Welcome to our 'mini' bike ride.




We're off again ! This time down to Falmouth in Cornwall. Mary Ann's son Jack is coming to the end of his 3 years at uni down there and we haven't ever seen the house he moved into for his second year ! Sal has to see it too as she is his Godmother and feels the need !
So we are leaving from Putney Bridge on Friday 9th March 2012. This is near the beginning of the UK cycle route 4 which ends in Wales. Actually we are jumping off at Bristol and then heading down to Glastonbury and joining Route 3 which is part of the Lands End to John O'Groats route. We should take 7 or 8 days to do it soooo Welcome to the ride.

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Thursday 19 May 2011

Distance covered so far

709 km = 440 miles

First swim of the trip!

Rob left yesterday and Sal drove Arby to the next camp in Keskastel before coming back to join me on her bike.. We then did a circuitous route back to the camp so she did'nt have to repeat herself. The country side is so beautiful...very green and wild flowers including poppies, decorating the verges. Cuckoos are still calling and there has not been a day when we haven't heard one. We stopped for a beer about 4 kms from 'home' and the landlord said we could get to Strasbourg along the canal...oh joy! more hill avoidance. It was however uphill back to the camp but the lake 50 metres from the caravan made it worthwhile and we chucked ourselves in ( Well Sal was a bit more sedate!) It was FREEZING but we soon warmed up in the hot hot sun. Today is another warm day and we are just about to set off. Should get half way to Strasbourg. Speak tomorrow.