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Day 52 and 53 – Ängelholm – Halmstad – Varberg
Long distance solo cycling, 3500 kms south of Goteborg on my way to Oslo
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Day 43 – Neubruchhausen to Zeven – Bremen
In our bookcase at home is an original translation of the Grimm’s fairy tales. Imagined it would be good to type out the true story of the Bremen musicians for you. The Travelling Musicians – Grimm’s fairy tale. An honest farmer had once an ass, that had been a faithful servant to him a great […]
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Day 3 – Vetralla to Bolsena
Day 3 – Flying along on the bike this morning. Legs pump away the back pain, but the saddle, oooh the saddle. I try to be stoic. My bum blisters have ballooned. One on each cheek. I haven’t seen them yet, but they feel like incorporated gel cushions. At the coffee bar in Vetralla, a […]
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Andiamo
Andiamo Departure day is here with an early start. The sky is a sharp blue. I put on my padded tights trying to “be like water” as Bruce Lee, the karate guru, once advised. He is known to have said “water can flow, but it can also crash”. Crashing is my biggest concern. Nevertheless, I […]
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1 – THE BIKE RIDE
She stands waiting calmly for departure day, glinting with red reflectors in the dark grotto below our apartment.