These ones in a bit of a jumbled order to catch up with the last few days through Bordeaux, where we collected a third Pendix battery. Discovering that its range is the same as our two older ones, which can only mean (given nothing else has changed, e.g. bike weight or configuration) that it’s our … Read more …
In a slightly jumbled order, some images from days 1 & 2 of our ride now starting through France, most importantly of the German war cemetery near Marigny, where Jutta’s uncle Hans is buried. Hans died on day 11 of Operation Overlord, just a month short of his 18th birthday, his gravestone in the beautiful, … Read more …
With thanks to Szymon, our wonderful host (with partner Kamila) in Szczecin, Poland, for the above shot of Daisy’s 80-kg (or so) road train in focused forward mode, we start our sixth week on the road with 310 km pedalled over the last three days (50 of those without battery!), well over 2000km in total … Read more …
A hundred years from the start of World War One, I’ve finally found the peg I’ve been seeking on which to hang my first Braynework blog post in nearly a year. It’s been the most extraordinary year, in which I left Cirencester and my former partner Sue, sold the beloved Wychcroft home which we bought in 2003, moved … Read more …