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flying with the bike

This had been my no no no no never on the trip. Why did I have to fly when it can be done by ferry’s. But apparently not anymore – they have withdrawn the ferry services crossing over to Norway. As it is the Scandinavian countries that I’m doing the North Sea Cycle Route for, … Continue reading

“the railway track”

This railway track has some fond memories and it is actually part of the North Sea Cycle Route. It’s funny as we were just discussing ‘the GPS’ again and all the if’s and but’s and possible’s surrounding it. However, all we have been thinking about in terms of finding out how good this device is … Continue reading

keeping things dry-wetbags

Have been pre-warned about anything and everything getting wet along the way, even though equipment and clothes are waterproof. Was advised to get some wetbags, as well to help organise in the panniers where clean, dirty, riding, non-riding clothes are. Found some waterproof fabrics that had been given on my Masters programme. Some lightweight, some … Continue reading

tent arrives

My tent arrived really fast in the post. All seems fine with it. Nothing too complicated. Just having some issues the elastic hoops that hold the inner to the outer shell of the tent, as they are very weak – I’m attaching plastic curtain hooks for added strength.

camping in the garden

In the summer time as most kids do, we would camp in the garden. It was so exciting. My sister had a 2-man tent and it was dead cool to be having a sleep over in the garden. The next day my parents would get up and we would have breakfast out there – ‘as … Continue reading

Hello world!

Welcome to WordPress.com. After you read this, you should delete and write your own post, with a new title above. Or hit Add New on the left (of the admin dashboard) to start a fresh post. Here are some suggestions for your first post. You can find new ideas for what to blog about by … Continue reading