Author: Sid

In which Sid and Doris climb up into Provence and enjoy being able to speak with people on matters other than ordering food and drink.We leave the seaside with a couple of backward looks. For the sailors out there: Our room is named after Gitana VI, a 20 metre Olin Stephens design for Edmond de Rothschild built in 1975. We…

In which Sid and Doris leave Italian Sardinia for France, spending most of the day sitting on the ferry.We have covered the little apartment with our washing so the first job is to get everything back in the bags and go find early breakfast. At the cafe we can see the vast ferry coming in so know how much breakfast…

In which Sid and Doris take a seaside ride and try to see the sights of Porto Torres The first job this morning was to get back to the main road. Even car drivers might find the steep,  dusty trail a bit of a trial, and Sid and Doris found it hard even to keep their footing and push (sorry,…

In which Sid and Doris do purist riding to seek out Neolithic era buildings and a hotel up an overly beaten track.From Palau we were going to the very north of Sardinia at Santa Teresa Gallura before turning West, South West toward Porto Torres. So as not to use the same road twice which Doris hates, Doris plotted a route…

In which Sid and Doris set out again and have a High Paw day, back on the road again along the swanky Costa SmereldaSid and Doris said goodbye to England-on-the-Med to start the three day ride to Porto Torres. When we took the bikes out on Thursday to check them over we were not much enthused. This morning we set…

In which Sid and Doris rest up for more cycling later at a Nielson’s beach club.