Saturday, September 30th, 2017
Trailer “On two wheels through England and Wales”
We’re over a month at home now and look back to a fantastic holiday! Normally we would send an e-mail after we have arrived at home, but since our coming home was already advertised, we felt it was redundant to mail you all again about that fact.
Out of all our photo’s, we made a modest selection. From that selection, I’m making a video. Though the film is not ready yet, you can watch the trailer below. Just click on the play button.
Statistics
For the interested among you, we have some statistics:
- total distance: 2070 kilometers
- highest point was 450 meters (Beacon Brecons National Park, Wales)
- both of us had one flat tire
- we cycled for 30 days, from which 25 days with (some) rain
- cycled routes:
- Way of the Roses
- Wirral Circular Trail
- Taff Trail
- Bristol and Bath Railway Path
- Parts of the London - Lands’s End Cycle Route
- Regent’s Canal Cycle Route
- Sustrans routes no. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13, 16, 44, 45, 48, 51, 62, 66, 68, 69, 70, 81, 88, 90, 164, 244, 254, 688 and 825
Cycled route
This is the route we have cycled (You can click to enlarge that map):
Closing words
Finally I would like to clear up something: my new bicycle is NOT an e-bike. At the bottom of the frame, there’s a block visible that some people mistake for an electric engine of some sort. Wel, this block is just a Lock! I would admit it is a lock with a capital ‘L’ and the handling is like advanced Meccano, but I tell you it is really a lock.
My bicycle is not electric and is powered through the quadriceps, the hamstrings, the gastrocnemiusi and the soleusi and the fuel is mainly oatmeal/porridge and in England some scones as well (every country has it particular type of fuel). Supplemental support is provided by my husband, but that’s mostly mental support. Charging is done at night on an air mattress in a sleeping bag…
Greetings, Remy & Gea