by Jon Rolfe | Jun 4, 2026 | Nantes to Biarritz 2026
Boy did it rain last night! And so loud too! We are so pleased with our tiny tent, we remained dry as a bone all night. Woke up this morning to drab weather and a pair of ducks sitting outside our tent, almost as if they’d been allocated to us during the night. Packed...
by Jon Rolfe | Jun 3, 2026 | Nantes to Biarritz 2026
Woken by soothing harp music piped throughout the ferry at 06:20. I roll over and switch on the window, with its view of blue sky and blue sea. Sit in the bar with the many other cyclists, as instructed. We land/dock at 08:45. Due to maintenance work disembarkation...
by Jon Rolfe | Jun 14, 2023 | St Malo to Montpelier 2023
Woke up early to yet another stupendous dawn chorus. I wandered off to the loo and when I returned I found Jackie sat outside the tent, Tupperware in hand. “My throat’s a bit sting-y” she said. “I ate some of last night’s pizza for...
by Jon Rolfe | Jun 13, 2023 | St Malo to Montpelier 2023
Up at 08:00 ready for the arrival of Mobile Véloman™️ at 08:30. It was hard to believe he would actually arrive and make cycling great again. Jackie paced nervously around the campsite entrance for a while. True to his word he appeared on time, our lycra-clad saviour....
by Jon Rolfe | Jun 13, 2023 | St Malo to Montpelier 2023
Time to say goodbye to our lovely caravan. We wish we could stay longer, there’s something very calming about this tiny temporary home. Last big climb of the trip today and it really is a big one. The majority of today’s ascent is in one go. It’s a long slog but the...