Day 2: 12th July 2026: Guernica to Deba I thought day two was going to be a breeze, quite frankly. The weather was cooler than the tremendous heat of the previous day, slightly cloudy, and much lower temperatures. I cycled up to Lekeitio on the coast, which is a wonderfully lively port and holiday centre […]
Day 1: 11th July 2026 The journey from England to Bilbao had been very smooth with calm seas. On arrival it was very enjoyable talking to other cyclists in the passport queue. They were departing in all sorts of directions. A number were following a similar route to mine up in to France. But nevertheless, […]
My journey has begun! Yesterday I departed from Lewes in Sussex for the ferry journey from Portsmouth onboard the Brittany Ferries ship ‘Galicia.’ Right now I’m off the cape of Finistère Brittany. No I haven’t transferred to the yacht!! Just a to the cape view on this beautiful morning! On the ferry I have met […]
Thanks to UKRAINIAN HEARTS of Lewes for seeing me off before my marathon bike ride to raise funds for medical aid and ambulances for Ukraine Please donate. CLICK THIS LINK or use the QR code. Thank you
Please join the Ukrainian community in Brighton and Hove to reflect on the twelve years of war in Ukraine on Sat 21st Feb starting at 4:00 pm BRIGHTON UNITARIAN CHURCH Organised by:
On 20th May I started out to attempt to cycle over 900 miles from the South of France to Dieppe and then back to Lewes via the ferry. Whilst I was on my 900+ mile ride I raised funds (and still continues back in England) for medical and other civilian aid to be sent to […]
Day 18 to 22 Stage 4 – the final section from Orléans to Dieppe! Day 18 – From Orléans to Chartres. 90 km Day 19 – Rest day Day 20 – Chartres to Vernon on the River Seine near Rouen. 102 km Day 21 – Vernon to Forges-les-Eaux. 90 km Day 22 – Forges-les-Eaux […]
Day 14 to 17 – Stage 3 completed! This is the final section before I leave the Loire valley Day 14 – 2nd June, takes me from Bourbon-Lancy to Nevers. 82 km Day 15 – Rest day Day 16 – 4th June, is from Nevers to Sancerre. 78km Day 17 – 5th June, is to […]
Day 12 and 13: 31st May and 1st June 2025 Today, the 31st of May, I continue on the road above the Gorge Loire at first, then dow, away from Gorges de Loire to a much flatter landscape. Howeve, the ascent was still 677m. I covered 92km to my evening stopover. The towns in this […]
Stage 3 Begins! From the source of the River Loire to Orléans – about 500 km (over 300 miles) Day 10 and 11: 29th and 30th of May. We leave the source of the River Loire and Mont-Jean-de-Guerbière behind head down, bar a few significant hills!! – 937m (over 3000ft) of ascent to le Puy-en-Velay. […]
