From ‘Prison’ Through Holland On a Bike

When we started this great big, overly ambitious adventure, we got lots of punctures

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which we clearly took very seriously.

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We took breaks when we could,

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slept outside,

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and then got on the ferry to Holland.

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 We were very excited.

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We ate in luxury,

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got used to looking at each other’s bums,

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and even played the tourists.

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Our budget bicycles needed fixing,

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but we more than got by

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because we were so happy with life

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despite the rude words

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and despite being arrested.

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We have danced in fountains,

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learnt to sleep where the police can’t find us,

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and enjoyed the morning sunshine.

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We have washed in waterfalls,

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cycled in bare feet when we’ve broken our toes and even learnt to put socks on the pedals to save sweaty feet.

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Then we realised that we had cycled across Holland and into Germany,

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so we drank beer in the bus stops,

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and made a home in a barn.

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Then we messaged our families to tell them that we were alive,

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found some eggs in a bin and cooked them,

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and found ourselves asking strangers where to sleep next. We were invited to a pony farm, served multiple cold beers, slept in a camper van and woke up to a delicious breakfast

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and bareback horse riding.

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Then we had a crash and took a break for a day.

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And do you know what is best of all? We get to do it all again tomorrow. And the next day. And the day after that.

I like life. I hope that you like it too.

By | 2013-12-18T02:18:46+00:00 July 27th, 2013|UK to Slovakia on £30 Bikes|5 Comments

5 Comments

  1. Dale 28/07/2013 at 21:57 - Reply

    I absolutely love the style of this post and the overall of the blog, plus, what an adventure!

    Don’t know if I would have had a piece of those bin-eggs though 😛

    • Jamie 11/08/2013 at 08:16 - Reply

      Thanks for the feedback. What about bin beer? We found 15 litres!!

  2. Makes me even more excited about planning a cycling adventure!

  3. Jose G 28/07/2013 at 01:11 - Reply

    What a great experience! It is refreshing to see others take life in their own hands and make it an adventure, make it their own.

    I just ran into your website last week and have been following the journey ahead, best of lucks to you all.

    • Jamie 11/08/2013 at 08:15 - Reply

      Thanks for taking an interest.

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