Planning Stage

The ride has been organised by Bike Adventures, the company carry my main luggage, arrange overnight accomodation and give support en-route.

This enables me to do the ride on a road bike as I do not have to carry my bags with me.

Bicycle - Canondale Synapse Hi-Mod - Frame Carbon Fibre - Groupset Shimano Dura Ace - Tyres 700 x 25C - Crankset Compact 50/34 - Cassette 11/28.

This build will be suitable for most of the journey but wider tyres would be better for cycle paths and lower gears for the steeper hills.

I am using a large saddle bag to carry :- Wind Proof Jacket - Waterproof Shell - Spare Tyre & Tube -Tyre Levers & Tools - Camera.

Links to the DAILY LOG will be added to the - "Daily Menu Page" - after they have been ridden.

The Planned Route can be viewed - "Route Page".

Updates to the LOG will be made daily but can only be uploaded where I can get Internet Access, photos will be added later as available.