After a week in Germany with Friedel`s relatives, we set off around 10am. The departure was a little hard, as we’d spent the last week getting to know lots of cousins, who are now not just names on a family tree but friends and everyone showed us such good hospitality while we were there. We […] Read More »
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47km Den Haag, Netherlands – Emmerich, Germany
We were under pressure to get to Germany for a family reunion and didn’t think we would be able to cycle quickly enough to get there in time, so we cheated and took a short train journey to Arnheim. We felt pretty guilty about this and promised to make it up to ourselves with some […] Read More »
45km Putney, England – Den Haag, Netherlands
London`s leaving present to us was a slow drizzle as we eased out of the door in Putney just before 7am. With winter coming on, it was still very dark and we crossed Putney Bridge, onto the Kings Road, feeling slightly vulnerable in the already heavy rush hour traffic.A white van man slowed down just […] Read More »
Of PEI and Rail Trails
We took a few days out last weekend and headed to Prince Edward Island for a 3-day tour around the island, which for those of you who don´t know Canada is a charming province just off the coast of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. PEI is a much-loved vacation spot for many people, whether you´re […] Read More »
125km New Glasgow, PEI – Sackville
Getting a early start to the day we headed back to the catch the trail, stopping at a local bakery for some snacks and a quick coffee. Once on the trail we started to make good time, stopping and meeting a trail warden, who we interviewed. After finnally getting back to Borden, and across the […] Read More »