesterday today’s ride was a dream, under a clear blue sky again, but this time on...
Off the Beaten Track
Croatia Stage 17 – Sun 7th June 2015 – Rovinj to Poreč (42 Km) Perfect riding conditions again today, with full sunshine, no wind and an expected top temperature of 32 degrees. I certainly...
Relaxing in Rovinj
Croatia Bike Tour – Sat 6th Jun 2015 – Rest day in Rovinj After taking my time over a healthy breakfast in my apartment I went for a stroll around the Old Town,...
Magical Rovinj – a little slice of heaven
Croatia Stage 16 – Fri 5th Jun 2015 – Pula to Rovinj (49 Km) Five days into summer and every day gets a little bit warmer, with today reaching a perfect 32 degrees...
Relaxing in Pula
Croatia Bike Tour – Thu 4th Jun 2015 – Rest day in Pula What a relaxing day. It is so good to sleep in until 8 am and then take my time over...
Pleasant Pula
Croatia Stage 15 – Wed 3rd June 2015 – Rabac to Pula (50 Km) Waking up to another perfect sunny day, with a forecast temperature of 30 degrees, I couldn’t wait to get on...
Istria – “Little Tuscany”
Croatia Stage 14 – Tue 2nd Jun 2015 – Cres to Rabac (55 Km + 5 Km ferry) Mountains of 400 m or higher are par for the course now in Croatia, so...
Island Hopping
Croatia Stage 13 – Mon 1st Jun 2015 – Rab Island to Krk Island to Cres Island (30 Km + 2 ferries) On this first day of summer the sun was shining brightly...
Restful Rab
Croatia Bike Tour – Sun 31st May 2015 – Rest day in Rab Today was supposed to be a rest day, but my bike was feeling neglected so I took it for a...
Rab … the Happy Island
Croatia Stage 12 – Sat 30th May 2015 – Novalja to Rab (40 Km + 2 ferry rides) Forget what I said yesterday about today going to be a nice easy ride. The...
Change of Scenery
Croatia Stage 11 – Fri 29th May 2015 – Zadar to Novalja (76 Km) Today’s leg was the longest so far and included two fairly decent sized mountains, so it was a matter...
Zingy Zadar
Croatia Stage 10 – Thu 28th May 2015 – Biograd na Moru to Zadar (30 Km riding + ferries) Today was almost the perfect day. Although breakfast is not normally served until 8...
Beautiful Biograd
Croatia Stage 9 – Wed 27th May 2015 – Šibenik to Biograd na Moru (61 Km) Intending to set off early for today’s 65 Km ride, I over slept and had to hastily...
Report Card
Having now completed about 400 Km (about 40% of my journey) I thought it would be a good idea to assess how I am travelling at this stage, what has worked, and what hasn’t...
Pristine Primošten
Croatia Stage 8 – Tue 26th May 2015 – Trogir to Šibenik (61 Km) Waking up early to clear blue skies, I went for a last walk around delightful Trogir (and naturally taking...
Trogir – Dalmatia’s Gem
Croatia Stage 7 – Mon 25th May 2015 – Split to Trogir (32 Km) On the road again! After my ride to Solin the other day I decided I had to come up...
Split Sundae
Croatia Bike Tour Day 10 (Sun 24 May 2015) Another “rest” day in Split Photos: View photos of Diocletian’s Palace Cellars View photos of Split markets and streetscapes Sunday morning and it is my...
A Ride Through History
Croatia Bike Tour Day 9 (Sat 23 May 2015) A “rest” day in Split Photos: View photos of Solin’s Roman Ruins: the Amphitheatre and the Episcopal Centre View photos of Diocletian’s Palace View urban photos...
Spectacular Split
Croatia Stage 6 – Fri 22nd May 2015 – Hvar Town to Split (63 Km) No route photos today … too wet Hvar is the sunniest place in the country with 2,724 sunny...
Hvar, Hvar – Hoorah, Hoorah
Croatia Stage 5 – Thu 21st May 2015 – Jelsa to Hvar Town, Hvar Island (33 Km) It had to happen! It’s raining, it’s pouring, the old man is … definitely not snoring!...
Island of Dreams
Croatia Stage 4 – Wed 20th May 2015 – Drvenik to Jelsa, Hvar island (62 Km) What more relaxing way to start the day than a 35 minute Jadrolinija Ferry ride across the...
Dalmatian Coast Dawdle
Croatia Stage 3 – Tue 19th May 2015 – Ploče to Drvenik (22 Km) A nice easy relaxing day today, about 25 Km, on smooth flat roads, under an azure blue sky, with...
Another Day in Paradise
Croatia Stage 2 – Mon 18th May 2015 – Neum (Bosnia) to Baćina Lakes, 3 Km north of Ploče (Croatia) (40 Km) Today has been so near to perfect that I have to...