Yes, your powers of observation are accurate, that is indeed rain! That was the start to our day once again and in fact, it was our entire day…pouring rain (with the occasional very, very brief break), wind and the Met Office had forecast “12C feels like 9C” and they were spot on! That’s the summer... Continue Reading →

Mmmm, comfy bed! I wish we could have stayed a few days at the nice hotel in Windermere, just so I could have a few more night’s sleep in that bed! I reckon that would break my 4:30 am wake up pattern, because after just one night I made it through to 5:30, so a... Continue Reading →

Today we saw some scenery that was absolutely breathtaking. Simply stunning in its beauty and grandeur. First a Steve moment…you may remember a while ago I mentioned a few indiscreet and amusing encounters I’d had with men in unisex toilets? Well, it turns out Steve is potentially one of those men! We had been sitting... Continue Reading →

I opened the curtains in our very nice and comfy hotel room and peeked through to see what sort of day had dawned for today’s ride. What did we have? Despite hoping for sunshine, we had instead the familiar grey skies and wind blowing the trees about. Darn! This weather is becoming the meat and... Continue Reading →

Some of the things we faced today left us thinking someone must be playing a trick on us. This can not be for real! You've got to be joking! We packed up early from our campsite in Nottingham, after a little bit of drama! A police car drove in and parked near a small tent... Continue Reading →

Tuesday, June 16 Today we attended a meeting of the Melbourne branch of a cycle tourists support group, but I’ll get to that later! After beginning to feel the symptoms of “city fatigue” from a day spent in Birmingham and staying in Nuneaton, which was really just a big town, but still lots of traffic... Continue Reading →

I don’t know how many Mission Impossible movies have been made so far, but we had our own version today, so let’s just call ours Mission Impossible 4¾: The Day of Steve. Today we had a few tasks to accomplish for Steve, so the mission was accepted and we began preparations! Steve put on a... Continue Reading →

For the first time on this trip I managed to run two days in a row! Stoked! I headed down to the hotel gym and was able to fit in another 10K before we left. We loaded up the bikes outside the hotel under grey skies and then set off pedalling. We’d only planned a... Continue Reading →

Well, Steve had wanted a day to sit around and do as little as possible and that lofty goal was successfully achieved today! We did not very much at all! I was up early and made use of the hotel gym and did a 10K run before breakfast. Once again it felt so good to... Continue Reading →

Buckle up folks, I'm afraid this is another epic blog post. After days of no wifi, there's a bit of catching up to do, so this one's a long one! Tuesday, June 9 Time to move on from our friendly guest house in Bourton-on-the-Water and continue our travels through the Cotswolds. Our last conversation with... Continue Reading →