Fields of France
France: Tour de Manche Stage 9 – Thu 30th July 2015 – Paimpol to Pleumeur-Bodou (66 Km) The song I couldn’t get out of my head as I headed off on my 60...
France: Tour de Manche Stage 9 – Thu 30th July 2015 – Paimpol to Pleumeur-Bodou (66 Km) The song I couldn’t get out of my head as I headed off on my 60...
France: Tour de Manche Stage 8 – Wed 29th July 2015 – Saint-Brieuc to Paimpol (59 Km) For a cyclist there is nothing better than setting off, paniers loaded, under clear blue skies...
France: Tour de Manche Stage 7 – Tue 28th July 2015 – Matignon to Saint-Brieuc (67 Km) What else can you do but just sing and enjoy! For the first 40 Km of...
France: Tour de Manche Stage 6 – Mon 27th July 2015 – Le-Vivier-sur-Mer to Matignon (71 Km) Unbelievably I already have completed six of the eleven stages of my fantastic Tour de Manche...
France: Tour de Manche Stage 5 – Sun 26th July 2015 – Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme to Le-Vivier-sur-Mer (60 Km) It had to happen. First thing I did this morning was to check the hour by...
France: Tour de Manche Stage 4 – Sat 25th July 2015 – Vire to Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme (48 Km) Having GPS navigation gives you the courage to be more adventurous without fear of getting lost....
France: Tour de Manche Stage 3 – Fri 24th July 2015 – Saint-Lô to Vire (64 Km) Rain is what greeted me when I awoke this morning, but I could see a couple...
France: Tour de Manche Stage 2 – Thu 23rd July 2015 – La Haye-du-Puits to Saint-Lô (70 Km) I was looking forward to getting a good night sleep last night so I would...
France: Tour de Manche Stage 1 – Wed 22nd July 2015 – Cherbourg to La Haye-du-Puits (59 Km) This morning I eagerly commenced my eleven day ride around Normandy and Brittany (known to...
Ferry – Portsmouth (UK) to Cherbourg (France) Tuesday 21 July 2015. With Brittany Ferries taking your bike across the Channel could not be easier. Simply walk it on-board through the car entrance, lock...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...