La Rochelle entrance.

Big ride North

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April 20th 2016
On arrival back in London, most unusual as it was warm, sunny blue skies & spring & new growth budding everywhere so we availed ourselves the opportunity and ambled around Wimbledon common before unpacking our bikes, dusting off the moths & taking a wobbly 25km trial ride to Calshot and back. The following day we made our way to Southampton and friends Dave & Sarah joined us with their 'hard cor ... read more

Europe » Spain

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more