So, when Tia said about the idea of John and me doing The Overland Trail with her my 1st feeling was excitement. This slowly led onto doubt. At practically 60 years old and not of athletic build or mentality, I wasn’t sure if I would be able to do this. A daily dog walk with my elderly greyhound and an […]
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Five Things I Learned Doing Food For Three
The biggest planning difference of traveling in a group is food. I pretty much just multiplied everything by 3 for breakfast, lunch and dinner then alternated eating lentils and pasta smash, but as a vegetarian who isn’t bothered about tea or coffee I had to make a couple of adjustments.
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Touring 101
I knew nothing about touring before I started, I didn’t even know anybody who had done a cycle tour before. I was very much making it up as I went along. I do not claim to now be an expert, but as a beginner just winging it, here are some things I learned. Eat – I cannot emphasize this enough. […]
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Poles for TDP?
I had never used walking poles before this trip and the information I was told was they are essential for the O and advised for the W. I asked around my hostel room, from the people who had just finished and there seemed to be mixed opinions. I was keen on the idea of having to rent them and my […]
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