What do you do when the one thing you have been obsessing over for years chews you up and spits you out? Bike touring, It had been my focus for so long and after having hit a point where we felt the need to go home, five months into what was supposed to be a …
We had just struggled over a snowy winter pass and were getting worn down by constant police escorts and the stress and a lack of very needed personal moments which a constant police escort entails. Waking up in our cheap hotel room in Imouzzer Marmoucha, we decided to head out of town towards the High …
Continue reading 11: Morocco, A sad event and a change of plans
After first arriving in Morocco while Heidi was sick we were both tired and resting in Nador was very needed. It is so close to Spain but a whole world apart. The city felt very alive, people were busy at markets, there were cafes everywhere and although it was quite a shift from what we …
Continue reading 10: Morocco, Hospitality and Police Escorts
It was a quick but sad goodbye from my parents. It was nice to have their company in Southern Spain and yet it felt like the three weeks they were with us flew by and we were quickly on our own again. The same day my parents said goodbye to cycle to a bus station …
The bus we caught from Merida to Seville was a nice and quick one. We got off the bus at a reasonable time to quickly put the bikes together again, and bike out of the bus only exit since we couldn't figure out a better way to get out. It was 8:30 at night , …
Continue reading 8: Spain, Cycling with my parents in Andalusia
Where I left off we were rushing on a bus out of Santiago de Compostela to get to better weather, a more relaxed environment and to get back into the more independent non Camino Frances cycle touring routine. Oh what a bus ride it was. It picked us up late and it was a six …
Before entering Spain I had many expectations. They were mostly built from the fact that the only other language other than English which I have allot of practice with is Spanish. I was hoping for warmer weather, an easier time communicating, interesting terrain after the flat south west coast of France, and a chance to …
Continue reading 6: Spain, Meetings from all over the world on the Camino Frances
Our departure from France into Spain includes many transitions, from the land to the culture and many things in between. We left behind relatively flat and easy terrain of our route in France for the hills and mountains of Spain. Our first day was the most challenging climb of all--crossing over the Pyrenees. We only …
And so the journey continues. We have gotten into quite the routine with France since we have been cycling here for over a month together. The routine has included cheese, sausage, the occasional bottle of wine when we make new friends and feel so inclined and many an hour spent watching the world go by …
Continue reading 5: France, from fromage to plage and everything in between
Photos: Netherlands Photos: Belgium Photos: France Into mainland Europe! It has been three weeks since my last blog post, three countries, a change in cycling partner and some surprise cycling companions have made their appearance too. First getting off of the ferry from Newcastle to the Netherlands was approached with some trepidation. Not because I …
Continue reading 4: Netherlands, Belgium and the beginning of France
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