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by Liz Miles : 52. Ascent : 390’ The morning greeted us with a sky full of pink sunrise over the cornfield beside the house. As we left at 9 a neighbour struck up a friendly conversation, wanting to know all the details of our ride. The scene along the canal was autumnal again, a…
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by Philip Miles : 49. Ascent : 436’ I’m writing this first instalment today sitting on a bench in the watery sun, looking out over the Nantes-Brest canal which is perfectly still, with the most delicious pain au raisin and a cup of coffee after the first hour of riding – delightful! The AirBnB was…
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By Liz Miles : 40. Ascent : 633’. The day started with a sighting of a tree creeper outside the upstairs door that, when open, allowed in a tiny amount of signal so we could connect with the world. We breakfasted on ripe peach and pear with vanilla Greek yogurt (heavenly) and scrambled eggs with…
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by Philip Miles : 45. Ascent : 1,529’ Having fought with the hob last night we had a good dinner of salmon and salad, with peach and apple as dessert. It was a good first day and we both felt weary at its end. We agreed to set our alarm for 6:30 so we didn’t…
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by Liz Miles : 29. Ascent : 2,088’ We woke at 6.30, the sea like a millpond through our cabin window, and watched the sun rise over the horizon. Breakfast in the ferry restaurant was an interesting medley of fruit, yogurt, croissant and eggs, and we watched a tiny bird flitting alongside the ship, looking…
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By Philip Miles : 7, Ascent : 180’ And here we are! The day has arrived for the start of this expedition. An early start to ensure we had time to complete the long list of final jobs, make lunch, pack, and catch the 11:38 train from Epsom Downs to Victoria. The funny thing is…
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by Liz With one major west coast under our belts, we are turning our sights towards another, this time the west coast of France. On Saturday we leave for Roscoff and on Sunday we embark on the grandly named Vélodyssée. It’s the French section of the EuroVelo 1 bike route and was recommended to us…
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by Philip And then, all of a sudden, we are home! Yesterday began with a wonderful breakfast of pancakes (known as hot cakes) in a nearby cafe which has been operating for at least 40 years with friendly staff and great food. Then we packed our bags – we had intended to put each pair…
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by Liz On our last day in America, we had the opportunity to revisit some favourite experiences. Specifically we slummed it through the San Diego dockyards again, this time to reach Walmart, and for the last time I got chatted up waiting outside the supermarket while Philip did some shopping. I’ve enjoyed these totally random…
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by Philip Day’s mileage : 31* *we’re not counting this as part of our total though as we got to the border yesterday! A slightly different post today after a rather different day! We had a gentle, late start, leaving our excellent AirBnB at 11 with a total of 14 miles to go to our…