21/10/2018 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad It was 51 days ago that I rolled off the ferry in Roscoff, at the north western tip of France, and now I’m sitting outside a very nice hotel (only 3 star, but it’s a bit of a treat for me) in Malaga in the south of Spain having…

11/10/2018 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad Is my Spanish improving I wonder? At times I think so, but then I think not. Just a few days ago I was in a place called Valverde de Burguillos, having some ‘Gasolina Bicicletta’, and as I was about to leave I asked the guy behind the bar the…

08/10/2018 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad I’ve had a bit of grief about lack of contact earlier in the escapade and I think I’ve explained that a big part of the issue re cycle touring is getting enough fuel, i.e. food on board, to keep the pedals turning. Before I go into detail, I have to…

03/10/2018 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad I found out, after a few days in Spain, that Eurovelo 1 is twinned with the Camino de Santiago, for quite some distance. Not sure how far, and I’m not bothered to find out, but the issue is the signs become the ones for the Camino and the Eurovelo…

01/10/2018 Simon ‘Wardy’ Ward is nomadonanomad When I think back to my first few days cycle touring in the UK and remember the distances I was covering and the aches and pains suffered, I can’t believe how much further, and more easily, I can go now. However, a huge amount depends on the quality of…