One year to go!
We've decided to do our trip from south to north, taking the ferry from Plymouth to our start point in Santander, northern Spain, and cycling up the western (atlantic) coast of France to Roscoff in Brittany, from where we'll get a ferry back to Plymouth.
Why south to north? Well, as this is our first long distance trip, we have no idea what daily distances we can cover. Any delay which might prevent us catching our intended return ferry would be a real problem if we returned via Santander because the ferries from there only run once a week. Roscoff ferries are daily; hence the south-north decision.
Furthermore, the prevailing winds should help a south-north run and the weather should be better in Brittany when we reach there in early June, as opposed to when we start our trip in mid-May. We'll see !!
After reading the experiences of others, we're giving ourselves 18 full days including a couple of rest days (hopefully!)
The next few months will be spent considering a route in more detail, what accommodation we'll use and therefore how we'll equip ourselves.............and, of course, we'll have to get fitter!
