Arrived and …
woollypigs … installed in a different but very nice flat. Had some food, went back to have a wee rest, before our first ride. But woke up quite a bit later…
cycling in France
A small …
… error of 6 million and change. At the Stansted Airport we found out that my printer had given up, and only printed the part it wanted and not the…
Shipping our bikes …
Our trip to Bareges, France, on the Tourmalet in 2009
Peliroja shows Woollypigs her lumpy bits, Part XIV
Time to pack and relax, as we have a early start tomorrow in order to get to the airport and some of us have to be back at work on…
Peliroja shows Woollypigs her lumpy bits, Part XIII
Yawn, it started early. Well, we had to get up before Peli’s mum and go for the fresh pain, croissants, tarte aux myrtilles and newspapers. She had been doing that…
Peliroja shows Woollypigs her lumpy bits, Part XII
Our surprise attack on the Tourmalet failed Sad Pretty much every day we have headed out on a ride down the Tourmalet (2115m) and disappeared into the hills for a…
Peliroja shows Woollypigs her lumpy bits, Part XI
We had a sleep in and headed out for a 4 hours walk up Montagne Fleurie right behind Bareges. Though it was hot, very humid and us being tired from…
Peliroja shows Woollypigs her lumpy bits, Part X
We got up fairly early by holiday standards, and started to get ready for a ride. The classic Tour finish of the Hautacam! The route which would take us from…
Peliroja shows Woollypigs her lumpy bits, Part IX
Well we got really bitten by the holiday bug. So bad that we stayed up until we were falling asleep into our books. Peli was taken by “Case Histories” by…
Peliroja shows Woollypigs her lumpy bits, Part IIX
30″ gear is dead; long live the 28″ gear !! We decided to go a have a look at Spain, so we rolled down the Tourmalet for 5 miles into…