Learning To just be …everyone says I need to slow down and relax, that’s not my normal modus operandi. A quite reflective day. “Am I me or What I Want Others to see” I’ve taken many years thinking what would I like to do with my long service leave and while a RTW trip has some appeal commitments prevent. It seemed obvious carry on with more TET, mixed with some sightseeing, friends and family. Did not get very far today, but I have four days to ...

After my wee nap headed up top to see Plymouth Hoe and the land disappear. The excitement of travelling by ship never fails to disappoint especially when the English weather turned on blue skies. I could not resist a FB live moment. Wandering the decks many had set themselves up on deck chairs with their favourite beverage and wet sunning themselves. Checking out the boat I went to the gift shop and had my photo taken with the queen, nice. Then went to check o...

On my fave ferry route mini cruise to Spain, the start of another adventure. A hectic four weeks of family, friends curries and fixing up my bike after a lay over of some 2.5 years, yes it needed work., but that’s another story. So finally packed, fuelled and set off from Duncan’s house in Gloucester in drizzly rain, could have been much worse as during the night it thundered. Finally starting my ride part of the trip one month later in Santander Spain. Af...

After Split - Sibenik was another surprise package. Much less touristy but an old walled town. With lots of small streets and cafes, bars and restaurants... We strolled along the promenade and took sunset photos taking in the views of big sailing boats. After hiking up and down a myriad of streets with some awesome vistas and sunset views we ate at a small bar. The old city was a maze of streets filled with nice shops selling everything from lingerie to craf...

Day 8 - hitting the high point ... what an Adventure Col del Sommeiller is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 2.993m (9,819ft) above the sea level, located in the Alpi Cozie between the Italian and French border. It's one of the highest roads of Europe. This beautiful 26 kilometre climb above Bardonecchia has it all: hairpins, alpine dams, a lake at the summit, and views to die for! Awoke at 5.50 it was still dark the half sleeping tablet worked what ...