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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
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From Lakes Staycation
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From A Cornish Lockdown Release
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From A Month in Spain...
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From New River Gorge
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From Isle of Man TT Cycling
Category: Biking
Two wheel action, not covered by Cycling (on-road cycling), Mountain Biking (off-road cycling), Motor Biking, etc.
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…
In these times when we are all becoming that much more aware of our carbon footprints it has to be right to limit the number of flights we take right? Well we think so. But of course we are fortunate to live in a world-class tourist destination! The weather wasn’t perfect, which was a bit …
Well, thanks to Covid 19 it’s a over a year since we’ve managed to get away. But everything comes to an end and true enough a gradual relaxation of lockdown rules has finally allowed us to venture away from our base in the Lakes… Sure, we are fortunate enough to live in the Lake District …
We’ve just been lucky enough to return from a whole month in Spain, rock climbing and cycling based out of an apartment in Calpe…
The final destination on our American east coast adventure was the New River Gorge, or just the “New” as it seems to be called. We’d chosen to visit particularly because we hoped the seasonal autumn colours would be on full show at their best – we weren’t let down, it’s a beautiful place…
Laurence has embraced the cycling bug! So we joined him on the Isle of Man to enjoy a circuit of the famous TT circuit on our bikes…
