Running, Cycle Touring and Roaming with Simple Living and Slow Travel
August 15 - Dublin Aren’t those nature photographers and film makers a patient lot. They can sit for hours or days, waiting for their shot, waiting for something furred or feathered to do something that will be worthy of commentary from Sir David Attenborough. We could have joined their ranks today. We left the hubbub... Continue Reading →
August 14 - Dublin Well, Dublin is officially the noisiest place we have been thus far. Yes, I know it’s a city and yes, I know it’s a capital city, but still. We have been in a lot of cities and this is the eighth capital city we have been to this trip and none... Continue Reading →
August 13 - Portadown to Dublin Another ripper ride today. More sunshine! Fabbo! More memorable meetings with people. More scenery and…we implemented Stage 1 of our cunning plan… We rode out of Portadown under clear skies and sunshine, but with a definite bite in the air. It was chilly and a breeze was blowing, but... Continue Reading →
August 12 - Belfast to Portadown What an absolutely magic day. It couldn’t get much better. An absolutely top ride, with great places to pedal and more people to put a smile on the dial. A ripper day! We set off reasonably early, hitting the pedals before 8:00am and we were straight away in the... Continue Reading →
August 11 - Belfast “I’m just going down here.” [2 minutes later]…”I’m just going down here.” That was me, leaving Steve behind as I continued ducking and diving down alleys and laneways, freestyling around the backstreets of Belfast. Our Sunday began with the practicalities…laundry and research. We spent time in the laundrette with the other... Continue Reading →
August 10 - Belfast We had a look around Belfast today. We looked in the city centre. We looked in the outskirts of the city. We searched for the best of Belfast. We struggled. We used a bus to get us started on our exploration of Belfast, so we could get the lay of the... Continue Reading →
July 24-25 - Haarlem to Durham A ferry trip, another ferry trip, some hills and some heat as the adventure continues in merry England and I’m loving it! We set off for the short ride from the apartment in Haarlem to the ferry terminal in Ijmuiden and arrived nice and early. We had a quick... Continue Reading →
July 23 - Haarlem Our last full day in The Netherlands. Our last full day in mainland Europe. Tomorrow we sail for England to continue our tour in the UK. Not much to share today, not much to report because not much happened. Today was spent getting ready to move on. I went out for... Continue Reading →
July 22 - Zuid-Kennemerland National Park After the crowded and noisy visit to Amsterdam yesterday, today we decided to leave the hustle and bustle of the built environment behind and get us some nature, with a trip out to the Zuid-Kennemerland National Park. Are you up for another tour? We’ve done a few walking tours... Continue Reading →
July 21 - Amsterdam “The trouble with the way we travel,” I commented to Steve, “is we see so many lovely little out-of-the-way places that aren’t the big draw cards, that when we come to see the “main event” places, we’re a bit judgemental.” What I meant by that is, we are lucky enough, on... Continue Reading →
Run. Ride. Roam. 