Day 6 - lazy days - finally started TET Just looked at my GPS and cannot believe I only rode only 135 km today it felt like much more. However as my good friend Ronny said it was fun and was off rd or single track either bitumen or dirt surface though. According to the trail linesman who created the route allow two weeks to complete 3000 km that’s 214 km a day! Suppose that’s doable given I did not start till well after 1 pm ... and I did have several stops ...

Found Adventure 111 km - What a day - I came seeking adventure and certainly found some today. Sometimes spontaneity can bring great rewards such was my choice of camp site today and my little oasis in the desert written as I’m tucking into home made croissants home made jam and coffee. Will start at the end of the day. In camping familial Kelvin and Yvonne and my Dutch hosts that could not have been any more hospitable. Arriving around 7 pm absolutely spent...

Day 5 - The road less travelled ... Paris and Versailles... I was lulled into a deep sleep by the the sound of “hoo” followed by a long “hooooooo.” an hooting owl in the nearby oak tree. Quiet site - awoke early stomach churning - several visits to the loo told me all was not good. Overnight sewage was overflowing from a man hole cover nearby and the smell was not nice. Ended up taking the long route to toilet block to avoid stepping in sewage soaked g...

Bit of a restless night and can’t blame the camp site it was almost empty and very peaceful. My site was by a body of water ( with a canoe polo practice pitch) and as I lay there early I could hear the peaceful sounds of the water tricking past and wood pigeons and ducks called their traditional sounds, this is peaceful. I fell back into a deep deep sleep only to be awoken at 8.30 by someone sounding their horn as they drove through the camp site. How dare...

Bit of a restless night and can't blame the camp site it was almost empty and very peaceful. My site was by a body of water ( with a canoe polo practice pitch) and as I lay there early I could hear the peaceful sounds of the water tricking past and wood pigeons and ducks called their traditional sounds, this is peaceful. I fell back into a deep deep sleep only to be awoken at 8.30 by someone sounding their horn as they drove through the camp site. How dare they a...