Collioure to Marrakech 2024

An unexpectedly big day today!! I should probably explain: we are rushing a bit, in order to have a big four night stop at the end of our ride! That…

A big day!!! The first 30km or so was on some of best bike paths you will see. Beautifully surfaced (sealed)…to a standard which would leave all UK/NZ roads to…

We said our farewells to Iain this morning….as he headed back by train to Collioure with the third bike. We did not envy him his day of jumping on and…

A rest day today. Time to get the blog started!! Funnily enough with three of us riding…it seems to have been more difficult to find the time to write! So…

Penis Cola….really? A hard ride today? The Best Friend Thirst Ever Had. Taste the Feeling. You might imagine the banter! Actually…those latter expressions are old advertising slogans for Coca Cola!!…

We woke up to the pitter patter of rain. Lots of it! And we had well over 100kms to ride! It had eased a little by the time we left….but…

A day of three halves today. Firstly…a 40km run into the heart of Barcelona…with most of it a repeat of yesterday’s last leg. Railway line and all. But as we…

Another big day…to test sore bums…and tired muscles. But it was simply a lovely ride. Off-road almost the entire day…following trails, rail trails, tracks and lanes. Crossing fords and meadows.…

….with Pals! An early morning start…and a photo to prove it! Myself, Corey and Iain…..ready to go! And we made it…a double-ton ride as well (our own expression for day…

The key to a “relaxing” journey..is of course the bikes!! Last year…..we had plenty of relatively minor issues…but I had one major issue with the Merida/Shimano bike…and fast-decreasing battery capacity!!…

It is difficult to believe that it was nine months since we pulled into Collioure, to complete our epic ride to Istanbul....and back!! Important to mention the 'back' bit, for…