Alison and Alison and the art of re-tyrement

Distance 57.4 miles Ascent 1021 metres An eventful day. It has been hot today. The repair on my shorts has held but wonder if I would have been more comfortable with the hole for ventilation. I could create matching ones on either side. Tempting. Today Strava reports my top speed as 65.1 miles/hour. No one…

Distance 48.9 miles Ascent 1177 metres Cycling on the outskirts of Bristol and JR hears car behind so pulls over to let a car go past. No car, just a plane taking off from the nearby airport. Good job he was wearing a helmet. Tintern Abbey our final destination. JR very happy with the hotel…

Distance 63.2 miles Ascent 1224 metres Another day another county. A longer ride today but less climbing. Had a lot of fun and laughter over a Thai meal remembering previous trips and the thought of the fun to be had in the future. A fab day. Good night.

Distance 53.7 miles Ascent 1396 metres Descent 1366 metres JR assured us that with the change of county we can all look forward to luxuriant hair. Goodbye helmet hair. Exciting day tomorrow. A very special reunion.

Distance 54.6 miles Ascent 1677 metres Descent 1100 metres In the battle of Garmin v Christophe there was no contest. Operator error as I forgot to turn Christophe on. He will not be pleased. Garmin took advantage of the lack of competition. At lunch we had 19 miles to go and five minutes later Garmin…

Distance 40 miles Ascent 1081.7 There is only one place to start on this ride. A gentle start to the day with a comfortable pace and beautiful scenery. JR is concerned that the water in Cornwall is no good for washing his hair. After two days he has noticed his hair is not as soft…

Lands End to John O’Groats Day 1 Home to Lands End I wasn’t going to do it but I couldn’t help myself. The events of today require another blog post. The start of a three week coast to coast jaunt from Lands End to John O’Groats. On this occasion without Alison as she has done…

A couple of days to spend exploring Santiago and some retail therapy. We didn’t have to worry about how much weight we can carry on our bikes. Just how much weight we could take on the plane. Our planning for the return journey was successful. We picked up the boxed bicycles and one of the…

Coach party We are converts. Why puff and pant up hills, sweat in the sun and get soaked to the skin when you can be taken to your destination in air conditioned luxury? Coach is the way to travel. We had a lively band of travel companions on board. A group of four mountain bike…

Walking 11 miles Temperature 19 degrees A very busy day. A lot of time was spent working out how to get home. Only one flight out of Santiago to the UK this week and only two ferries a week from Santander. The ferries are fully booked until next week so we will fly home. All…