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August 7th, 2010 | Belgium

Leaving U.K., and the Ride to Amsterdam…

Dinner with the Swanepoels'. A pleasant evening with friends from home…

Posing with Francois and his daughters Eliza and Julia… Photo by Ania.

After meeting with Robyn, I made my way back to Francois’s home where we enjoyed a delicious dinner with the whole family. We chatted about my trip and […]

August 5th, 2010 | England

Back in the Saddle…

Cowes Week…. What a blast…!!!

I had a major change of plan when I left Luxembourg last week !! Instead of riding through to Amsterdam, I changed course and headed for the United Kingdom…

Flexibility is the keyword when you are attempting to do what the Big Fella and I are doing… An […]

August 4th, 2010 | England

London Calling…

Swazi Reunion… The Big Fella and I arrive at Francois's home to the northeast of London…

I left Borge’s place and headed up to London on the M25 motorway, riding through the Dartford Tunnel, where bikes don’t need to pay…!! Bonus…!! The tunnel runs under the Thames going north, and […]

August 3rd, 2010 | England

The Chaos of Cowes…

The few days I spent at Cowes were a bit of a blur to be honest…!! Sleep was a pastime we did not have too much to do with, and being a habitual early riser did not help my cause at all…!!

Early morning in Cowes… All peace and tranquility…then the sun goes […]

August 2nd, 2010 | Belgium

The Ride to Cowes…

Should have stopped as Simon suggested, but missed the last service staion at St With…

Heading for Liege and a maddening set of navigational mistakes…

My ride to Cowes was long and tiring…and frustrating…! I made a number of navigational blunders that I could not blame on Gi-Gi… Mistakes that cost […]