Euro tandem 2012
 Australians Anne and Declan have fond memories of their 1983 cycle trip through the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany. Now, almost 30 years later, they have acquired a tandem and are heading to Europe for a new adventure. Two weeks heading northwards on Germany's Neckar and Rhine rivers will start the ride, followed by four weeks in France heading southwards from Normandy to the Pyrenees. |
Our latest 5 diary entries
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| 20th Sep 2012 | ||||
| Up the Murray 2012: cycling along a river on a different continent | ||||
| With a group of people from Canberra, Declan is about to head off to the mouth of the Murray River in South Australia. Over three weeks they will follow the Murray River to its source in the Australian Alps. ... | ||||
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| 3rd Aug 2012 | ||||
| We are home ... and have finally done a lot of catching up.... | ||||
| 25 JulyFor anyone who was wondering, we made it home safely and slept in our own bed last Thursday night. Good to be back and catching up with family, friends and surroundings. Intensely blue skies, the likes of ... | ||||
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| 19th Jul 2012 | ||||
| (Day 49) Sydney to home | ||||
| After a relaxed morning, we caught a 1pm bus home, arriving late afternoon. What a surprise that it’s dark by 5.30, and the thermometer plummets to minus 5 degrees overnight! So we have reached the end of o... | ||||
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| 17th Jul 2012 - 18th Jul 2012 | ||||
| (Day 47-48) Paris-Abu Dhabi-Sydney | ||||
| We were at the airport early Tuesday morning to check into Etihad business class, thanks to the travel insurance company. The “travel assist” arrangements also arranged by the insurance company provided wheelc... | ||||
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| 15th Jul 2012 - 16th Jul 2012 | ||||
| (Jour 45-46) Barcus to Poitiers to Paris (CDG Airport) | ||||
| Sunday was the start of our 2 day, 900 km dash back from the Pyrenees to catch our plane home. Long distance driving in France can be as complicated or as simple as you make it. Given the choice of the fast autorou... | ||||
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