Going somewhere, slowly
2026

Angers to Rotterdam

Anger’s castle
111 km 5h 39m

Prelude
My bicycle, leaning against a church wall.
111 km 5h 39m

Angers to Nantes
The submarine pens in St-Nazaire
111 km 5h 50m

St Nazaire & Le Croisic
A pair of workers tend the salt pools in the famous salt marshes of Guerande.
132 km 7h 12m

Onto “La Villaine”
Looking along the “Canal de Nantes a Brest”, wondering how many locks I still need to cross.
126 km 6h 23m

Canal de Nantes a Brest
113 km 5h 46m

Locks & Climbs
72 km 3h 56m

Reaching the Coast
Between the rocks, the boat channel marks the safe route into and out of the port. My ferry would pass here tomorrow!
16 km 1h 14m

Roscoff
48 km 3h 27m

Into Cornwall
A man walks across the beach in the town of Polperro.
91 km 6h 31m

Hills & villages
Looking down at Land’s End, the literal end of the land. The Westernmost point of Cornwall.
61 km 3h 33m

Lands End
5 km 1h 09m

Hiking the Coast
134 km 8h 06m

The North Coast
In the mist, a hill takes form. The country side is barren. There are no houses to be seen, just a road weaving across the land.
110 km 6h 27m

Veering Inland
115 km 7h 36m

Bleak Dartmoor
110 km 7h 28m

Veering Inland, Again
The morning mist hugged the ridgeline, making navigation interesting at times.
88 km 5h 16m

Time for a Rest
The trail goes from sandy ruts, to grassy path.
147 km 7h 20m

Flowy Trails
At the end of a gravelly double-track leading up a squat hill, a church sticks out from behind the trees.
111 km 6h 15m

Meet Dave
The gnlish country side, a wilting fields, and hill and some trees. It all starts to look alike after a while.
119 km 6h 04m

Cambridge
2026

New Job New Trip

My bicycle, loaded with gear, from the rear.
102 km 5h 39m

Setting Off
Looking at the banks of the Rhine, and the Cologne skyline. (photo credit: Wikimedia)
114 km 5h 47m

Along the Rhine

Radio Telescopes and vineyards

A 747 on a stick

Following the Forbidden Path

Crossing mountains

When the Weather Stops Cooperating

When Winter Comes