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...
by Jon Rolfe | Jun 9, 2023 | St Malo to Montpelier 2023
Slept really late, didn’t get up until 09:00. Cozy comfy caravan! Cycled into town with just one empty pannier – like floating on air without that 12-ish kilos on the back of the bike. Wandered round a supermarché, having made the mistake of picking up one of...
by Jon Rolfe | Jun 8, 2023 | St Malo to Montpelier 2023
Woke up in our comfortable room after a really good night’s sleep. Mende is in a bowl surrounded by mountains and this made for some stunning early morning views of low cloud across the city. Spent a while sorting our washing and repacking our panniers neatly then...
by Jon Rolfe | Jun 5, 2023 | St Malo to Montpelier 2023
Breakfast on the campsite, bread & cheese followed by pain au choc with coffee for Jax and a lumpy hot choc for me. The lovely campsite dog came to see us. I like dogs. Jackie is very wary of them and not welcoming. So who did he want attention from? That’s right,...