"The Adventures of Ten Tonne Taffy"

and Tilly the Tandem

2024 – An Indian Winter

Out of our comfort zone… - Abu Dhabi I've said before that we talk frequently about where to go to escape the lovely English winter, then…
What have we done! - Reassembling Tilly Suresh, owner of the best bike shop in the world! Lost its former glory... Kamwaadeswaa Temple Amateurs..!!  We…
Time for a rest! - And we're off.... Having had the chance to experience the traffic in Chennai first hand in multiple tuk tuks, we…
Outshining the Prime Minister…. - Leaving behind the oasis of our beach hotel we headed south on the main road. There's no choice here unless…
Live long and prosper.. - Leaving Pondicherry on a bicycle at rush hour is an activity only Klingons will truly appreciate. Before jumping on to…
Happy People - Sacred Pond Sacred Pond Temple entrance Cerimonial Chariot in Kumbakonam Another Cerimonial Chariot.. Our day off in Kumbakonam saw us…
Monkeying around - Moving on from Thanjavur we decided to take the main road as the small roads added too much distance between…
Ablutions … - Toilet roll! Much of the world doesn't smudge and flush© like us westerners, but use soap and water in the…
About turn… - After an excellent 4 night stop in Madurai we left at 6.20am to get through the city before the madness…
Religious wars - Surprisingly the area around Kanyakumari is Christian and full of churches, big brand new immaculately kept, expensive and very impressive…

2023 – The Cathedral Tour

Pilgrims Progress - Chelmsford Cathedral Try getting a loaded tandem over that! Rochester Cathedral More hurdles.... Canterbury Cathedral Canterbury Cathedral Passport stamps Windy…
A cracking time… - Oh dear... ???? Surgeon at work... Alloy weld fix. Back up and running.. ???? Soooooo tempting... ⛴️⛴️ And up another…
Heading inland - First night in our new home. Hastings net sheds Serenaded by the Salvation Army Paragliders getting a view Brighton Pier..Our…
Kneed to know - Salisbury Cathedral mirror font Glastonbury Tor If you can't beat them.... Wells Cathedral grounds Wells Cathedral The Ford! Clifton suspension…
A good smiting - Dark Devon days... A very wet Bodmin Wet, wet wet.... Tillys last 'pre op' ride into Truro.. Apt craft fair…
The return of the Tilly - Post 'Op' Tilly rearing to go... Westminster Abbey People lining the streets around Buckingham Palace... No explanation needed! Navigating the…
Just blew in from the Windy City… - Crumbling, worn out brake pads Oxford Lunch stop Lunch stop ! Home for the night... Floating home for the night..or…
The Midlands - Lunch with Jane & John The Old Coventry Cathedral.... ... and the New Lost count of how many of these…
A night to remember… Not!! - Tree art Oops...! ???? Someone watching over the puncture repair though... Aptly named canal barge ???? Happy campers Our saviour...…
North of stoke - Happy days.... Summer! Another trap Chester Liverpool... Minton tiles Ripped tyre Leaving the hotel after a night not spent on…

2023 – Sicily & Italy