Category: Biking 2015 Europe

by Fred Schlomka – Day 62, 63, 64 & 65 – Scotland2nd – 5th July – Arran – Ardrossan – Barnbrock Farm campsite, near Bridge of Weir – Gartocharn, Loch LomondTotal biked – 1,685 kilometres ( 1,053 miles) It was so nice of Heather to drive us in the van to the port with the […]

Day 59, 60 & 61- Ireland – Scotland29th & 30th June, 1st July – Larne – Troon – Ardrossan – ArranTotal biked – 1,592 kilometres ( 995 miles) Getting to the ferry was a breeze – basically rolling out of the tent and biking for five minutes. The 2-hour crossing was smooth despite tales of […]

by Fred Schlomka –  Day 56, 57, & 5826th, 27th & 28th June – Galway – Belfast – LarneTotal biked – 1,548 kilometres ( 967 miles) Our morning in Galway was spent exploring on foot and Sunita did a bit of busking on the main walking street. Not much luck and we ended up giving […]

by Fred Schlomka –  Day 54 & 55 – Ireland24th & 25th June – Doolin – Kinvarra – GalwayTotal biked – 1,474 kilometres ( 921 miles) Biking north along the coast we passed through ‘The Burren”, an area of rolling hills noted for their unique exposed limestone. We marvel at their stark beauty while negotiating […]

by Fred Schlomka –  Day 51, 52 & 53 – Ireland21st, 22nd, & 23rd June – Miltown Malbay – DoolinTotal biked – 1,380 kilometres ( 863 miles) The Cliffs of Moher became the highlight of the day. I almost wrote high point, but the 20 tour buses and hoards of car-touring visitors detracted from the […]

by Fred Schlomka –  Day 48 & 49 & 50 – Ireland18th, 19th, 20th June – Limerick – Querrin – Miltown MalbayTotal biked – 1,345 kilometres ( 840 miles) Our departure from Limerick was easy, and there were no problems getting on the train to Ennis. We were able to keep the bike in the […]

by Fred Schlomka –  Day 46 & 47 – IRELAND16th June – 17th June – Fethard – Waterford – LimerickTotal biked – 1,207 kilometres ( 755 miles) We are up and out early in order to catch the train from Waterford to Limerick. It’s an easy ride for a few hours on mostly flat terrain. […]

Day 44 & 45 – Wales & Ireland14th June – 15th June – Newport – Rosslare – FethardTotal biked – 1,173 kilometres ( 733 miles) We make our morning coffee at the Newport beachfront, using our ‘BioLite’ wood-burning camp stove with scrap cardboard for fuel since all the wood was wet. Biolite is having a […]

Day 42 & 43 – Wales12th June – 13th June –  Penrhiw-pål – NewportTotal biked – 1,123 kilometres ( 712 miles) We had a lovely ride to Newport, much of it along classic country lanes, winding down leafy valleys surrounded by trees, ferns, nettles and wildflowers. I finally got to see a really old Welsh […]

Day 42 & 43 – Wales12th June – 13th June –  Penrhiw-pål – NewportTotal biked – 1,123 kilometres ( 712 miles) from Fred Schlomka –  We had a lovely ride to Newport, much of it along classic country lanes, winding down leafy valleys surrounded by trees, ferns, nettles and wildflowers. I finally got to see […]

5th May 2015 The past 2 days have been a real roller coaster. After two very pleasant days in Orte (Lazio), we packed the bike bags into our host Alberto’s car and he drove with Sunita while I navigated the bike down the mountain on a steep loose gravel and dirt drive way. Didn’t make […]