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Paul Berney
Aug 8, 20232 min read
Day 11 - hooray for Calais
I'm currently reading Jenny Graham's account of her record breaking solo ride around the world, "Coffee first, then the world". Apart...
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Paul Berney
Aug 7, 20233 min read
Day 10 - I'm bored of France now
This is going to disappoint the sadists among you, but today was much easier and almost incident free. I know some of you like a bit of...
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Paul Berney
Aug 7, 20234 min read
Day 9 - riding the long way home
No you didn't miss day 8. It was a transfer day and we spent 10 hours driving from Italy to France. Let's start with the numbers,...
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Paul Berney
Aug 5, 20232 min read
Day 7 - the mini Stelvio
Oh it's all happy smiling faces now that the week together has come to an end. In beautiful morning sunshine four of us chose to ride up...
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Paul Berney
Aug 3, 20234 min read
Day 6 - The Gavia
What I really need is my own personal camera crew following me around this week. That way they would have captured my miserable looking...
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Paul Berney
Aug 3, 20232 min read
Day 4 - Some gentle climbing
Day 4 - A mixed bag The hotel receptionist was unequivocal - 'tomorrow is better. Today will be rain'. Much discussion ensued over an...
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Paul Berney
Aug 3, 20232 min read
Days 1,2 & 3 - The Longest Drive
Days 1, 2 & 3 At the request of my mate Brian, I've restarted my blog to cover this year's long ride home. It's not really a long ride...
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