The sun is cracking the flags, an Indian summer in September. Site is full and the smell of barbecues lingers on the little breeze that there is. A day off and unbelievably, I’m not tired. I seem to spend a lot of my free time too tired to do anything and have been spending any... Continue Reading →
Time to Tandem
We can now go out, but not 'out out.' Lockdown has been eased a little and I'm missing seeing the world outside those gates so much. The Boss has finished his Lands End to John o’Groats ride on site and I'm wearing the site out walking round, spotting killer wildlife and listening to podcasts. As... Continue Reading →
Blowing the Cobwebs away in Burley
It's been a while since the wheels on the tandem turned. This weekend feels like a good weekend to get the legs burning and the wheels turning. As much as we are out of shape now the good old Brookes saddles fit like a glove as soon as we sit on them. The breeze is... Continue Reading →
An Anniversary Ride
Bit of a lie in today, 9am start at work. It's only a short shift, finishing at 2pm. Followed by a day off tomorrow and a lunchtime start the day after. Days off have been plentiful since we started the new job. Not much time to ourselves though, due to various commitments and going home... Continue Reading →
Van to SanRemo & No Go Monaco
A second significant ant invasion forced us to shout "We're soft babies, get me out of here!" and cut short our stay at Barco Reale one day early. The second invasion was realised after one climbed from my cleavage and waved at me, as if to say "You think this is bad, look over to... Continue Reading →
Half Timber Houses & Sausages
Our need for a washing machine and Wifi dictated our next stop of the tour. So we find ourselves deep into Germany near the City of Kassel. Camping in Naumberg is to be our home for the next few days. Again, more than happy with first impressions of the site, this might have had something... Continue Reading →
The ‘Low’ Lands and ‘Highs’ of Amsterdam
The wind was blowing a hooley as we headed north on the second leg of our trip, our Dutch neighbour 'Max' said it would not be too windy to take the coastal route, I think the Dutch must be more hardened to the wind judging by the colour of The Boss' knuckles holding onto the... Continue Reading →
On yer bike
We describe ourselves as a tandem riding couple, to be truthful, although we have pedalled over 2000 miles of UK and European Tarmac, 'Louis' our tandem, named after the chimp in the PG Tips "can you ride tandem?" advert, has effectively been a clothes horse in the garage this last 12 months. The reason,... Continue Reading →
Towing in France
Thought we would share some thoughts on our trip to France in the summer of 2015. If anyone out there has wondered or feared what it is like to tow outside our shores, then maybe this will give some food for thought. To date, this is our only trip abroad with the caravan but we... Continue Reading →
Norfolk ‘n’ Chance
It's early Tuesday morning and we are loading the car for 9 nights at a CL in Norfolk. 9 nights means I'm a little more organised than for our usual 2 night breaks. Off to the storage site to get the legs up and off we go. Still within 2 miles from home and we... Continue Reading →