Click here to see the detailed statistics of today’s cycle. Kevin Mayne and his wife Cheryl have been great hosts. Not only did Kevin make the effort to come and ‘collect’ me on Friday afternoon after I cycled over the border into Belgium from France but they wined […]
It seems appropriate on the day of the Eurovision Song Contest to visit the site of the Battle of Waterloo. Let’s face it, it’s a field, but what is more interesting – very interesting – is the brand new and excellent visitor centre built underground, the round panoramic […]
Click here to see the detailed statistics of today’s cycle. A little delayed, here’s the write up… I set out all my bits and pieces of paper on the an outside table of a café in central Maubeuge to sort out what could to be sent back to […]
Click here to see the detailed statistics of today’s cycle. It was a late finish today – back in Maubeuge! – so I’ll write the prose tomorrow or later tonight. In the meantime, enjoy the pictures… I’m back! It’s now Friday morning and I’m sitting outside the Café […]
Click here to see the detailed statistics of today’s cycle. Don’t worry; until earlier this afternoon I’d never head of Seraucourt-le-Grand myself. It’s not too far from Saint-Quentin (and don’t worry, even French teachers like me pronounce it that way as well!) More of my destination in a […]
Click here to see the detailed statistics of today’s cycle. Not long before I get to the French border and today’s modest 50 km nudged me a little closer. The destination was chosen because it has a campsite where I arrived in the early afternoon amid the noise […]