History Brought to Life
Our stay in the beautiful walled city of Dinan was more than we bargained for as the town was preparing for its bi-annual medieval festival, Fête des Remparts (Festival of the Ramparts). Unfortunately that also meant that we couldn’t extend our 3 night stay as the campsite was fully booked over the weekend and we […]
A Mythical Place – Mont Saint Michel
That myths and legends surround Mont Saint Michel seems fitting given its fairytale like presence as it rises up out of the sea off the coast of Normandy. With a history going back as far as the year 708, Mont St Michel has been a Benedictine monastery, a place of pilgrimage, a fortification, a prison […]
Not Everything is Rosey
On the road again and our first stop is in the Lorraine region of France. Our plan is to head west over the coming week to the Brittany area where we will be meeting up with friends. We spent a couple of nights at the municipal campsite in Parroy, a tiny village on the north […]
Katie-locks and the Three Deer
After a rather prolonged service stay at the bike mechanic we finally got Tadhg and Treasa back. We decided to make up for lost time, so over the weekend and headed out into the forest around Stuttgart to explore. The weather has been so warm here of late but relief is to be found in […]
Komoot and the EV6
I love a good bike path, whether it is the Waterford or the Great Western Greenways in Ireland, the West Orange Trail or the C&O canal in the USA, I’ve always enjoyed the exhilaration of being out in nature and getting to experience it in the relative safety of an off road bike path. But […]
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