robgraham61
New Member
HI Everyone,
In June 2009 I'm sailing a yacht from Plymouth to Lisbon, Portugal, and I'm trying to work out if it is feasible to cycle back to Kent Via Santander in Spain within one week. There are a lot of logistics to work out, and I was hoping to get some feed back from the more experienced folk out there, as this will be my first attempt at anything like this.
Here is some of the tasks I need to work out:
1. ROUTE: I only have 1 X week to complete the ride as I will have used up 2 weeks of my holiday entitlement sailing to Portugal, so the route will have to planned accordingly.
As I only have 1 X week, do I travel light and stay in hostels etc along the way instead of camping (which is what I would have prefered to have done). If so then the route has to be planned with accommodation in mind.
2. BIKE TRANSFER: I will need to work out how to ship my cycle gear down to Lisbon and find somewhere to store it until my arrival.
3. SAILING EQUIPMENT TRANSFER: I will need to send home my sailing clothing / gear etc once I leave the yacht. This shouldn't be a problem as I could arrange a courier service to get it back home.
I realise there is probably a lot more to plan but I thought I would just post these for now and see how it goes.
Many thanks in advance for any info given.
Cheers Rob
In June 2009 I'm sailing a yacht from Plymouth to Lisbon, Portugal, and I'm trying to work out if it is feasible to cycle back to Kent Via Santander in Spain within one week. There are a lot of logistics to work out, and I was hoping to get some feed back from the more experienced folk out there, as this will be my first attempt at anything like this.
Here is some of the tasks I need to work out:
1. ROUTE: I only have 1 X week to complete the ride as I will have used up 2 weeks of my holiday entitlement sailing to Portugal, so the route will have to planned accordingly.
As I only have 1 X week, do I travel light and stay in hostels etc along the way instead of camping (which is what I would have prefered to have done). If so then the route has to be planned with accommodation in mind.
2. BIKE TRANSFER: I will need to work out how to ship my cycle gear down to Lisbon and find somewhere to store it until my arrival.
3. SAILING EQUIPMENT TRANSFER: I will need to send home my sailing clothing / gear etc once I leave the yacht. This shouldn't be a problem as I could arrange a courier service to get it back home.
I realise there is probably a lot more to plan but I thought I would just post these for now and see how it goes.
Many thanks in advance for any info given.
Cheers Rob