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by Liz Miles : 44. Ascent : 1,125’. Running total : 346 miles. Today’s route looked like we’d be following the coast all day, which we mostly did however we could only really see the sea for the first eight miles. Instead the landscape was varied and interesting. We left in blue sky and sunshine…
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by Philip Our first rest day! When we planned this ride we somehow front-loaded the mileage and number of days riding. Our approach has been to book all our accommodation before the trip, so we started in the north, booking a few AirBnBs each time we sat down to look at it. Having got to…
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by Liz Miles : 43. Ascent : 817’. Running total : 302 miles. After six delightful days mainly along the Nantes-Brest canal, today we should reach the Atlantic coast. The wild flowers along the canal edge have added daily colour, with quite a bit of variety from one day to the next – powder-blue sow…
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by Philip Miles : 44. Ascent : 1,201’. Running total : 259 miles. Our AirBnB was delightful – recently completely renovated and beautifully done. The house has a literary theme and is sensitively created. The house rates right at the top of the AirBnB leader board for us – everything provided and thought of –…
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by Liz Miles : 52. Ascent : 390’. Running total : 215 miles. 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…
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by Philip Miles : 49. Ascent : 436’. Running total : 163 miles. 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…
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By Liz Miles : 40. Ascent : 633’. Running total : 114 miles. 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…
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by Philip Miles : 45. Ascent : 1,529’. Running total : 74 miles. 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…
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by Liz Miles : 29. Ascent : 2,088’. Running total : 29 miles. 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…
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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…