13 July 2006

Hi honey, we're home!

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Bit of a shock to some, but we're back in Britain. Sorry for the long gap of info but we really didnt come across any internet cafes at ...
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21 June 2006

Out of the mountains

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Been a while getting to an internet cafe, but we are now in Montmorillon Latest Route Log We had a fantastic few days in the Auvergne mounta...
14 June 2006

Food glorious food

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R and I are now camping about 5 or 6 nights a week. Not only is this cheaper but it is very comfortable usually . We have also decided to do...
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See that? That's the next hill!

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You should just be able to see in the distance the mountains that we are going to climb tomorrow. These are the Volcanos of the Auvergne. If...

The trouble with gorges...

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..., beautiful though they are, is that once you're in one you know you've got problems getting out. We are now in St Flour having c...
06 June 2006

Route log

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Hqving q go qt recording our route on the gmap-pedometer.com trip logger Link to route log It may work. Will see if I can update it as we go...
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More photos

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Not many, but some more photos put up in a new section PHOTOS HERE The view towards the pyrenees from the french side Looking back at the ...
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Kit report

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der der de duhduhder KIT REPORT! Just for Bob (and anyone else interested) a quick updqte on how the kit situation is fairing. Mostly absolu...

Vive La France!

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except the keyboards which are a right pain in the qrse! (q is where a should be by the way!) Please excuse any rubbish typing or lqck of pu...
28 May 2006

Up in the hills

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We decided to cop out of doing any of the big passes and also have tried to avoid the big roads (Andorra) and any routes with Tunnels. SO we...
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21 May 2006

More photos published

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There's a load more photos now put up here I'm afraid they are still a little unedited, some rubbish ones, some at 90 degrees, and n...

Bodega

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This afternoon we are here: http://www.bodegasramonbilbao.es/# We bought a bottle of the Mirto which it says is: 100% Tempranillo. Thorough ...

We've run out of map

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Finally reached the edge of our map at Haro. We have stopped here fore a few days at a simple campsite to rest and recuperate after our firs...

In....*hic*....riooojja [how dy'a pronounce ít?] now

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From Finisterre to Rioja. 716km in 7 days Averaging 102km a day at 20kmh. Doing very well. Not bad going considering we´ve also taken in the...
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12 May 2006

Technlogy! Rubbish or what?!

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Fund a contraption with a dodgy keyboard but a sort of working card reader. a few photos (nly as far as santander relly) aree here the rest...
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We´ve got as far as Fisterra!

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Click here to take you to the last entry!

The Asturias region

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From Llanes to Ribadisella is coastline is the edge of the Asturian region of norther Spain. The Asturians are fiercely proud o ftheir ident...
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La Costa De Morte

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Pretty ominous sounding coastline, and a very different riding. Having arrived in Ferrol we made the quick hop around to the International Y...

The End of the World is Nigh!

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Well, not so "nigh" as you may think. It´s just over there actually... Greetings from Fisterra (the Spanish equivalent of Finister...
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05 May 2006

May 5: Llanes

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Finally tracked down an internet cafe so have a chance to put up a quick note to say how things have gone so far. I´m afraid we only stumble...
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30 April 2006

And they're off!

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House has been sanitised from top to bottom. Anything perishable is out, 4 months worth of cat litter and Whiskers are piled up on the kitch...
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29 April 2006

I'm a weak man

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I succumbed to the titanium sporks. Bob & Rose came round last night to record a podcast for their site: keep an ear out for Ruth and I ...
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27 April 2006

I'm the Professor of Cunning

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I am only planning on taking a very minimalist tool kit comprising: 6" adjustable spanner 2x tyre levers puncture repair kit spare brak...

Why saddlebags and Pompinos?

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Good question and I'm glad you asked me that. It's all because of a Danish chap I have never met who goes by the login "Boesgaa...
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Test pack

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Here's some pix of my bike loaded with the bags. In the barbag are day to day items and valuables as well as a travel towel, splash top ...
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Struck down in my prime

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by man flu. Been feeling rubbish all week so preparations are running a little behind schedule. Finally did a first test pack yesterday afte...
20 April 2006

Kit 3: Toys

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R says I'm allowed to take a toy with me. Given the limited space, it was agreed that the toy couldnt be Danni Minogue, or indeed her po...

Kit 2: Sleeping and staying dry

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In a bed preferably. Maybe in a hostel, gite, pension or even a hotel (better check the budget with R). Sometimes though, it will be a beaut...
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PWDAN2: Brant

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Brant Richards and I have never met. Neither does he have naked pictures of me wielding a Twelfty seatpost inappropriately, nor is he holdin...

People who deserve a name check - Bob

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Having mentioned Bob's name in the previous entry and Brant's before that, I realised you probably don't know anything about the...
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Kit 1: Eating stuff

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Start with the important stuff first. Eating things. While we are going to be savouring the local food as we go - I gather the Spanish for e...
13 April 2006

What's a Pompino, daddy?

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Well whatever you do, dont ask on Google images. Apart from being Italian for a blow job, the Il Pompino is a product of Brant Richard's...
24 January 2006

First there was The Plan

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It's a dull day in the office. It's winter. In London. I haven't been out on the mountain bike for months. The only redeeming fe...
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