Day 4 — 12th July 2026
More Canal and Disaster
I awoke in Rohan late at 11am. It had been a hot sleepless night. I packed up my tent and hit the Canal It was very hot today. The temperatures reached 38 degrees. I made good progress in the day before 3pm making it around 50km I stopped to make my videos by the canal, setting up my laptop and solar panel. There was little to no signal however and I had to give up after an hour of trying to upload my videos to my laptop. I pushed along another 12km where I noticed a bar up ahead. It had a large garden with areas to sit and work and good signal. I had a cold beer blonde and set up my laptop to work. I stayed there until the evening, when the sun had finally and reluctantly decided to drop below 38 degrees. It was still very hot but I was making good progress. I was peddling along the Canal about 25 kilometers from my destination in Redon, when my Basket decided to fall off. The stems had both decided to snap. One screw was stuck in the bike and another had completely broken the bracket. With no basket I had to carry all of my luggage on the back of my bike, which wasn't ideal. I limped along to the nearest campiste, with plastic bags hanging off the back of my bike, unable to store them in my basket any more. I would have to find somewhere to get a new basket. I am looking at Nante and Redon, however as it is Bastille weekend many places are closed.
Day 3 — 11th July 2026
The Nante Brest Canal
It was a cool morning when I woke up in Glomel by the lake. I took a chilly swim in the Lake to wake myself up and cycled up to the shop for breakfast. I got a quick snack of Bagguete and goats cheese and I was on my way. Not 5km into my day I spied a clearing in a forest by a lake. I sat, ate my breakfast and read my book. I noticed a patch of grass that looked very inviting and I decided to lay down and read my book. the reading quickly turned into a nap and I slept for 2 hours. By the time I woke up it was 11pm and the day was growing hotter. I joined the Nante Brest canal, an amazing cycle trail that is over 300km long. I cycled all day along the canal, stopping in Pontivy for a very tired beer. It was a very hot day reaching 34 degrees and I was so tired. It was one last push to get to my campsite at Rohan. I wanted to wash my clothes in the sink and hung them up to dry ontop of my tent as I slept. It was a hot night and the temperature stayed above 25 degrees all night long. It was a rough nights sleep and I kept waking up in the heat.
Day 2 — 10th July 2026
Welcome to France
I woke up on the Ferry late. I had just half an hour to brush my teeth shower and get dressed before the ferry docked. By the time I made it down to the car deck the ferry had already docked and all the cyclists had already disembarked. I had to cycle off with all of the cars, however I quickly caught up with the other cyclists at immigration. Immigration went very smoothly I was just waved through, I stark contrast to the strict security in England. I was very happy to be in France and the weather was perfect that morning as I cycled along the coast. I went up an estury and into Morlaix where I picked up Lunch of a Baguette, sausage, olives and water. The day grew hotter as I entered the forest cycle trail that would dominate the next 80 kilometers of my journey. It was so hot I cycled down to the forest river, set up my hammock and had a swim to cool off. It was very refreshing and I took a long nap afterwards. When I woke up the day had cooled down a little and I was able to continue on my way. By the time I reached my destination the sun was alreay setting but I was just happy it was not hot anymore. I set up my tent in the lignering light of Dusk and swam in the lake to cool off before having an amazing nights rest.
Day 1 — 9th July 2026
It Begins
It begins. I had been planning this trip for over 2 years, ever since I came home from my first tour from England to Portugal It was a hot summer's morning, as I left my mum's house in Cornwall. I had already forgotten 2 things I had left at home. My Oil and My helmet. A quick stop at Halfords and I was on my way. I had a short cycle ahead only around 60 kilometers to Plymouth but the hills and the weight of the bike shocked me. I am not proud to say I pushed my bike of the first hill I came accross I had a lot of training to do before I arrived at the Pyrenees. I went for a short swim at Lunch to cool off and I was on my way again. I was greeted immideiately by another hill, which i fought my way up with many rests, but I'm proud to say I didn't push my bike up this time. I arrived at the ferry with time to spare at 8pm and chatted to fellow cyclists about their trips. The Ferry security gave me grilling and searched through all of my bags. They were very interested in my knives and dog spray. I had to go to see the supervisor in a seperate building. The whole affair took over half an hour, but finally my tools were handed back to me, with the absence of my cooking knife I boarded the ferry too excited to worry about the loss of a Knife and was off!
Introduction — May 2026
I'm Cycling Around the World
On the 20th of July 2026 I will begin a 2 year long cycling trip around the world. I'm leaving England behind to spend 2 years living in a tent or the saddle of my bike. For the first 4 months starting in July, I'll be cycling across Europe, starting in Cornwall riding all the way to Tbilisi in Georgia. In July and August I'll be cycling down the coast of France to the Pyrenees, then across the centre of France and towards the Alps. I'll spend some time exploring and getting to grips with filming and wildcamping, before meeting my friend Leo Anderloni in Switzerland in September, who will be joining me on the next stretch, cycling through Eastern Europe and then Turkey. I will be filming my whole trip on Youtube and Instagram at @Instagram @Youtube