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Us with a family of four and our bikes in a house. Smiles all round.

Bye bye friends šŸ¤šŸ™šŸ¼ ƀ la prochaine!

June 22, 2026
Lea & Perrins bottle on window ledge

Senegalese homestay featuring a bit of home

June 21, 2026
Guy on motorbike smiling and taking selfie with Beck and Sam on their bikes behind.

One bonus of passing through places weā€™ve been before

June 20, 2026We got offered a home stay if we returned and our host (Guillaume) kindly met us on his electric motorbike to guide us inā€¦
Bikes, bags & Beck on dock with pirogue behind

Another day, another pirogue

June 20, 2026Iā€™ve scared myself shitless reading about Nile crocodiles. 5m long, fiercely aggressive apex predator šŸ˜°
Bat hanging in tree

Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bats FTW!

June 18, 2026
Sam stands with his bike amongst a load of motorbikes

Sam and his new mates

June 18, 2026
Sam stands next to the loaded touring bikes pointing northwards

Which way is north?!

June 17, 2026
Shot from on deck of red, green and white ferry. Port crane in shot to rear.

Travelling to Bubaque in the BijagĆ³s Islands - a guide for touring cyclists

June 17, 2026We decided to celebrate our first year on the road by visiting the BijagĆ³s islands, off Guinea-Bissau.ā€¦
Beck inside tent inner on patio. Inspecting floor by pointing at sky.

Post-termite repair session

June 15, 2026Was quite leaky on our recent (soon to be written up) trip to Canhabaque
Island with small lighthouse on

Back in Bissau

June 14, 2026After a far less stressful ferry crossing
Selfie taken by Beck with me behind and bikes to rear. Plus long rocky Norwegian landscape

One year of Bimbling By Bike

June 11, 2026Much to our amazement, we started our tour a year ago today. Weā€™ve done a few things to celebrate this, including: Enjoying an extended break on a lovely island, featuring the consistently bestā€¦
Sam hold two small red bananas in his hand. Dry ground to rear.

Todayā€™s breakfast included RED bananas

June 10, 2026