2017 – Rock to ???

Our cycle from the Rock of Gibraltar to Netherlands and possibly beyond…

Easter in Spain

Posted by on 16, Apr 2017 in 2017 - Rock to ???, Spain, Tilly the Tandem | 0 comments

Easter in Spain

Villemanrique to Portugal – 4 days 170km 742m climb Most of the cycle from Villamanrique was spent going in and out of Donana National Park which is huge and stretches along the Spanish coast near Seville. It’s a mixture of forest and wild sandy land dotted with trees and the cycle route varied from pristine tarmac to sand – something we’ve come to expect in Spain. It is beautiful, tranquil deserted and thankfully fairly flat and we thoroughly enjoyed our cycling. Easter is one big festival here with people dressing in their finest and every town and village having a...

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Here we go again….

Posted by on 7, Apr 2017 in 2017 - Rock to ???, Gibraltar, Spain, Tilly the Tandem | 0 comments

Here we go again….

Gibraltar to Villamanrique (322km, 7 nights, 1844m climb) Our reputation for bringing mayhem to countries after we visit continued with the Gibraltar row kicking off the day after we left. I don’t know what it is about us but soon countries will be paying us not to visit! Having landed in Gibraltar we then had to cycle over the runway and on the bike, surely a first and only time we get to cycle on a runway between plane landings. We managed a full restock at Morrisons in Gib and had a lazy evening at a Harbour bar seeing how many margaritas we could down in happy hour before cycling...

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Parting is such sweet sorrow

Posted by on 24, Mar 2017 in 2017 - Rock to ???, Tilly the Tandem, UK | 0 comments

Parting is such sweet sorrow

Those of you who know me well will know I think of Shakespeare in the same light as Enid Blighton, Farage and Trump. I know people like them but I just don’t understand why. Bet you never thought you’d see a sentence with those four people in it did you? Anyway, his quote is appropriate for our departure day. It’s always sad to leave home, especially when you leave someone elderly – my Dad, Bob, is 91, though he seems to have moved the decimal point and is thoroughly enjoying his second childhood. He’s great fun to be with and is such a real character in his...

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Time to pack…

Posted by on 20, Mar 2017 in 2017 - Rock to ???, Tilly the Tandem | 2 comments

Time to pack…

After a few delays due to our ailments we’ve begun to pack for our next trip. Mind you it won’t take long, we’ve only got the 4 panniers to pack for the next few months, two of which contain all our camping and cooking gear and the other two our clothes. And you can’t get many clothes in two panniers, though Linda somehow managed to get all her cycling gear, plus two going out dresses and three pairs of heels! I’d imagine we’re the only cycle tourers to have more high heels than pants! Anyway, we set off on Tuesday 21st March and will take 4 days to cycle...

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