We visited Cuba for a cycle tour in February/March 2017. This is one section of a series of diary entries I made during our trip. I will also be publishing a section on this site with further information on our trip, including a gear list, route plan and general Cuba information and opinions. Tuesday 21st February: To…
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Cuba Cycle Tour Diary Part One – Heading to Holguin
We visited Cuba for a cycle tour in February/March 2017. This is the first of a series of diary entries I made during our trip. I will also be publishing a section on this site with further information on our trip, including a gear list, route plan and general Cuba information and opinions. Sunday 19th…
Packing For A Cycling Adventure!
Today I have mostly been packing my panniers! On Monday we head to Cuba for a cycling adventure. I can’t express clearly how excited I am at the moment. Having been stressed for a few weeks now about getting the trip organised I thought that packing might tip me over the edge. And yet it…
Getting Cycle Fit And Cuba Ready!
Two weeks until Cuba! I am feeling woefully un-cycle fit considering the hours we will be putting in on the saddle. Oh how hard it is to motivate yourself in winter! Last weekend I went out for a 57 mile ride with a great group of friends. I loved it, despite my frozen feet, but…
Cycling Cuba – The Planning Begins
Cuba; the big trip is just weeks away! Finally, finally I am starting to get a handle on planning it. This is no ordinary vacation, no package holiday and no tour guide. This is us on two wheels, panniers packed and adventure in our hearts. Booking the flights some time ago seems to have hindered preparations…
Throwback Thursday – An Adventure In Laos
Laos – October/November 2013 This week’s Throwback Thursday was an easy one when I realised that exactly three years ago today I was on an all action adventure in Laos! As part of a six week, action packed, holiday through a variety of Asian countries, I visited Laos for just a few days. Arriving in Vientiane…
Throwback Thursday – Bosnia, Mountain Biking, 2012
Thinking back I have done a surprising amount of mountain biking for someone who is afraid to point a bike downwards on a rocky path. Pop me on a good downhill on a road bike and I will be distinctly disappointed if I don’t reach between 30-40mph. Do the same on a mountain bike and I prefer…
Pre-race Nerves: Why Do They Jangle?!
I’m a little on edge this week, a little fidgety. With less than a week to go until the Beachy Head Marathon I am starting to feel the faint jangling’s of nerves coming on. This happens to me with any sporting event I take part in although cycling events do not seem to elicit the…