Day 3 – Wantisden Park to Lowestoft, 41 miles, 1263 feet elevation A good night’s sleep in our small wooden tent, a proper pillow makes the world of difference! We’re up early, today it’s the Morrison’s porridge (it’s ok, but not as good as the Aldi protein version we had yesterday), a cup of tea, then pack up… Read More »
Day 2 – St Osyth to Wantisden, 48 miles, 1230 feet elevation A fairly restless night due to the lack of pillows (we didn’t opt for the £30 bedding pack, regrettably) and long-lasting and loud thunderstorms which deposited a huge amount of rain. But at least we hadn’t spent the night in a tent, so our kit was… Read More »
For 2024, our cycle touring compass pointed us east again, but this time north of the Thames into Essex and Suffolk, relying this time on our own route planning skills using the national cycle network to help keep us on track. Three days of cycling with three overnight stops in St Osyth (near Clacton-on-Sea – would we see… Read More »
Henry Morton Stanley My regular lunchtime cycle route takes me down Church Lane in Pirbright, a quiet and peaceful lane which passes St Michael and All Angels’ Church, a classic church in the Norman style founded in 1210 in the reign of King John, the king who is best remembered for granting the Magna Carta a few years… Read More »
Route Distance (miles) Komoot GPX file Lepe Country Park (to the beach from Lyndhurst) 30 Route on Komoot gpx New Forest Circular (Lyndhurst > Burley > Brockenhurst > Lyndhurst) 50 Route on Komoot gpx Sunday morning leg stretcher 20 Route on Komoot gpx Lyndhurst Triple Loops 49 Route on Komoot gpx Lyndhurst Triple – Loop 1 14 gpx… Read More »
Another quick and easy recipe, courtesy of Mrs F! This is a quick cook supper that doesn’t involve having to spend ages draining and preparing your tofu as we have using Tofoo Naked Extra Firm tofu which you can use straight form the pack. Dusting the tofu in a small amount of cornflour helps to crispen it up… Read More »
Kedgeree is a traditional indian dish of spiced pulses mixed with rice to which the British adapted to add fish and boiled eggs. The recipe today is fishless but the addition of the eggs means it’s a vegetarian, not vegan dish (though you can of course, leave these out if you wish!). We had this for breakfast but… Read More »
During the current COVID-19 lockdown, we’ve all had to be a little bit creative with our food preparation and ideas for meals. As a family we’re fully embracing this opportunity! Not fancying more bread for lunch we decided to make some middle eastern style flatbreads with a mix of chickpeas, tahini, cumin, cucumber, tomotaoes and some fresh herbs… Read More »
OK, I’m a creature of habit – I like what I know and I know what I like. But sometimes I leave my comfort zone and today was one of those occasions as my usual mountain bike route was not available to me due to the MOD range warning flags still being up this afternoon. So, I did… Read More »
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