APRIL: Inverness airport after much preparation and planning. Mrs Fram's bike was fine but mine wouldn't go through the X ray machine, so the front wheel had to come off at the last moment. Easy-jet were great with the bikes - not a mark on the packages. It seemed a shame to have to discard all the wrapping etc at Bristol airport.
En route to Plymouth:
MAY, Santander from the Somo ferry:
Beautiful Basque country:
Zubieta hostel to ourselves:
Wonderful dance festival in St Jean Pied de Port:
We roughly followed a Camino route North-east towards the Loire.
In the Dordogne:
We joined Eurovelo 6 at Nevers:
Most French campsites were very welcoming. A small municipal site had just opened for the season between the Rhône/Rhine canal and the river Doubs near Orchamps:
Entering Besançon through the canal tunnel:
We left the lovely route 6 after Mulhouse because we were ultimately heading to Strasbourg after a wander along the wine route and the odd hill climb in the Vosges foothills.
Joining Eurovelo route 5 at Strasbourg:
We followed the Sarre/Saar into Germany, then joined the Mosel (Moselle).
Mosel vineyards:
Joining the Rhine (Eurovelo15) at Koblenz:
Cologne cathedral:
Approaching Hook of Holland:
Bike parking in Amsterdam:
Crossing the Tweed (again) on Sustrans route 1
Approaching Edinburgh:
We then followed route 1, route 775, route 77 and finally route 7 home.
A lovely trip.
