Gravel And Grind

Self-supported gravel bikepacker

adventure

  • A long couple of days: trams, hospitals and german hospitality

    Now, before I go into this, I want to clarify something. I’m sure not all Germans are like this. I know a good few who are amazing people. But come on. This has sucked since I crossed the border. Within ten minutes of passing the tiny sign announcing that I was now in Germany, my… Read more

  • Well, that could have gone very wrong Not a good start, really. I didn’t sleep the best last night. It seems that the new in thing with backpackers is coming into shared rooms as late as possible, turning all the lights on and opening the noisiest bags they could find on the market. Still, onwards.… Read more

  • The Pirates’ Dream: Bingo to Bongos on the Princess Seaways

    I guess alongside the more casual blog, I’m going to have to keep up with some actual reviews of the places and things I do. So, this is what I thought of the mighty sea ferry Princess Seaways. Now, when it comes to ferry trips, I’m somewhat of a virgin. I was told about the… Read more

  • Ripping up the Coach Road

    I have to start with an apology to everyone going for a nice walk up the old coach road between Keswick and Dockray on the 23rd of August. i apologise cos i was the idiot on the black 125cc KTM wizzing up and down all afternoon, my excuse would have to be that despite the… Read more

  • the first of many firsts

    So here we are. 2 weeks till the day i leave the comforts of keswick to cycle god knows how many miles from Amsterdam to Morocco. Im currently watching an episode of The Simpsons, funilly enough its the one where lisa goes head to head with Mr burns on making there own newspaper. and look… Read more