Monthly Archives: May 2015

   Not a bad view to wake up to.. And all you can hear are birds again, not one engine note in the lot. Breakfast is in an hour, which means I have time to write this, get my gear sorted and maybe read a little before setting off back to the Ferry. It leavesContinue reading “Heading Home”

Those of you who have been keeping up will know how my day started yesterday; with some Deep Thought.  Having Thought Deeply, and shared, I went off to breakfast. Breakfasts in Paradors are worth a homily of their own. There is a table for cake. A whole table. Then there is another one for cookedContinue reading “Discovering a Desert”

It is 5.30am and I am sitting on the balcony of my posh hotel watching the world come to life. It is too early, but almost 6 years of working too far from home has built a habit of early rising. There is a hill in front of me covered in trees and almost black,Continue reading “Possibilities”

Well! A Great Day! I’m still fizzing. Honestly, if I was any more excited I’d have to send for bigger trousers. It started off well, in the same place that the night before ended badly. Cap Breton sounds romantic, sophisticated, a kind of 60s chic applies. Yet, after a very long day’s ride, and aContinue reading “Madonnas, Mountains and Michelin Stars on”

Well! A Great Day! I’m still fizzing. Honestly, if I was any more excited I’d have to send for bigger trousers.  It started off well, in the same place that the night before ended badly. Cap Breton sounds romantic, sophisticated, a kind of 60s chic applies. Yet, after a very long day’s ride, and aContinue reading “Madonnas, Mountains and Michelin Stars”

Let me share this with you. Portsmouth and Plymouth are two different cities. Not only that, they are some distance apart, in fact three hours apart if you are driving, which is inconvenient if the ferry you need is in the other place and you only have an hour or so before you should beContinue reading “On Geography and Choices”

So, 3 sleeps till the trip starts. The bike is sorted, but needs a final check and test. Gear is assembled but needs final check and pack  – and I’m almost ready. Last time I did this there were grand plans. Ride to Nice, cross to Corsica and so on for almost 4 weeks, Sardinia,Continue reading “Spain”