After 6 weeks of hibernation, filled with knitting and crafting and tipi constructing, along with not doing much at all besides sitting next to the wood stove, we finally waved good-bye to Kromidovo, it's wonderful eco-camp and friendly hosts. We pedaled off in good spirits. Happy to be back on the road and rolling once … Continue reading Back on the road – so long Europe!
Author: Sarah Crowley
Hibernation
https://youtu.be/2JoTOPVRJTQ (more entertaining with the sound on!!) Christmas and New year was celebrated in Thessaloniki in the company of the increasingly nomadic Crowley's. The joy of having daily access to an oven and heated house was not under appreciated. However Greece continued to defy the odds and for half of the festive period, Thessaloniki was … Continue reading Hibernation
The Big Freeze
It all began as a novelty back in Bosnia i Herzegovina with frozen water bottles and a frost covered tent. However, this soon became a regular occurrence. Water bottles were kept inside the tent overnight to increase the chances of having drinkable albeit brain-freeze inducing water to drink in the morning. We slept in our … Continue reading The Big Freeze
Review : Robens Raptor Tent
Much prolonged decision making went into choosing our tent. Let's just say it involved a spreadsheet. There were a few main contenders: the Robens Raptor and Robens Lodge, MSR Hubba Hubba NX, Vango Halo, Vaude Space L 3P. Although drawn out, we learnt a lot in the process and we now know far more about … Continue reading Review : Robens Raptor Tent
Bosnia Mk 2
During our first week in Bosnia i Herzegovina (BiH) the sound of the call to prayer echoing throughout the landscape became familiar. Quite a more favourable alarm clock than the beeping of a phone. (Yes, unfortunately we still set an alarm clock… In the winter daylight hours are precious, but with mornings being so cold … Continue reading Bosnia Mk 2
An introduction to rakija
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) was the first country on our trip where wild camping was actually legal. Woohoo! Sadly, despite the Yugoslav war ending more than 20 years ago, BiH has the very-much-not-saught-after title of being one of the most densely land-mine contaminated countries in the world. Even though there have been great efforts to … Continue reading An introduction to rakija
Review: Phew! gloves
Prior to this trip I owned a pair of Sealskins "waterproof" gloves. The fingers were never quite long enough, and although they might keep your hands dry in a shower, in proper Bristol rain or in the downpours that we experienced in Morocco my digits were cold and wet in no time. I decided that … Continue reading Review: Phew! gloves
Crossing the imaginary line
Having spent so long off our bikes during our days of rain, we got our pedal on and before we knew it we were leaving Slovenia having our passports checked for the first time in our trip, as we left the Schengen zone and made our way into Croatia. Slovenia had felt like a bit … Continue reading Crossing the imaginary line
Rainy Slovenia
Our time in Slovenia was marked by the presence of water. Luckily we had seen that rain was coming so, wondering if we were being overly cautious and had become soft during our mostly sunny cycling so far, we booked a room in a guesthouse for a couple of nights. We stocked up on supplies … Continue reading Rainy Slovenia
Through the Alps to the Dolomites
As we bid farewell to Pedro's parents, with the songs of Sound of Music going through our heads, we pondered our next moves. It was 16h, and ordinarily we would start looking for a camping spot in the next hour or so (an hour and a half before sunset). Extending our rest days a few hours more, … Continue reading Through the Alps to the Dolomites