Running, Cycle Touring and Roaming with Simple Living and Slow Travel
September 18 - Lymington to Hythe Another glorious day of blue sky and sunshine as we packed up, loaded up and got back in the saddle again. We pedalled out through the streets of Lymington and then we were on one of the main roads that travels through the New Forest National Park. It was... Continue Reading →
September 17 - The New Forest Those words came into my head often today. The things I learned from a village roam. “Well, I didn’t know that,” I would say to myself. “Well, isn’t that interesting.” “Well, fancy that.” It was a day of history and stories and a wonderful day of finds on the... Continue Reading →
September 16 - The New Forest Another day to explore the New Forest, but a slower day, a quieter day and a day to look for some stories beyond the roaming ponies. We set off on our ride from Brockenhurst again and pedalled into the New Forest National Park, along one of the roads that... Continue Reading →
September 15 - The New Forest I know I said in yesterday’s post, “it doesn’t get much better than that”, but today…well…it really doesn’t get much better. Today was perfect. Absolutely perfect. The perfect Go Slow Sunday and the sort of day that was just bliss. We planned a full Go Slow Sunday today, with... Continue Reading →
September 14 - The New Forest It doesn’t get much better than that. A brilliant day, with a fantastic outing on the bikes, through the national park and seeing some animals along the way. Absolutely ripper! I trotted out into the dawn light for a quick run around Lymington. The sun was just coming up... Continue Reading →
September 13 - Newport to Lymington You know it’s a brilliant day when Steve admits that it’s warm. Steve has never bonded with the UK, due mainly to the ongoing disagreement he’s had with British weather. Today though…well, even he had to mellow and call a temporary truce in his feud with the British elements.... Continue Reading →
September 12 - Isle of Wight We had a day on the pedals to explore a little further around the Isle of Wight and it was all terrific, with variety being the order of the day. We set off through the streets of Newport to join the Red Squirrel Trail, so named because it is... Continue Reading →
September 11 - Cowes to Newport We did the rounds of the transport today and we rode the island again on two wheels and more. I started off with a quick run before we left, back along the Esplanade by the water. No fog this morning but a ripper of a wind was blowing, which... Continue Reading →
September 10 - Isle of Wight I started the day with a run along the coastal path through Cowes. What a wonderful place to run. Along the Esplanade, by the water, then up some steep streets and finally along a bridle path. It was made even more fun by the fact the town was blanketed... Continue Reading →
September 9 - Southampton to Cowes Pedal...pedal...pedal... “We’re going the wrong way, we should have gone down that street.” Pedal…pedal…pedal… “Stop. Turn around.” Pedal…pedal…pedal… "Seriously! We need to go back down that road.” Five months in and some things never change! We made at least four wrong turns this morning as we navigated our way... Continue Reading →
Run. Ride. Roam. 