Cycle Tours

804 miles in England & Europe

In 1995 I and my late partner Wolf set off from Leeds and cycled to Felixstowe through Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.  We sailed to Zeebrugge on the seventh day, and got the train from there to Strasbourg, arriving at 4am and cycling to Ringsheim, Baden Wurttemberg, where we stayed three weeks exploring the area.  On August 8 we set off, crossed the Rhein and the Vogesen Mountains on the first day, then cycled along the river valleys to Belgium, taking ten days to reach the coast.  (Weather excellent, brilliant trip, loved it - even though we were robbed on the second day out from Germany)

Lake Como

In 1997 we took Bolero bus (by now having found out about this excellent mode of transport) to Como in Italy, for a two week trip exploring the lake.  (Cycling was not safe with the mad Italian drivers.  Spectacular thunderstorms - too much mist off the lake to see any views)

Narbonne

In 1998 we were offered a house in the Black Mountains (Cathar country) near the walled city of Carcassonne.  We went with Bolero to Narbonne. (South of France too dry for me.  I like it green)

Normandy

In May 2000 we took a short trip to Normandy (lovely pictures, looks like England)

Black Forest

In 2001 we decided on a return to the Black Forest, but away from His Mother, fear of which had kept us away six years.  I loved the forest, and the area around Neukirch felt like my spiritual home.  Receiving an unexpected sum of money later in the year, we went back for a second look.  Loved it even more

Lake Constance (Bodensee)

In 2002 we went again to Neukirch, but for our second week travelled down to Bodensee and stayed in a flat there.  We saw a few of the sights around the Lake, the pile dwellings being the thing I most wanted to see, and most enjoyed.