I listened to the howling wind in the night and as Simon was getting up at 5am I didn't really get much sleep as we felt obliged to see Simon off at 5.30 am and prepare his bread and jam pre race food. It was still dark but not raining, the wind had dropped and the weather forecast had changed yet again. The day looked relatively bright and the sun was shining when the darkness disappeared. We bought tickets for the marathon buses to take us to the start, bu...

It's now 4pm and we have returned from our jaunt around Valletta just in time as the wind is now howling and the rain lashing down but it's good to watch from the window as we have some tea and more carbo. The weather hasn't been what we had planned . Simon need not have worried about forgetting to bring shorts and we didn't need the the sunscreen but it hasn't stopped our boat trip to Valletta, a walk around the ancient city and 4 geocaches. ...

We have spent the last few days obsessed with looking at the weather forecast for Malta. It changes everyday there seems to be a good chance of thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds this weekend but at least it should be warmer than at home. With our waterproofs packed we set off early for Heathrow, but being half term the traffic through Oxford was not a problem and with the easy on site parking made a smooth journey to Heathrow .Meeting up with Simon and E...

Another beautiful morning, but snow is forecast for tomorrow. After a short walk to look at the mountains in the distance, we set off to Calgary airport. It was an easy drive as it was Sunday, so no rush hour traffic. There were a few other bikes on our flight but also a lot of young children, so not the quietest of flights. Still we got back to London with bike undamaged so a successful trip overall. The Rockies were spectacular and the triathlon in Edmonton was...

We had to go for a run this morning just to take some pictures of Quarry Lake near to our hotel that had the most amazing reflection of the mountains. I think we saw it at its best in the early morning light. We packed up the car for a journey through the Kananskis Country, a less known park between Banff and Calgary. A scenic route had been recommended but then we found out this was on a gravel road and we turned around to go on the main road which was far more...