Day 10: Tue 3rd July 2007 Ride: Plymouth to Bewdley – 201 miles The overnight crossing was pleasant, we’d had a great meal, a few bottles of good wine between us, and a decent nights sleep. All that was left was a short 200 mile dash up the motorway. The ride [...]
Day 9: Mon 2nd July 2007 Ride: Esterencuby to Santander – 248 miles Today was our final day in the Pyrenees and saw us heading to Santander. Nobody wanted to stay in the hotel for a minute longer than was necessary and Pete and Gaz left a good time before anyone [...]
Day 8: Sun 1st July 2007 Ride: St. Lary to Esterencuby – 215 miles Before we left St. Lary this morning Madame presented us with two apple pies for the onward journey. Also Chris B, who dropped his bike on loose gravel yesterday, had a broken bracket that held the rear [...]
Day 7: Sat 30th June 2007 Ride: Andorra – 248 miles Today the plan was to ride a 250 mile loop that would take us out from St. Lary, into and through Andorra – entering on the French side and leaving on the Spanish side – and back again. Unfortunately Pete [...]
Day 6: Fri 29th June 2007 Ride: Urdos to St. Lary – 255 miles This morning we rode north from Urdos up the N134 to Escot, and then east over the Col de Marie Blanque on the D924 to Bielle. The N134 is an excellent road but the pass over the [...]
Day 5: Thur 28th June 2007 Ride: Sorede to Urdos – 314 miles Pete, Kyle and Cat had about a 5 hour ride in front of them and they were going to take the most direct route from Sorede to Urdos. This meant that most of the day would be spent [...]
Day 4: Wed 27th June 2007 Ride: Collioure – Day off Today was Cat’s 40th birthday and Pete, Kyle and Cat had planned to take the day off and spend it by the seaside. Aside from a short 14 mile round trip to the supermarket so Pete could pick up some [...]
Day 3: Tue 26th June 2007 Ride: Millau to Sorede – 233 miles Considering the nearly 700 miles that they covered yesterday Pete, Kyle and Cat felt suprisingly good this morning. After a lie in and a late breakfast, what was left of the morning was spent stretching their legs wandering [...]
Day 2: Mon 25th June 2007 Ride: Caen to Millau – 678 miles At 6.00am this morning soft music was piped through to the cabin and Pete, Kyle and Cat were gently woken from their slumber. The tune was called “It Can’t Be That Time Already”, and for those that had [...]
Day 4: Wed 27th June 2007 Ride: Collioure – Day off Today was Cat’s 40th birthday and Pete, Kyle and Cat had planned to take the day off and spend it by the seaside. Aside from a short 14 mile round trip to the supermarket so Pete could pick up some [...]
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