Day 71 Was spent checking our wounds and the bike and reassessing the situation. We of course knew an accident was always a risk but it was a good to time to reassess our motivations to make sure we were both happy to continue. We knew we were going to get back on a bicycleContinue reading “Week 11 Melintang to Cranbrook”
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Week 10 Bang Saphan to Melintang
Day 65 After the excitement of yesterday it was a bit of a late start and no time to enjoy the beach… such are the trials of breaking a record a day at a time… A bit more seaside riding then we turned inland to plantations of palm oil trees, and rubber trees with slashesContinue reading “Week 10 Bang Saphan to Melintang”
Week 9 Kolkata to a beach in Thailand somewhere (Bang Saphan)
Day 58 Country number 11! Waiting at the airport in Kolkata we had felt slightly stunned to have made it there with our boxes and GI systems intact were delighted to see the 2nd European faces we’d seen in India- and they we cycle Touring too! Although not on the same flights, but heading toContinue reading “Week 9 Kolkata to a beach in Thailand somewhere (Bang Saphan)”
Week 8 Tekkali to Kolkata
Day 51 We managed to get on the road earlier today but with only some leftover garlic naan and a few biscuits we knew we would need to stop again soon… Unfortunately stops were not forthcoming and it was over 35miles we finally found a Dhaba that looked like it wouldn’t leave us with “danger-pants”.Continue reading “Week 8 Tekkali to Kolkata”
Week 7: Tiruvannamalai to Tekkali
Day 44 A very comfortable nights stay at Thaali Residence at the foot of the mountain in Tiruvannamalai. It was a shame we didn’t have more time to explore in what is obviously a very important religious site and as we rolled through the town in the morning we saw lots if orange robed pilgrimsContinue reading “Week 7: Tiruvannamalai to Tekkali”
Week 6 Kankavli to Tiruvannamalai
Day 37 And we were still stuck in the hotel… This time it was Laura’s turn to take a turn for the worse and although we had both started antibiotics, they weren’t agreeing with her. Yet again the alarm went off early, amd yet again it got switched off with Laura barely getting out ifContinue reading “Week 6 Kankavli to Tiruvannamalai”
Week 5 Vadodara to Kankavli
*** WARNING THIS BLOG CONTAIN MINGING FEET PHOTOS!! *** It’s amazing how much better you can feel after 10 hours sleep… A solid breakfast of eggs, toast and masala dosa with sambar and coconut chutney and we were set to go! We left the calm of the spa hotel complex and dived headfirst into busyContinue reading “Week 5 Vadodara to Kankavli”
Week 4 Lesa to Vadodara, India
Day 23 A steady start in the countryside where they seemed to be more animals on the road than cars or humans. We stopped a couple of times to sample more of the bakes goods of Georgia. Then some tough sharp climbs with some of the steepest gradients we’ve had this trip to wake toContinue reading “Week 4 Lesa to Vadodara, India”
Week 3 Düzce to Lesa, Georgia
Day 16 We skipped the hotel breakfast as the room had a kettle and hob so had eggs and noodles to get an early start for the big climb up to Bolu and then two more after! Ideally, we’ve have split this over yesterday and today but with the spoke issues we had little choice.Continue reading “Week 3 Düzce to Lesa, Georgia”
Week 2, Timişoara to Düzce
Day 9 WE’VE DONE 1000MILES!!! So we just need to repeat that 18 times now… We had a good start from the hotel fueled by pizza and with peacocks watching us pack up. It was essentially the same road all day and we initially enjoyed the quaint Romanian villages before the trafficbuilt up. It wasContinue reading “Week 2, Timişoara to Düzce”