It's official! We've got ourselves a shiny new website so that we can share our cycling, walking and campervan adventures. We're using Wordpress for the theme and a domain name and hosting from UK2.net We hope you like it - would love to know what you think...
In the summer of 2018 we travelled to France in our Mercedes Sprinter campervan. We were excited to follow two stages of Le Tour de France. Here's a little video of our adventures...
In June 2019 we won a competition to attend 'Eroica Britannia'; a British Cycling festival. The competition was run by Leigh Day (the lawyers for British Cycling) and we spent a fun weekend in Derbyshire. Find out what it's all about by watching our little video.
We took the opportunity to try out sailing with a local organisation called Challenge Wales in Cardiff. Their one day sailing trip was excellent and we were lucky to have great weather too!
We bought this little 15w solar panel about a year ago and have used it on cycling, backpacking and van adventures with great success. We love how you can charge 2 devices at once, and it works well in both sun and cloudy conditions. 5 out of 5 from us for value for money! Find it on Amazon.
Hey! It's Ali here with some news...Two Wheels to Chamonix is a book that I've started which catalogues my journey from our home in South Wales to my sister's home in the French Alps by bike. Inspired by speakers at the first ever Women's Adventure Expo, I had the seed of an idea for a long distance bike ride. Within 7 months, I was doing it. Some might call it a midlife crisis, but for me, cycling over 700 miles to Chamonix was a way for me to deal with my impending retirement from competitive sport... “Think you can, think you can't? You're probably right. It's amazing what you can achieve if you approach a big scary goal with a positive mindset” - The MahoJos Writing a book about it…
In the spring of 2018 we decided to catch the bus from Pontypridd to Brecon and hike back as far as we could...we made it as far as Merthyr in the sweltering heat! We wild camped for the first time on our way back, with Dizzy in tow. Check out how we got on...
After many happy years of ownership, we've just sold our beloved VW T4 campervan. Now we've got ourselves something slightly bigger. Welcome to the family, Sam the Mercedes Sprinter! The T4 served us well for many years, but it was time to upgrade on size and age. The Sprinter is a long wheel base and a high top which means we'll have plenty of room to play with. The van has been partially kitted out already but it's not quite the way we want it. Our first job is to strip it out, insulate it, then decide on our final layout. Here's to lots of happy future adventures in our new van!
In March 2017 Amy and I completed a relay-bike-ride through all 22 Local Authorities of Wales. The year before that (May 2016) I cycled from our home in South Wales to Chamonix. Past adventures We've had lots of overland and water based mini adventures in the past. But for every single one, I can honestly say that we weren't completely ready. I definitely wasn’t physically fit to cycle to Chamonix! I struggled to stick to a training plan, so I did as much as I could which definitely wasn’t enough. I also didn’t have any of the ‘best’ equipment and kit. I made do with what I had (a 24-year-old mountain bike) and what I could borrow. Mental preparation was good and the logistics were planned well in advance. So these…
