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Weeks Sixty to Sixty-Two: Three Weeks Of Crazy

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Weeks Sixty to Sixty-Two: Three Weeks Of Crazy

I bet you think I’ve been lazy with the blog again, don’t you? Skipping weeks so I can lump them all together. Other times that’s been true. This time, as you’ll see, there was no natural pause in the ongoing story of the past few weeks. It really did have to be told together to experience the highs and lows as they happened. So I’m afraid this is a long one. Get comfy and grab a tissue, you may just cry…

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Week Fifty-Seven: Heavy Showers With A Chance Of More Rain

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Week Fifty-Seven: Heavy Showers With A Chance Of More Rain

We have been so incredibly lucky with the weather in East Africa. The long rains officially started in April – when we were in Uganda. Yet thanks to good ‘ol climate change, we’ve only been caught in a handful of twenty-minute showers, drying shortly after in the sun. All good things must come to an end, however, and our luck ran dry this week…

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Week Eight: The Even-Slower-Than-Expected Race

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Week Eight: The Even-Slower-Than-Expected Race

Before we left in April, we booked a return flight from Stockholm back to the UK for a family wedding, thinking we’d make it that far in roughly three months. According to our calculations, we won’t...

 

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Week Seven: Jacob and the Black Forest

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Week Seven: Jacob and the Black Forest

What a week! Riding through the Black Forest in Germany has been incredible. It's easy to see how it inspired Grimms' fairytales, every turn offered up spectacular views – hauntingly dark woods, steep mountain passes, picturesque towns and fantastic castles. There were some challenges – and ticks…


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Week Six: For Franc's Sake, You Have to Pay For Showers?!

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Week Six: For Franc's Sake, You Have to Pay For Showers?!

Everyday’s a school day on our cycle tour, and this week especially, we feel like we’ve packed so much into our tired, little brains. So what did we learn…

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Week Five: Family Friends, Flatmates & French Kindness

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Week Five: Family Friends, Flatmates & French Kindness

We have been overwhelmed with kindness, generosity and real beds this week, as we were welcomed into the homes of an old flatmate of mine, a family friend of Dan’s, and a wonderful French family who flagged us down on the side of the road…