Friday June 25, 2004, 68 km (42 miles) – Total so far: 68 km (42 miles) All in all a very trying day… Heathrow airport was a nightmare and the bikes didn’t exactly arrive in Italy in tip-top condition. I…
Day 16: Cavallino to Chesham
Saturday July 10, 2004, 66 km (41 miles) – Total so far: 925 km (575 miles) We packed up early for the 25km ride back from Cavallino to the airport. Checking in was was less tricky than in London, although…
Day 1: Chesham to Haslemere
Monday April 4, 2005, 92 km (57 miles) – Total so far: 92 km (57 miles) We started the day with a delicious full English breakfast in Chesham, eaten whilst watching the April rain. We left Chesham via Fuller’s Hill…
Day 2: Haslemere to Portsmouth
Tuesday April 5, 2005, 62 km (39 miles) – Total so far: 154 km (96 miles) We enjoyed another delicious breakfast in Haslemere courtesy of Judy. The Sadlers had plotted a great route to the sea for us and let…
Day 1: Chesham to Harwich
Friday April 6, 2007, 162 km (101 miles) – Total so far: 162 km (101 miles) I was up quite early for the long ride to Harwich and Darren arrived just before 7:30am for a delicious breakfast of Polish sausage…
Day 2: Harwich to Amstelveen
Saturday April 7, 2007, 86 km (54 miles) – Total so far: 248 km (154 miles) Our ferry arrived in Hoek van Holland at 4:15pm local time and we still had the 80km ride to Amstelveen ahead of us, it…
Day 9: Dieppe to Chesham
Saturday April 14, 2007, 162 km (100 miles) – Total so far: 1,029 km (639 miles) 1,029 km in total, not bad for one week of touring. We decided yesterday not to have our planned rest day in Brighton in…
Day 1: Bloxham to Winchester
Tuesday June 7, 2011, 144 km (89 miles) – Total so far: 144 km (89 miles) For the first day of the tour, I cycled alone from my house in Oxfordshire down to Jon’s in Winchester, Hampshire. As the crow…
Day 2: Winchester to Hendaye
Wednesday June 8, 2011, 22 km (14 miles) – Total so far: 166 km (103 miles) Today was our transfer day. The bikes were boxed up and a taxi took us to Southampton airport for our flight to Pau where we…