His balance bike was not enough. Oscar has been asking for a bike "with pedals like Mummy and Daddy" for months and he got one for Christmas. Red, like he asked to Santas's elves (actually a second hand Cnoc 14 Islabike with barely a scratch we drove 3 hours to…
We had planned a long cycle trip around the world, well part of the world since we wanted to start in France and cycle to South Est Asia, via central Asia. This was Our Dream and we were so thrilled to imagine the Three of us together exploring such fantastic…
To Knockdamph Bothy Hike-a-bike on a challenging bumpy trail Bucolic landscapes Home sweet home Hike-a-bike and Sherpa for Adrien Surprise at dusk Well deserved dinner Five Stars Night in 'our Bothy' Oscar and 'bebe' We took the ferry at Stornoway and during the couple of hours we motivated ourselves to…
Riding along the sea on the edge of the world High level description hebrides After 4 hours in the ferry, we arrived at the Isle of Barra and we disembarked at the same time than 'a group of grannies' that actually passed us in the first hill! We only had…
The Highlands in miniature During this first part of the journey we cycled around 220 kilometres through the Trossachs and North Argyll. This region is full of lochs from tiny meres to gigantic ocean inlets pushing far inland. Valleys (glens) are lush and luxuriant, often bounded by gentle slopes or…
New gear and training, training, training ... Last year we cycled for 10 days in Cornwall, but at a relatively relaxed pace (although some sections were steep as hell), on tarmac and with a glorious weather. It was a fantastic holiday, but we took it easy because Oscar was only…
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