We depart London at 8.30 after a quick stop at Morrison store to buy some supplies. Thank you Helen and Rachel for letting us stay at your lovely home in Stoke Newington. We travel up the A10 to join the National Cycle Route 1. The route takes us out of London along the canal that […]
After a great evening spent with a long time friend and some new ones enjoying a traditional SA braai and beers I sadly bid the Pretorius family goodbye. Thank you Eryn, Jean-Claude, Moser, Leah, Robin and Hanneke for being part of my special London experience that will be part of this tour tapestry forever. To […]
I arrived at Pretorius Bikes a little earlier than the rest of the riders so that I could fit my spd pedals from my tourer onto this fancy loan bike Jean-Claude had kindly let me use for the day. Soon enough the riders started arriving and the routine cup of coffee before the ride was […]
An early ride on a tube to Kensington Gardens got us off to a good start. We walked, bussed and did the train a lot more today because we wanted to again cram the day with as many attractions as possible. Unfortunately many remain to be seen and would require another visit but it would […]
With so much to offer we needed a clear plan of what we wanted to see. With a glorious sunny day in prospect we would do all the outdoors visits and it turned out to be a good decision. The weather was perfect and we walked a lot of the city enjoying the many historical […]
After a good rest and much needed sleep in a comfortable bed we had a light breakfast and went to find Pretorius Bikes owned by the son of a dear departed friend. Jean-Claude and his lovely wife Erin, who I was to meet for the first time, own the shop in Drysdale Road London. It […]
I woke up very early and was keen to get started but by the time we had packed and had breakfast it was already 7.30 am. I was not sure of our distance to London along the Grand Union Canal so we set off at a steady pace. Although the route is very flat it […]
Wow!! Again so fortunate to be spoilt by our hostess Barbara in Swineshead, Bedfordshire. We had a lovely stay and again were treated to some great home cooked meals. Soon enough we were off with London our destination. We wanted to reach it tomorrow evening so we dawdled through the villages to meet the canal […]
Father’s day Perfect day for a rest day at Barbara’s bungalow in Swineshead Bedfordshire. I have washed all my clothing and prepped for the journey south to London. It will mean a little detour to pick up the Grand canal near Milton Keynes but once on it it should be great getting into London rather […]
We wake up to a few drops of rain and realise today will be a wet one. After a quick breakfast and a hot coffee we head for Northampton direction with a careful plan to scoot around the north side of it and hopefully before too many people are awake. We pass through some awesome […]