Matt writes;
“STATS
Total Days: 42
Rest Days: 10
Cycling Days: 32
Total Distance: 2900km
Avg Distance per Cycling Day: 90km
Number of Punctures: 0
Accommodation
Campsite: 21
Wild camped: 2
Couch surfed: 13
Hostel: 5
Hotel: 1
Total Expenditure*: 1086โฌ
Avg Daily expense: 25โฌ
*Not including flights or initial purchase of equipment
On the whole a very enjoyable experience. If you follow the Euroveloย 6 you can expect a relatively flat ride and meet lots of other cycle tourists. Campsites are dotted all along the various rivers and itโs never really a problem finding accommodation. The weather was great! perhaps too hot!
My favourite country (although hard to choose) would have to be France. Perhaps it was because everything was new or that I could understand the road signs, but the main factor was that each little town had so much character.
This marks the end of my Euroveloย 6 route, thanks Andrew Sykes for re-posting my blog entries on cyclingeurope.org I really appreciate all your comments. I hope that it might help others who are planning on doing the Rivers Route in the future. If you have any questions feel free to contact me on mdkrog@gmail.com thanks for following!
The adventure continues for me as I make my way down to Rome.”
Matt Krog
Thank-you Matt for such an engaging and inspiring travelogue. You should really write a book about the whole thing… Continue to follow Matt’s adventures at Matt’s Big Cycle Tour.
Categories: Cycling
Matt, am I mad, going to celebrate my 65th birthday going from Andorra (ex-ski instructor) to St. Malo by bike, how do I find info about eurovelo 1/5? Do the French have a specific site, help please, but not leaving until June 2013! Vivi
Hi Vivi
It’s Andrew replying, not Matt. I reposted Matt’s comments on this website after having met up with him in the UK earlier in his trip. You might find the ‘Other Eurovelos’ section of this website useful. Here is the link for the Eurovelo 1 section: http://cyclingeurope.org/the-other-eurovelos/eurovelo-1/ and here is the link for the Eurovelo 5 section: http://cyclingeurope.org/the-other-eurovelos/eurovelo-5/
There is obviously a lot more info about the Eurovelo 5 route in the following section: http://cyclingeurope.org/eurovelo-5-2010-2/ as this is the one that I cycled in 2010. I wrote the book “Good Vibrations: Crossing Europe on a Bike Called Reggie” all about my experiences and you may find that of some use as well. It’s available from the places listed on the homepage of this site: http://CyclingEurope.org
Feel free to ask more questions.
Happy cycling
Andrew