Hogmanay
Up to Edinburgh on New year’s eve to see in 2012 with fun and dancing and a little bit of drink. Did you now that the Scots celebrate Hogmanay because … Continue readingHogmanay
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Bilbao to Santander
After 550 km, I decided I had cycled enough. The weather had changed and it was raining hard now so cycling wasn’t much fun any more. The train to Santander … Continue readingBilbao to Santander
Lekeitio to Bilbao
The next morning we went back down to the seafront for breakfast before heading out towards Bilbao. It rained pretty much all the way, so we just pushed on and … Continue readingLekeitio to Bilbao
San Sebastian to Lekeitio
Jack woke up with a swollen ankle so decided that he couldn’t cycle any more, Kev and Rich opted to stay with him. Alex and I carried on to Lekeitio; … Continue readingSan Sebastian to Lekeitio
Cambo-les-Bains to San Sebastian
I tried to go to the baths in Cambo, but they are only for rich old people and have to be booked in advance. We took the back roads down … Continue readingCambo-les-Bains to San Sebastian
Oloron-Sainte-Marie to Cambo-les-Bains
The night we arrived in Oloron we had agreed to head up the valley and cut across to Cambo-les-Bains, where we would meet Kev’s brother and Alex. Oloron is a … Continue readingOloron-Sainte-Marie to Cambo-les-Bains
Mirande to Oloron-Sainte-Marie
After the arguments of the night before we headed out late again and this time took the N21 (against my better judgement) all the way to Vic-en-Bigorre. It wasn’t wasn’t … Continue readingMirande to Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Toulouse to Mirande
We left Lavalette at 9, and quickly made it through Toulouse. The roads out of Toulouse were pretty flat and straight so we made good time to begin with. About … Continue readingToulouse to Mirande
London to Toulouse
We got to Paris without incident, but cycling the 5km. from the Gare du Nord to the Gare Montparnasse proved too complicated for us, and we missed the train. As … Continue readingLondon to Toulouse
The Planned Route
At the time of writing this I have just weighed my bike fully loaded with panniers, brand new grips and usb charging dynamo and it weighs 24kg. So the combined … Continue readingThe Planned Route