Monthly Archives: June 2014

Thanks once again to the British Embassy and Consulate staff in Brazil for all their help during my time here, and for inviting me along to their events in each of England’s host cities. The third of these do’s in Belo Horizonte was a big deal, as this Telegraph article explains, with several VIP guests … Continue reading »

This stupid annoying broken tablet just deleted the first chunk of this post and so I’m posting it like this – maybe will spend another hour or two re-doing it later… Sampa Belo Horizonte Martin flew home from Sampa – cheers for a crazy six weeks – and I flew to Beaga a day before … Continue reading »

Today I went to a hairdressers… So it’s finally gone, over 5 months with only one trim, the thickest & longest beard I’ve ever had, it took the barber a good hour to hack/cut/shave it back to normality! My adventure is truly over. Just a 3 week holiday in Rio left to go – can’t … Continue reading »

Thanks to Geri, Carol & Bob, James Peddle Ltd, Les & Gill, Fran, Rahul, Rob, Martin, Jo & Wilf, the Beast family, Fake Pecker, Henry, Gareth, David, Andrew, Simon, Dirk and last but not least Naomi who’s donation took the Running Total to £5,000 – woohoo the target has been achieved, and now beaten! But … Continue reading »

This was it, the culmination of my 5 month journey, finally I’d arrived in Manaus, met a bunch more journalists, shipped the bike home, and it was time to become an England fan! And then we lost to Italy. But no problem, not a huge surprise, England can still qualify (we want to finish 2nd … Continue reading »

Thanks to Mum & Dad, Tareq, Kate, Chris, Laura, Yvonne & Graham for their charity donations since my last update! Please donate now and help get the total (excl gift aid) over the £5k target! As you know, I’ve reached Manaus and completed the #SambaCycle journey, but the last leg was rather different because me … Continue reading »

Thanks to Mark, Mary & baby Elliot, Susan & Dave, Alex, Rikke, Moose, Jeremy, Vincent, Alan and anonymous for their donations since my last update! The fundraising total including gift aid currently stands at £4,999,52 so who’s gonna push it over the £5k mark?! Please donate now, because… I’m in Manaus, my 12th and final World … Continue reading »

Thanks to the very generous Sebbas (Neil, Zanna and baby Daniel!), Vicky, Debbie & Neil, Nigel, Dave, putajumperon, James (a L*t*n fan, amazing!), Matt, Florrie (a puppy dog!) and anonymous x2 for their charity donations since my last update! Please keep the wonderful donations coming! Why – well because… 5,000 miles / 8,000 km -> … Continue reading »

Thanks to Yvonne & Graham, the Skinners, Tamzin, and Pip for their charity donations since my last update! Please donate now – there’s only 2 cycling days left and then I’ve almost completed my epic journey!!! Currently me, Wedgie, Martin and his bike (boring – has no name!) are in Capanema which is the most … Continue reading »

Last Thursday we took our bikes on the 7am ferry boat from Sao Luis to Alcantara and after the usual find pousada/unpack/shower/change routine we went to explore the town as it celebrated the Divino Espirito Santo (God’s Holy Spirit) festival… We then got packed and loaded the bikes once again for a 112km cycle to Pinheiro. … Continue reading »