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Pedal Power Family
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This channel will document our family's bike touring adventures including our 5-month bike tour of Europe starting in Spain and visiting Portugal, France, Italy, Vatican City, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, and England while on sabbatical.
We hope this channel will inspire other bike touring families and other families who don't yet bike tour to start. We think it is the best way to spend a sabbatical as it strengthens your body, mind, and family relationships (despite some difficult times in the moment.)
We hope this channel will inspire other bike touring families and other families who don't yet bike tour to start. We think it is the best way to spend a sabbatical as it strengthens your body, mind, and family relationships (despite some difficult times in the moment.)
Cycle Touring Europe - A Family Adventure
Highlights from our family's 5-month 5600km sabbatical cycling adventure through Europe. We started in Sevilla, Spain in March 2023 and finished at Salisbury, England in August. We began in Spring in Southern Europe and were able to maintain Spring-like climate for most of the trip as we generally cycled North and/or to higher elevation. We cycled through 11 countries (Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Vatican City, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, The Netherlands, Belgium, and England.) and completed the Camino de Santiago (Camino Portugues, Camino Frances in reverse) and Via Francigena (Aosta to Rome) pilgrimmage routes.
We cycled over the Cantabrian mountains, Pyrenees, Col du Petit Saint Bernard, St. Gotthard Pass, Albula Pass and through the Italian Dolomites.
We cycled in the Algarve, along the Atlantic Coast, and along the North Sea Coast. We cycled alongside the Mondego, Minho, Rhone, Drôme, Isere, Dora Baltea, Po, Taro, Magra, Serchio, Tiber, Ticino, Reusse, Sihl, Rhine, Albula, Inn, Etsch, Eisack, Rienz, Ansiei, Bòite, Piave, Drau, Möll, Gasteiner, and Salzach rivers.
Camping was our most frequent accommodation. When on the pilgrimmage routes, we stayed at albergues.
#cyclingadventure #amazingkids #camino #viafrancigena #bikepacking #biketour #sabbatical
We are two 50-year old parents who've taken a 16-year hiatus from bike touring to work and raise our daughters. They were 13 and 14 years old at the beginning of our trip. This was our first long tour as a family.
We averaged 53km per cycling day and climbed over 53000m of elevation. The girls completed schoolwork from the road.
0:00 Intro
0:21 Southern Spain
2:02 Algarve, Portugal
4:46 Portuguese Coast
6:24 Camino Portugues
9:52 Camino Frances
15:10 Southern France
15:58 Drome Valley & Vercors
17:54 Savoie and Crossing the Alps to Italy
19:35 Via Francigena to Rome
24:48 Switzerland & Liechtenstein (St. Goddhart's Pass, Lake Lucerne, Albula Pass)
30:07 From Switzerland to South Tyrol
32:46 The Dolomites
35:16 Austria
37:22 The Netherlands, Belgium, Dunkirk
40:27 Dover, Canterbury, and to Crawley England
42:11 Isle of Wight
43:15 Final leg to Stonehenge
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We cycled over the Cantabrian mountains, Pyrenees, Col du Petit Saint Bernard, St. Gotthard Pass, Albula Pass and through the Italian Dolomites.
We cycled in the Algarve, along the Atlantic Coast, and along the North Sea Coast. We cycled alongside the Mondego, Minho, Rhone, Drôme, Isere, Dora Baltea, Po, Taro, Magra, Serchio, Tiber, Ticino, Reusse, Sihl, Rhine, Albula, Inn, Etsch, Eisack, Rienz, Ansiei, Bòite, Piave, Drau, Möll, Gasteiner, and Salzach rivers.
Camping was our most frequent accommodation. When on the pilgrimmage routes, we stayed at albergues.
#cyclingadventure #amazingkids #camino #viafrancigena #bikepacking #biketour #sabbatical
We are two 50-year old parents who've taken a 16-year hiatus from bike touring to work and raise our daughters. They were 13 and 14 years old at the beginning of our trip. This was our first long tour as a family.
We averaged 53km per cycling day and climbed over 53000m of elevation. The girls completed schoolwork from the road.
0:00 Intro
0:21 Southern Spain
2:02 Algarve, Portugal
4:46 Portuguese Coast
6:24 Camino Portugues
9:52 Camino Frances
15:10 Southern France
15:58 Drome Valley & Vercors
17:54 Savoie and Crossing the Alps to Italy
19:35 Via Francigena to Rome
24:48 Switzerland & Liechtenstein (St. Goddhart's Pass, Lake Lucerne, Albula Pass)
30:07 From Switzerland to South Tyrol
32:46 The Dolomites
35:16 Austria
37:22 The Netherlands, Belgium, Dunkirk
40:27 Dover, Canterbury, and to Crawley England
42:11 Isle of Wight
43:15 Final leg to Stonehenge
See a playlist of all of the videos in order here ua-cam.com/play/PLHipvnq23SNrd7ZJDMvqVRpKPdptd1DIE.html&si=u98bDoIfaTjRss7e
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Music by Lofi Girl:
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Cycle Touring Salisbury & Stonehenge - Episode 22
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Our family cycled in the South of England including Salisbury Cathedral and Stonehenge. We arrived in Lymington on the ferry from the Isle of Wight and headed into the New Forest National Park. We cycled through the Whitefield Moor on our way to Salisbury. We visited the Salisbury Cathedral and continued on to a campground for the night. On our final day, we visited Stonehenge then returned to ...
Cycling Touring England - Canterbury Cathedral & Isle of Wight - Episode 21
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Our family cycled in the South of England including Canterbury Cathedral and the Isle of Wight. From Dover we biked to Canterbury including a visit to the cathedral. We then biked toward Crawley along national bike routes 18 and 21, including the Forest Way. We took a train from Crawley to Portsmouth and a ferry to Ryde. Then we cycled around the Isle of Wight to Yarmouth. Along the way, we had...
Cycling the North Sea Coast - Amsterdam to Dunkirk - Episode 20
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Between July 23rd and 28th, 2023, our family cycled from Amsterdam in the Netherlands to Dunkirk, France. This leg of our bike tour began in Amsterdam, went through Haarlem to the North Sea coast, through Bruges, Belgium, and on to Dunkirk, France to catch a ferry across the English Channel to Dover. We went through North Holland, South Holland, and Zeeland in the Netherlands, through Flanders,...
Cycling Austria - From the Italian Dolomites to Salzburg - Family Bike Tour - Episode 19
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Between July 14th and 17th, 2023, our family cycled from the Italian Dolomites to Salzburg. This leg of our bike tour began at Lake Dobbiaco / Toblacher See in South Tyrol Italy and headed east following the Drava River, then turned north to follow the Möll River towards Mallnitz. We took the Tauern Railway through the mountains to Böckstein, then continued along the Gasteiner Ache and finally ...
Cycling the Dolomites - Family Bike Tour - Episode 18
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Between July 11th and 13th, 2023, our family cycled a loop through the Dolomites, beginning and ending at Lake Dobbiaco / Toblacher See in South Tyrol Italy. We visited Cortina d'Ampezzo and Misurina along the way. This was part of a 5-month long family bicycle tour of Europe we did on sabbatical. See a playlist of all of the videos in order here ua-cam.com/play/PLHipvnq23SNrd7ZJDMvqVRpKPdptd1D...
Cycling from Graubünden to South Tyrol - Family Bike Tour - Episode 17
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Between July 5th and July 10th, 2023, our family cycled from Chapella in Graubünden Switzerland to Toblacher See in South Tyrol Italy. We biked along the Inn, Etsch, Eisack, and Rienz rivers, largely on bike paths including the Via Claudia Augusta. We also achieved a special goal for the trip! This was part of a 5-month long family bike tour of Europe we did on sabbatical. See a playlist of all...
Cycling Albula Pass - Swiss Alps Family Bike Tour - Episode 16
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Between July 3rd and July 4th, 2023, our family cycled Albulapass / Albula Pass (2615m) in Graubünden Switzerland. We ascended from Tiefencastel through Bergün and Preda to the top and descended to La Punt-Chamues-ch and on to Chapella. Along the way, we saw the Albula Railway Line, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This was part of a 5 month long family bike tour of Europe we did on sabba...
Cycling Lake Lucerne and Walensee - Family Bike Tour - Episode 15
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Between June 28th and July 2nd, 2023, our family cycled from Andermatt, Switzerland to Vaduz, Liechtenstein visiting Lucerne and several Swiss lakes: - Vierwaldstättersee (Lake Lucerne) - Zugersee - Zürichsee (Lake Zurich) - Obersee - Walensee We then boarded a train to take us down to Thusis, which will be our jumping off point for Albulapass in the next video. NOTE: Due to safety concerns, bi...
Cycling the Portuguese Coast - Sintra to Porto Family Cycling Tour - Episode 3
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Biking the Portuguese coast from Sintra to Porto including Peniche and Nazare. Biked March 25 - April 1, 2023. This was part of a 5 month long family bike tour of Europe we did on sabbatical. See a playlist of all of the videos in order here ua-cam.com/play/PLHipvnq23SNrd7ZJDMvqVRpKPdptd1DIE.html&si=u98bDoIfaTjRss7e Subscribe to never miss a new video ua-cam.com/channels/5kfCZOhpbS-uOlHsEpD8hg....
Cycling the Algarve - Family Bike Tour - Episode 2
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A family bike tour through the Algarve in southern Portugal from the Spanish border to Cabo de Sao Vicente and back to Lagos. Biked March 13 - March 19, 2023. This was part of a 5 month long family bike tour of Europe we did on sabbatical. See a playlist of all of the videos in order here ua-cam.com/play/PLHipvnq23SNrd7ZJDMvqVRpKPdptd1DIE.html&si=u98bDoIfaTjRss7e Subscribe to never miss a new v...
Our Family Cycling Tour Begins - Spain to Portugal - Episode 1
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This was the start of our family's 5-month long cycling adventure in Europe in the Spring and Summer of 2023. After taking a train from Sevilla to a suburb, our bike tour took us through Spanish countryside and towns to a ferry crossing into Portugal. Biked March 10 - March 12, 2023. This was part of a 5 month long family bike tour of Europe we did on sabbatical. Bike touring with kids was chal...
Cycling St. Gotthard Pass - from Lugano to Andermatt - Family Bike Tour - Ep 14
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Between June 25th and June 27th, 2023, our family cycled in Switzerland from Lugano to Bellinzona and then up and over Gotthard Pass to Andermatt. This is the first of two high mountain passes we completed in Switzerland. This was part of a 5 month long family bike tour of Europe we did on sabbatical. See a playlist of all of the videos in order here ua-cam.com/play/PLHipvnq23SNrd7ZJDMvqVRpKPdp...
Cycle Touring the Via Francigena - Part 4 - Radicofani to Rome! - Episode 13
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Between June 16th and June 19th, 2023, our family biked along the Via Francigena from Radicofani to Rome. This documents our 4-part journey toward Rome. This was part of a 5 month long family bike tour of Europe we did on sabbatical. See a playlist of all of the videos in order here ua-cam.com/play/PLHipvnq23SNrd7ZJDMvqVRpKPdptd1DIE.html&si=u98bDoIfaTjRss7e Subscribe to never miss a new video u...
Cycling Savoie and Col du Petit Saint Bernard - French Alps Family Bike Tour - Episode 9
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Cycling Savoie and Col du Petit Saint Bernard - French Alps Family Bike Tour - Episode 9
Cycle Touring the Via Francigena - Part 2 - Pavia to Lucca - Episode 11
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Cycle Touring the Via Francigena - Part 2 - Pavia to Lucca - Episode 11
Cycle Touring the Via Francigena - Part 1 - Col du Petit Saint-Bernard to Pavia - Ep 10
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Cycle Touring the Via Francigena - Part 1 - Col du Petit Saint-Bernard to Pavia - Ep 10
Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Part 2 - West to East - Family Bike Tour - Episode 6
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Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Part 2 - West to East - Family Bike Tour - Episode 6
Cycling the Drôme Valley & Vercors Massif - Col de Rousset - Family Bike Tour - Episode 8
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Cycling the Drôme Valley & Vercors Massif - Col de Rousset - Family Bike Tour - Episode 8
Cycling Southern France - Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Avignon - Family Bike Tour - Episode 7
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Cycling Southern France - Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Avignon - Family Bike Tour - Episode 7
Cycle Touring the Via Francigena - Part 3 - Lucca to Radicofani - Episode 12
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Between June 11th and June 15th, 2023, our family biked along the Via Francigena from Lucca to Radicofani. This documents our 4-part journey toward Rome. This was part of a 5 month long family bike tour of Europe we did on sabbatical. See a playlist of all of the videos in order here ua-cam.com/play/PLHipvnq23SNrd7ZJDMvqVRpKPdptd1DIE.html&si=u98bDoIfaTjRss7e Subscribe to never miss a new video ...
Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Part 1 - West to East - Family Bike Tour - Episode 5
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Cycling the Camino de Santiago - Part 1 - West to East - Family Bike Tour - Episode 5
Cycling the Camino Portugues - Family Bike Tour - Episode 4
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Cycling the Camino Portugues - Family Bike Tour - Episode 4
I’ve cycled the same roads and paths when travelling from Zürich to Dubrovnik.
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Did you follow Eurovelo 1 the entire trip?
Thanks for the video. We plan to start at the Great St. Bernard Pass biking to Rome. Any tips on biking, albergues, sights not to miss, camping if no available beds?
Your videos have been a joy to watch from the very first day to the 105th day, and seeing your journey conclude in England was truly inspiring. The restful days ahead must have been well-deserved after such an incredible adventure. A big congratulations on completing your entire European family adventure! Thank you for sharing your journey with us-it has been a source of inspiration and admiration. Looking forward to more of your amazing and heartfelt videos!
I enjoyed all the videos you made. At first, I couldn't believe that your whole family managed to do the Europe tour, but after watching all your videos, I was very impressed and inspired by your family tour. Great bonding makes families stronger no matter what it takes. I'm excited to see if you'll make more inspiring family tour videos.
We'll definitely make more videos over the next few years. We have some tentative plans that we'll share more about as they solidify.
You'll be in for a shock when you leave Dutch, Belgian and French cycle paths and encounter British ones!
Having cycled in Cambodia and Bolivia 20 years ago, it would take a lot to shock me! I entered England having done very little research, but I was actually pleasantly surprised by some of the paths there.
Wow!! amazing! thank you for sharing! Can you please share the routes you took and gpx files? Are you on Strava or Komoot? or Ride with GPS?
Our entire route is on Komoot. You can link through from here: salcedopower2023europeonwheels.blogspot.com/p/route.html
Pretty cool. Thanks for sharing. My parents bought a house not far from here in the Baronnies Provençales. It’s a beautiful area and great for exploring by bicycle.
Hello from Quebec, Canada ! Congrats for your family trip and thank you so much to share informations. I am planning to ride from Rome to Geneva in april-may (ish). What period of the year were you able to do “Le Petit St-Bernard “ and ride the Via Francigena ? What would be the best timing to do it ? How was it to find lodging on the Via Francigena ? Can you book day to day without reservations ? Thanks in advance ! Martin.
We crossed the pass at the end of May. The pass doesn't open the same day every year so you have to check with the authorities to see when it will open, but it's often open just before June 1st. An alternative is Col du Mont Cenis, which is to the south. Early June was a great time to do the VF because it wasn't yet very hot.
You could also head north from Aosta over the Col du Grand Saint Bernard, but that opens a bit later usually since it is higher elevation.
For lodging, we rarely had reservations and often stayed in pilgrimage accomodations, which you can see here www.viefrancigene.org/en/accommodations-facilities/
@@pedalpowerfamily Awesome ! Thank you for taking the time to answer. I will probably hit Aosta and give a shot on Le Grand St-Bernardo if it's open. Thanks again for all yours informations and to share your videos. Congrats to the whole family ! It might be an imperishable experience to do that with your kids. Cheers !
@@pedalpowerfamily Hello again ! Do you have to call the place to make a reservation ? Do you know if it's duable to do it from south to north and if there's sighs both ways ? I wonder if the App works both ways... Did you use the App ? Thank you again for the infos ! Martin.
Passo della Cisa is a killer if your gearing isn’t low enough as I discovered back in May!
Not to be underestimated, even though the elevation isn't that high.
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Your girls are real troopers and seemingly unflappable. What did they think about doing that much traveling on bikes?
My youngest wasn't very excited about the trip at first, but they're both converts now and can't wait to get back on tour.
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Hi, just a comment that we watched your no commentary compilation video of the journey through Europe. It was really well filmed, with the accompanying music soundtrack providing a very relaxing mood. Great to watch. Thought the girls did really, really well too- seemed to be an awful lot of gradients and switchbacks to deal with at times.
Thanks. We are very proud of our girls! It wasn't always enjoyable but they are asking when we can go again, so it definitely agreed with them by the end.
Hi again. Quick follow up. We enjoyed the initial compilation episode so much that we watched the entire journey. One per evening before supper. What a pleasure. Really well filmed, just enough commentary to set the scene and found the captions on screen giving locations and features of special interest very informative. Also, the rather hypnotic ambient background music made for a chilled bit of relaxation. Sorry the weather was a bit rubbish for your last few days, but that's an English Summer for you.
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Congratulation to all of you to ride the Albula Pass - with luggage! Very interestig video - well made. I hope that I can do it next summer. In Switzerland, in certain regions, people say "Hoi" to greet someone. This greeting is usually used to greet someone you know. However, cyclists are often on first-name terms. This is the only form in English - it's easier.
That elevator in Nazaré seems to always be in service mode! Those waves you wanted to see won’t start until mid-late October I believe. Beautiful town though.
This was brutal to watch. I don’t want to imagine how it was for the group!
It certainly was some of the toughest cycling we did when you factor in that we weren't yet fit. But it was also some of the most memorable (in a good way!)
@@pedalpowerfamily were all of the beached trails below Lisbon? Or did you encounter unbikable stretches all up to Caminha?
This was all in the far south of Portugal. There's plenty more suffering in the other videos. 😄
@@pedalpowerfamily Thanks! I'm going to hold off until Feb or march and do the same. From the north of Spain I'll take the train down to Seville and then ride back home.
Perfect! Have a great trip!
You are really a power family - congratulation!
It looks like you brought too much stuff! Was that the case?
We definitely didn't need everything for the Camino. We could have stayed in albergues every night and left the camping gear behind. But this was part of a much longer tour where we mostly camped so we had to have camping gear for 4.
@@pedalpowerfamilyDid you get the passport for the Camino?
Sure did.
Is your wife of Indonesian descent by any chance?
16:28 That beautiful route with the trees and canal in Belgium is along the Damse Vaart (Damme canal) which links Bruges and Sluis. It’s a relatively new canal for Flanders . Napoleon wanted this canal when he controlled the Low Countries for the safe passage of troops French troops away from the British navy . It was originally meant to go all the way to Breskens and the Scheldt (where you took the ferry across) but only a small part was dug because of his defeat! Eventually the canal from Bruges to Sluis was finished in the 19th century and served as a shipping route. But today it’s used mainly recreationally. History gives us beautiful cycle routes lol. I guess that’s the point why I wrote this since I’m a history (and geography) buff. This route in my opinion with the poplar trees is quite iconic.
Amazing journey, well done !
Glad you enjoyed it!
nice trip! do your daughters manage to climb all the hills? can you share what bike they are using (hopefully model number and year)? i want to know the gearing ratio for thei bikes. I travelled with my daughter in south korea before, but i need to tow her for all hills. she was 8 then. Thanks
Yes, they climbed them all! They are riding Trek 820 bikes but I upgraded the drivetrain components so they have 22/32/44 in the front and an 11-36 cassette in the back to give them much more low end gearing compared to the stock components.
@@pedalpowerfamily thanks a lot!
See all videos in our 5000+ km cycling trip in chronological order here: ua-cam.com/play/PLHipvnq23SNrd7ZJDMvqVRpKPdptd1DIE.html
See all videos in our 5000+ km cycling trip in chronological order here: ua-cam.com/play/PLHipvnq23SNrd7ZJDMvqVRpKPdptd1DIE.html
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Great video! Such a surprise to see you suddenly in tunbridge wells!
You got some strong kids, even if one is used to cycling 50 km a day, 160 is still tough.
Lovely ❤ Nothing beats the open road.
Was a fun watch, thank you :)
Amsterdam to Katwijk and then 140m up and 140m down? No way! The highest point you may have been would have been +30m and the lowest -6m or so. Oh, and some advice to people who want to do this trip: do it the other way round. That’ll give you the best chance to have the wind coming from behind you most of the time. A couple of hours cycling straight into a fresh breeze will quickly convince you of the soundness of this advice.
The elevation figures are cumulative climb and descent, as recorded by my tracker, not max/min elevation. Eastward would have been easier, but we were headed to England.
Pedantic or what?
What a great accomplishment and wonderful video, I never feel safe riding the streets here in Portugal. How well was the trail marked and was your route mainly the EuroVelo 1 and what was your favorite leg of this trip? TIA!
Thanks, we had a tough time with the traffic going through Portimao but that was really the worst of it. Portuguese drivers reminded me of my fellow Americans so it was mostly fine from our perspective. We used the EV1 for some of the time. We planned the route on Komoot and followed it, so no need for signage. You can see the route here: www.komoot.com/collection/1980017/-portugal-and-spain. Favorite leg is a tough call but Switzerland was tough to beat!
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As a born and bred Englishman from Canterbury, I'm embarrased by the morons you encountered in Dover. Unfortunately there is an anti-bicycle element here and van drivers are some of the worst. An irrational hatred of cyclists seen as invading the space that some car and van drivers see as theirs to abuse. I have been an avid cyc;ist for over 40 years but also drive with respect for other cyclists as I know what they go through. Nice video. Much of the ground you covered in Kent is very familiar as my own training routes! I'll watch the others in this series with interest.
We didn't let the attitudes of a few impact our trip. We hadn't done a ton of research into biking in England as it was not part of our itinerary when we began our trip. But we were amazed that there were so many areas with cycle paths, dirt roads, and roads with nearly no traffic. Although there were a few areas where we encountered some tight roads with some traffic, on balance, we found the South of England very fun to cycle. Hopefully that comes through in the video.
Love the hedgerows in Kent along their route, Kent is a beautiful area hope to get there one day.
Awesome video! Loved seeing my hometown of Haarlem featured in your journey. I must say, that this trip has inspired me to do a similar trip in the future!
Go for it!
Fantastic video of you all making special memories 😊
I must have missed the episode where you introduced you and your family. Searched a bit to no avail. So are you theBrady bunch, Adams family or the Smith"s or Johnson's or Jones's? The videos are great we just dont know who we are looking at!😂😂
Thanks, we prefer to keep it somewhat anonymous at least for now.
i, am going soon, from den haag to duinkerk, almost the seem route, did you have good camping /tent space on your way? if it is possibel , can you put some here? i am biking on my own, for the first time , and i love to do that, but it is also a bit : scarry, and, strange to go (for me ) so far
Here are the places we stayed on that section: Molecaten Park Waterbos, Minicamping Hoeve het Tij, Camping Memling Brugge, Camping Kindervreugde. Hope you have a great trip!
@@pedalpowerfamily thank you very much
we would like to see not just the cycling, but als: preparing food, do shopping , the tent and how it"s bild up and putting up the tent, e love to see that
Now that the playlist link is fixed, you can see a bit of our time off the bikes in the videos in Portugal, towards the beginning of our trip.