Itinerary for October 12 – Monterey to Big Sur – 45 miles (gain/loss 3,200’) Today’s ride begins with a side trip out to scenic 17 Mile Drive to experience the storied golf courses of Pebble Beach. We’ll continue through Carmel, enjoying its white sandy beach and beautiful mission. South of Carmel, we enter the fabled Big […]
Thursday 11 October – Day 2 – Santa Cruz to Monterey
Itinerary: October 11 – Santa Cruz to Monterey – 45 miles (gain/loss 2,300’)From Santa Cruz to the Monterey Peninsula the coastal route weaves through farmland (watch for artichokes!) and along scenic dune areas with long stretches on bike paths. With the shorter mileage today, you’ll have plenty of time in the afternoon to explore the […]
Ready, Steady …….Go! Wednesday 10 October
The below is what our itinerary states that we should embark on today: San Francisco to Santa Cruz – 85 miles (gain/loss 3,900’) From San Francisco (Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf), our biking odyssey begins with an out and back on the Golden Gate Bridge and then rides through the Presidio and down to Half Moon […]
Travel and Tourist Days – Monday & Tuesday 8 & 9 October
Monday 8 October. Alan and I got picked up around 7.30/7.45 am by my brother-in-law Leon (thanks Leon) who squeezed two bike boxes and two pieces of luggage plus hand luggage into his car and we set off on a pretty slow journey to the airport. (Richard R and Craig are already in the USA, […]
Off I go!
Today is 7 October 2012 and I am all packed, ready to go. My bike is carefully tucked away in its special travelling bike-box. My last ride was a week ago and I have been quite glad for the rest since then. My legs seem to have benefited from being lazy but I hope doing […]
The Story from From Kilimanjaro to San Francisco minus one week!
So we got back from Kilimanjaro after the adventure of a lifetime and once the dust had settled started to get itchy feet again. The “what next” question came up and we started looking for a follow up trip. For me it was the camaraderie, inane schoolboy humour, but most of all the physical and […]
A year on!
I can remember quite clearly that for the first two weeks after we got back it was almost as if I was still on another planet. I couldn’t really get back into the normal pace of things and I was so relaxed and laid back generally that it was really quite a nice place to […]
Rest day and travel home – Monday/Tuesday 14/15 March 2011
Needless to say we all slept well in the hotel. The 4 that went on Safari had to get up at something like 6.15 (very brave if you ask me!) but Craig and I were staying for a rest so could lie-in. We woke at about 7.30 and then chatted for a few hours. Eventually we made […]
The last leg! – Sunday 13 March 2011
Needless to say we all slept very well on our last night under canvas. Craig was still coughing away, which woke me up, but I had little trouble in going back to sleep. At 6.30a.m. we were awoken with the usual cup of tea and ‘washy washy bowls’. You can see that I dragged the […]