Under normal circumstances, the prospect of cycling around coastal bluffs with inshore whitecaps and grey skies is enough to quell … More
Tag: personal musings
Riding the Nivernais
Dull oppressive skies skimmed overhead as we cycled away from La Chabanne. Returning to our saddles once again we rolled … More
Up, up and over: Just like Le Tour
The rip snorting southerly we had at our tails would have just about pushed us all the way to France, … More
rolling with the pack…
The bike trailer hadn’t been the same since someone tried to surf it on our way past Moulay Bousselham. Kids pouring out … More
riding the broken roads of morocco
On Moroccan roads tour cyclists sit somewhere between camel riders and road vendors. Actually no. Road vendors -with their … More
the 400 kilometre pamper pack..
Reaching Kenitra coincided with our 400th K. To celebrate we opted for the tour cyclists’ budget break pamper pack, complete … More
drawings on a dusty road
The southerly winds were making it difficult to gain any relative headway, and grinding out the kilometres in granny gear against … More
morocco: in the footsteps of hercules
Our first ride in Africa was always going to be short. Having lost an hour to time change we headed … More
flat out in tarifa
Ferry crossings can be a mixed bag and we’ve had our fair share of white knuckle rides over the years. … More