Running, Cycle Touring and Roaming with Simple Living and Slow Travel
September 5 - Bath Sometimes it’s nice to just “be”. In fact, not sometimes, anytime it’s possible, it’s nice to just “be”. Not rushing to do things, not feeling a need to go places or see things, no hurrying…just time to “be”. That’s what we did today in Bath. It was nice that we’d been... Continue Reading →
September 4 - Bristol to Bath After yesterday’s lovely but hilly ride, today was the opposite on one of those counts. It was still lovely but anything but hilly. It was a very relaxed day and it was brilliant. We left Bristol later than usual after spending a bit of time roaming around in the... Continue Reading →
September 3 - Newport to Bristol Here we are. We’re back in England. To get here, we had to get up to the River Wye, on a road that’s the main thoroughfare for traffic between England and Wales, cross the river on a huge bridge and then get back out of that main thoroughfare on... Continue Reading →
September 2 - Barry to Newport I think we can probably chalk up today’s ride as a commute rather than a tour. It felt a bit like we were just getting from one place to another because we spent most of it beside roads and it was very, very busy. I managed to fit in... Continue Reading →
September 1 - Bridgend to Barry Get out your pom-poms and pull up your bobby socks. Gimme an M M! Gimme an A A! Gimme a G G! Gimme an I I! Gimme a C C! Whaduzit spell? MAGIC! I absolutely loved today, every single second of it. It was BRILL-EE-YANT! Simply MAGIC! Today we... Continue Reading →
August 31 - Swansea to Bridgend Rain Wind Blocked paths Hills Elevator Barriers Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check. We were back in the saddle for our first full day of riding in a while and it had a bit of everything. It was like going back to school after a long holiday and finding... Continue Reading →
August 30 - Rosslare to Swansea Oh that dastardly wind. It had blown fiercely all of yesterday and it hadn’t mellowed at all overnight. The trees were horizontal and it gave every indication of being a very lumpy ferry crossing. We also had the challenge of having a plan but having absolutely no idea if... Continue Reading →
August 28 - Kilkenny to Rosslare Today was our last day of exploring Ireland and what a ripper it was. We had sunshine and a top place to roam and it was a great send off for our time on the Emerald Isle. When we arrived in Kilkenny yesterday, it looked like it would be... Continue Reading →
August 27 - Athlone to Kilkenny A castle, an ice house, a well, woodland trails and a giant telescope. If that isn’t the perfect setting for an adventure by The Famous Five, with a basket of tuck and lashings of ginger beer, I don’t know what is. With the rain coming down we decided not... Continue Reading →
August 26 - Oranmore to Athlone Unhurried, no rushing, no place to be, no jobs to be done, no great distances to travel. That was today. It was nice to do everything at a gentle pace, not have to spend too long in the van and just go through the day at a more chillaxed... Continue Reading →
Run. Ride. Roam. 