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From French Misadventures 2023
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From Barnard Castle Cycling
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From From Alleppey to the coast and to Fort Kochin
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From To Alleppey
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From More farmland and even more tea plantations and on to spice plantations
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From From farmland to jungle to tea plantations
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From The adventure begins in Mysore
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From Southern India Odyssey
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From Les Gets & Morzine Downhill Mountain Biking
Category: Biking
Two wheel action, not covered by Cycling (on-road cycling), Mountain Biking (off-road cycling), Motor Biking, etc.
Our summer jollies to the Alps this year had mixed results…
We needed to get our eyes tested so we headed off to Barnard Castle with Andy & Astrid Saxby and Nigel & Kath Hooker. It turned out that we could all see fine! Surprising really, considering how utterly bloody freezing it was on the bikes, how knackered our un-used to hiking legs were from a …
Leaving the luxurious house boat behind, we got back on the bikes and cycled a short 30km to the beach.
Leaving the spice plantation behind us, we started the journey toward Allepey. The smells were still amazing, with drying cardamon wafting through the air.
The next day, Thursday, we cycled from Pollachi for 50km through very fertile farmlands. At one point we stopped and chatted to a couple of ladies weaving screens from palm leaves. They aim to weave about 100 in a day and they will get paid 500 rupees. They looked very happy in their task.
And then on to the bikes. Our first day on the bikes, Monday, took us south of Mysore along quiet roads and through small villages. Our bikes were heavy hardtail mountain bikes, but we were grateful that they were sturdy enough to tackle the rough roads.
The journey began as all adventures should – trains, planes, and automobiles: Derby to Birmingham, to Dubai, to Bangalore, and then on to Mysore.
Way back in January 2020 I had a little time on my hands. I had taken the first 3 months of 2020 off work and was due back at the beginning of April. I wanted to end the break with a holiday to remember, one full of activity and adventure.
Equipped with full-face helmets, goggles, knee and elbow pads we’d arrived in Les Gets ready to throw ourselves in to the new (to us) sport and experience of downhill mountain biking…
