Day 1: Calais to Rouen
* Ferry left Dover at 0910 and, I was on it! * Prior to ferry embarkation the Customs and Border Control chose to undertake a customs check of my van. Obviously nothing was found, because
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The Phoenix Died - Long Live The Phoenix!
Okay, so the previous adventure was still born. Having spent a great deal of time planning what was to have been a great European cycling and campervaning adventure, Covid reared its ugly head
Day 0: Pre - Departure
* I found a recommended moterhome/campervan route through France and Spain that minimised road toll charges. * I collated some 70 cycling routes from Valencia in the East through to the Portuguese border in
Just Like a Phoenix ...
This blog has been dormant for a while now, but it is about to be resurrected! Previously this blog was used so that I could be tracked whilst touring the United States of
Day 177: New York (Day 1)
I awoke to a rainy New York City: But that did not matter as I was off to MOMA. My thoughts regarding the museum are mixed. Firstly, it was far too busy for
Day 176: New York (Manhatten)
This is the end ... my beautiful friends the end .... Obviously I knew it was going to happen: eventually this cycle tour had to end, but it only seems like 5 months, 2 weeks,
Day 175: Wildwood State Park
So today I passed into a 4th State in just 4 days: Massachusetts => Rhode Island => Connecticut => New York. This was my penultimate riding day of this tour, which included a
Day 174: New London
For the past few weeks I have been following the East Coast Greenway (ECG). Most of the route through Rhode Island is on excellent dedicated cycle paths with much shade. As I rolled
Day 173: Providence
.... perhaps they're off to a turkey shoot! At some point, I know not where, I left that part of the USA known as Massachusetts. And, at some point, I know not
Day 172: Shame Crowell State Forest
After blueberry pancakes for breakfast; the first time that I've eaten them; fantastic; why hasn't someone introduced me too them sooner?, it was a leisurely 56 mile ride to
Day 171: Orleans
So I left gay Provincetown at approximately 10am for an easy ride to Orleans where I stayed with Richard, from last year's South Tier group, and his family. I had a
Day 170: Provincetown
Well folks, there is less than a week left of this year's cycling odyssey: I shall arrive in New York next Wednesday, so only 6 more days of cycling. I am
Day 169: Boston (Rest Day)
Much walking in Boston today and a visit to the Fine Art Museum ($25, extortionate if you ask me, especially as the museums are free in the UK, you just have to pay
Day 168: Boston
Shocking! You'll no doubt be glad to hear that this morning I awoke feeling much better and eager to get back on the bike. So today I must have cycled on
Day 167: Salisbury State Beach
Warning: this blog entry is not to be read by those of a particularly sensitive disposition that may be offended by the mention of bodily fluids! Well it can't be good
Day 166: York Harbor
I returned to "the holy donut" and had: 1. Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt Donut 2. Blueberry Donut 3. Lemon Glaze Donut 4. Cappuchino with 2 shots of espresso 5. Grapefruit
Day 165: Portland
Last night I stayed with Derek and Lindsey, and a very pleasant evening it was too. Today I cycled to Portland where I'm staying with Sheila and her family whom I
Day 164: Bath
Tonight, there is a full moon over Maine.
Day 163: Belfast
Just like Scotland, after many days of overcast, foggy, damp weather, the sun finally makes an appearance. The ride from Bar Harbor to Belfast was a slight variation from the outward bound route.
Day 162: Bar Harbor (Resting)
Did I mention that Maine reminds me of Scotland? Well it is raining again, need I say more? But to compensate, Maine does have Desert Island Ice Cream, which sells The Dude: White
Day 161: Bar Harbor (Cycling)
Way back in the last century J. D Rockefeller Jr. directed and financed the construction of 57 miles of Carriage Roads, and 17 bridges, in what was to become Acadia National Park. These
Day 160: Bar Harbor Campground
So having left San Diego, California, on the 24th March 2015, my most westerly point, I arrived in Bar Harbor, Maine, my most easterly point, some 154 days later on the 24th August
Day 159: Balsom Cove Campground
Whilst cycling through New England's Maine State today I was reminded of cycling in Old England and in particular Scotland: The lush green, the lakes, the hills and the inclement weather
Day 158: Camden Hills State Park
Well, fortunately for me, yesterday's weather forecast for today was incorrect, at least the rainy bit was. Instead it turned out to be a very pleasant day for cycle: overcast, so