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Westward bound
15th MayEly to Wisbech53km, 166m elevation, 13 degrees, cloudy and a thoroughly brutal headwind! A good night’s sleep at this quirky little place, then to negotiate the accommodation rate with the resident Mr Fawlty. Somehow overnight it had increased by £10 so a bit of negotiating, or reminding, was required. Along with an earbashing about…
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Heading North
Slough to East Anglia 11th MayAnother English breakfast and see ya later to Isabel.Getting out of Slough was easy- so many lovely little laneways and the roads we did ride on were mostly quiet. Somewhere along the way, around the time we were thinking it was time for a coffee, we came across a low…
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Back on the bikes
9-10th MayHello London! A long and tedious flight but the Perth to London direct is not too bad a way to make the distance- at least it’s all over with in one go! Bikes arrived intact and a quick immigration exit meant “we” had our transport assembled and set to go by around 7am… ready…
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Here we go again!
After a wonderful summer in Dover, with lots of sailing, lots of camaraderie and a terrific Regatta to finish off the season…we’re off to spend some time with the UK family and explore a bit more of the world by bicycle. First stop Perth, where Ben, Meg and two grandies have just moved. Great to…
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Incredible India!!
A little wrap-up of our thoughts on a country that was wonderful, yet oh so challenging in all sorts of ways The roads… Nowhere near as scary as we thought they might be! We managed to navigate our way through the megacities of Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi without any angst and we reckon we’re almost hardened…
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Agra to Delhi
Well…we couldn’t come this close and not pop in a visit to the Taj Mahal. After three days of VERY hot riding we thought we’d have a bit of luxe in Agra (yeah, we’re really getting soft) and checked into the Radisson. Nice. But kinda weird. Where else would you advertise a two for one…
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Rajasthan
Day 41-42 in India 1100km by train…well that took away a bit of pedal power! But oh my, Indian trains. They are something…even when you book a first class cabin…There was nothing terribly plush about first class…so just imagine what the crowded sleeper class would have been like! We did have the luxury of a…
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Mumbai!
Or Bombay…as it is referred to by every local we’ve chatted with… No cycling for a few days, a bit of time to explore a few of the sights, sounds and smells of this vast city and to recover our slightly wary tummies. Found a cheap (for here!) and cheerful hotel, nothing flash but the…
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Ferries and more ferries…the road to Mumbai
We’re taking turns to write so you’ll have to figure it out for yourselves… Sunday 22nd Sept, Day 34 in India 🙂 Another lazyish start to the day, Neil’s turn to have a dodgy tummy so we took it easy and got going around 10ish. Not so far in kms today but a few brutal…
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Hopping up the coast
Neil’s turn to blog…with a couple of interjections 😉 Wednesday 18th Sept-Day 30 in India! Resuming our trip up tour after a week of laziness and mild illness in Goa, A ferry ride across a river took us to the state of Matarashna. Immediately there were no more bars and fewer little shops. The landscape…