Up, Up & Away….
10 June 2019
Don’t often get to see a hot air balloon so close. Drifting in from the north at around 2100hrs yesterday, it passed between us &
Graves Damaged
8 June 2019
What has the world come to….? From the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website: CWGC SADDENED TO CONFIRM WAR GRAVE DAMAGE “We are deeply upset to
Getting Lost-2
6 June 2019
Having discarded my ancient (1979) Michelin 1/200 000 road map, which led me astray more times than I care to admit, I have now acquired
D-Day & Liberation
6 June 2019
75 years ago today Allied forces began the invasion of Europe in Normandy, France and thus began the liberation of France, Belgium, the Netherlands &
Getting Lost ?
31 May 2019
I don’t suppose it’s possible to get lost when randomly exploring the nearby countryside? But I’m not one for aimlessly cycling around the highways &
Return to Cycling
31 May 2019
It’s been a month now since I acquired my first cycle for about 50 years. I’ve managed to get out on 10 different days, exploring
Tired of Tyres
28 May 2019
It’s been a month since acquiring my second-hand cycle, and I was aware at the time that it would need two new tyres before very
River Maas
26 May 2019
My 41.3 km ride today took me to the banks of the river Maas, at Wessem, via a 7 km section of perfectly straight track
Canals
25 May 2019
On today’s 39.6 km cycle ride to the north & east of Weert, I came across the confluence of four canals near Nederweert. To be
Liberation of Weert
24 May 2019
Today’s cycle ride was a very local 6.7 km, taking in two more WW2 memorials. On 22nd September, 1944 Weert was liberated from German occupation
