Running, Cycle Touring and Roaming with Simple Living and Slow Travel
Sunday, February 22 Today was a day of climbing. One hill after another after another, on and on they went, up, up, up we went. We packed up our tent at our little patch of grass at the campsite at Lagoa de Albufeira after a chilly but relatively comfortable night. The sleeping mats stayed inflated,... Continue Reading →
Saturday Feb. 21 I nearly didn’t have time to write this blog, I’ve been fielding calls from Vogue wanting us to be on their next cover because we’ve made such a fashion statement today! Steve in his shorts and thermal leggings, waterproof socks and sandals and parka. Me in my baggy skirt over leggings to... Continue Reading →
Today was a roaming day and we decided to detour slightly. We left the bikes in the cabin in the woods and took the train north to Sintra. First we had to find the train station, which we’d decided to walk to, following…oh dear…the GPS! Well, let’s just say the route it gave us was... Continue Reading →
Those three words pretty much sum up today. It was not a good day. It was not fun. I was not happy. I did not smile. This is how it went… We packed up from our lovely apartment in Lisbon to head off to our next form of accommodation, which was to be a camp... Continue Reading →
Today was a day off the bikes and we wandered Lisbon happily exploring. This is a beautiful city, gorgeous buildings, a short walk to the water, friendly people, it’s just lovely. We strolled to the bike shop this morning to pick up some heavy duty locks and then wandered along the waterfront. The bridge we... Continue Reading →
As you’d know, the traffic situation around airports is pretty hectic! So it was, that two first-time bike travellers from Tasmania set off into the three lanes of traffic with a vague idea of where we were heading, but a very firm idea to just get off the busy road as quickly as possible. Steve... Continue Reading →
D Day - Departure day! Last minute checks of bits and pieces, a morning spent with parents just taking it easy and spending time at home for the last time for a while. Then many goodbyes to little Rosie dog and off to the grand Devonport Airport we went. The moment of truth…check-in…the scales…would we... Continue Reading →
Now, I get the whole “packing light” thing. I travel a lot and I’ve managed to get the technique pretty down pat. However, throw in the added curve balls of trying to think of a year’s worth of needs to pack and the limitation of having a couple of bikes that already take... Continue Reading →
“You’re doing what!?? On a what!!?? For how long!!??” That was something like the response we got when we explained to people that we had decided to take a year off to cycle around Europe. That was then followed by comments that ranged from, “How exciting” to “I can’t think of anything worse.” My feelings... Continue Reading →
Run. Ride. Roam. 