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Oscar on HIS bicycle  !

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…

Scotland part 3: Through the Northern Highlands

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…

Scotland part 2: The Outer Hebrides 

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…

Scotland part 1: The Trossachs and Argyll

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…

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