A LONG- DELAYED ADVENTURE

Like so many others, we have had our plans for travel over the past couple of years stymied by Covid. A walking trip across England, France and Switzerland, scheduled for April to July 2020, had to be cancelled, and has yet to be rescheduled. Maybe next year. We really enjoyed our walk across France in 2016 (See our blog here, if you're interested) and hope to do more long-distance walking in Europe in coming years. 

This year we are planning to cycle through the middle of Victoria, on a route incorporating many of the State's rail trails. We'll try to use this blog to keep family and friends updated on our progress. 

Our preparations are almost complete. We have planned our route . . .

This is our route

We have done several practice rides .  .

A practice ride





Our bags are packed . . . 

These are our bags





And we're heading off in just over a week. 







Comments

  1. Unknown20 April 2022 at 07:49

    Safe travels and may your tyres stay hard and round!

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    1. Kath25 April 2022 at 15:06

      Thanks, our tyres are all pumped up and ready to go!

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  2. Anonymous22 April 2022 at 13:00

    Very excited for you both - as they say "enjoy your journey"xx

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