"The Adventures of Ten Tonne Taffy"

and Tilly the Tandem

2024 – Friends and Family

Wheeling our age… - As you get older the list of ailments grows, those younger than us will be thinking it won't happen to…
Melt down - I've been fighting my bad back and the old knee is giving me some gyp too but we've been making…
JOOO…(Jonny off on one) - We've noticed a change in our hotel stops in the EU this trip. We've not had any hotel with those…
Back to reality… - No priority disembarking at Dover! None of the proirity to cyclist that we'd enjoyed when boarding our ferry in Dunkirk..back…
5. Things can only get better - We had a couple of days off in St Alban's - surely one of the hilliest cities in England -…
The North! - "Eee by 'eck lad, tha's like a pair of whippets on't one o' them double seaters..." Welcome to the North!…
The North East Coast. - Hornsea is a town that time forgot.  There are no chains! Heaven! It a gem of a seaside town and…
Another late off the press finale… Bail out skipper - Our coastal 2 day break at Seaton Carew was a nice stop with an extremely noisy hotel, but the beach…

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…
Best we stay another night - Varkala Cliff The whole point of coming to Varkala was to walk along the cliff edge restaurants and 'posh tat'…
Man down - I've had trouble with my back all my life. I can pick a pair of socks up and then be…
The Tea Plantations - The town of Munnar isn't much to write home about, but the hills surrounding it are covered in tea plantations.…
Back at the coast - Our final ride to the coast was a short hop from our riverside hotel to our beach hotel - it's…
Idyllic Coasts - Mangrove beach, mini Goa After being told by multiple people, as we headed up the coast, to visit Mini Goa…
Elderly couple - It's not always fun being in the news - The journo who interviewed us recently kindly referred to us as…
And that’s a wrap.. - After our lovely night in 5 star luxury we had another two ferries that may or may not run but…
Better late than never…. - The final installment of our India trip !!... The flooding in Dubai had disrupted numerous flights,  people were waiting for…

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…
Through the Lakes - Having said goodbye to our family after a lovely 5 days which included our first ever game of lazer tag…
Through the Borders.. - Carlisle Cathedral Lockerbie Lambs The road ahead.... Bleeding brakes....! Top of that hill, lesson learnt...don't cycle over hills with wind…
Bonnie Scotland.. - Largs A day out with team Matilda.. Prosecco Picnic Cumbrae 'Cathedral of the Isles' The smallest Cathedral... Team Matilda The…
A hidden wee gem - Blowing a hoolie on the Moray Firth Suffolk like countryside Findochty Findochty Stunning coastline Sleepy fishing villages scattered along the…
You can wipe that smile off your face… - Broughty Ferry Dundee residents Press photo at Perth Cathedral Fab evening with Colin & Di Not so fab, damp, cold…
Farewell Scotland - Typical coastal view Not the place to be when it's blowing a hoolie... Eyemouth sunset..our last night in Scotland Not…
The final countdown - The famed Southwell leaves.. Autumn on its way.... Lincoln The Stump.. Not much else in the fens !!! Bury St.…