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Did this over the course of a week last year. Screenshot_2017-06-24-10-02-42~2-240x307.png How did you find it? By the looks of your route you had water to negotiate. Very easy cycling. Ferry over to Texel. The straight bit is where the Garmin had a bit of a grump and did not work properly. Went ov...

On the whole your route is quite different from my own Jogle last year and I’ve noticed that you’ve taken to using fast, but generally busier roads. Some of my more memorable days were spent on the quieter back roads but then I factored in an average 65-70 miles per day over 15 days. I noticed, you'...

I enjoyed my short stop for a cold drink at the Crask during my own JOG-LE last year, the owners were so friendly and welcoming it made my day, glad to hear it will continue. It really is a landmark in the area, in fact, it's the only thing in the area!

Perhaps you would like to combine your cycling with a bit of sailing on a multimasted flat bottomed schooner as on the Flying Dutchman Frisian Sailing Company website. I am sure I found an example of one of these schooners beached while the 'crew' of holidaymakers had a game of football on the sand...

If you like people, concrete and traffic lights go for the area's in red. If it's about riding your bike avoid them But the high density of fietspads, ( cyclepaths) means as a tourist you can enjoy stress free cycling but also the amenities that come with higher population densities, and the pleasu...

Toffee wrote:Did this over the course of a week last year.

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How did you find it? By the looks of your route you had water to negotiate.

Just returned from a gorgeous 4 days spin along the Normandy coast (recommended :wink: ) where I bumped into a Dutch chap who recommended his homeland for great cycling. Unfortunately I didn't catch the places he suggested during our short chat so I would be interested to hear of your ideas and sug...

Any recommendations for sunglasses or cycling shades to suit those with a broad head? I guess you don't need prescription lenses? Either way, why not visit an optician and see what they have? I went online to Optilabs and have been delighted with their service. They will send you three frames throu...

Just returned from a gorgeous 4 days spin along the Normandy coast (recommended :wink: ) where I bumped into a Dutch chap who recommended his homeland for great cycling. Unfortunately I didn't catch the places he suggested during our short chat so I would be interested to hear of your ideas and sugg...

Any recommendations for sunglasses or cycling shades to suit those with a broad head?

I cycled JOG-LE in early June last year and mostly camped and generally speaking didn't have too much bother from the midges other than around Oban and Arran. I was lucky with the weather in Scotland and had a week of clear blue skies with plenty of sun. The evenings were generally windless and that...

It's always interesting to read the differing opinions of route. Last year I was in the planning stage of my own solo End to End and apart from deciding I wanted to start from JOG I kept my options of route reasonably open. I read blogs and used various forums for a consensus of ideas and formed my ...

Hi, welcome to the forum. 1. Your plan is very possible. I also went from not even owning a bike to completing my own JOGLE less than a year later. Personally I built up my fitness gradually so that I was comfortably able to ride 3 to 4 hours at a time. If anything I risked over training towards the...

In a nutshell the wind can affect your progress to a lessor or greater degree. I had mixed conditions for my own JOGLE in early June and broadly speaking the wind was in my favour for the first week and then it was a slight to moderate headwind that was noticeable only once in the south west. I woul...

Yep, I have a similar situation with my hands too. In my case its the outer fingers on one hand and the forefinger, thumb and middle finger on the other hand. It sounds like your ulnar nerve is the one suffering; http://www.hughston.com/hha/a_15_3_2.htm I developed my own numbness a few days into a ...