Last weekend I was away LARPing. I'll talk more about that in another post, but this is just about the logistics of actually getting my gear to the campsite without a car. The same principles could apply to other camping holidays, or to cycle touring ( Read more... )

Last weekend I went off on a LARP event, organised by Curious Pastimes. LARP (or LRP) is "Live Action Roleplaying". Basically, it involved running around in the woods for a few days, pretending to be knights, wizards, etc. I really enjoyed it, and I've signed up for the rest of their events this year ( Read more... )

Last Sunday I went to Blenheim Palace for the Brompton World Championship. I did this last year, and I was keen to improve my time this year. There were also more events this year: as well as the 13km race, there was a 300m sprint and a 42km marathon route. I signed up for the sprint but I gave the marathon a miss; that's partly because my back ( Read more... )

Last weekend I went down to Bristol to buy a tent. I went cycle camping in France in 2010, which I enjoyed. I stayed in B&Bs/hostels during my LEJOG attempt last year, but I'm planning a short camping holiday in June: I'll cycle down to Portsmouth, go round the Isle of Wight, then come home via Southampton ( Read more... )

Last week I was off on holiday, cycle camping in Brittany (via Breton Bikes). I had a good time, got a tan, ate a lot of cheese, and covered quite a bit of ground (coast to coast). This trip also acted as a test ride for LEJOG (Land's End to John O'Groats), to see whether I'm ready to spend several hours in the saddle every day. Bizarrely, my SJA ( Read more... )

I went on a cycle camping holiday in Brittany from 3rd July to 10th July (via Breton Bikes). I'm backdating my blog posts for each day, based on notes I made at the time.

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I went on a cycle camping holiday in Brittany from 3rd July to 10th July (via Breton Bikes). I'm backdating my blog posts for each day, based on notes I made at the time.

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I went on a cycle camping holiday in Brittany from 3rd July to 10th July (via Breton Bikes). I'm backdating my blog posts for each day, based on notes I made at the time.

( Read more... )

I went on a cycle camping holiday in Brittany from 3rd July to 10th July (via Breton Bikes). I'm backdating my blog posts for each day, based on notes I made at the time.

( Read more... )

I went on a cycle camping holiday in Brittany from 3rd July to 10th July (via Breton Bikes). I'm backdating my blog posts for each day, based on notes I made at the time.

( Read more... )