Our top 10 mishaps that aren't really mishaps on La Vélodyssée!
However carefully you have planned your bike trip from A to Z, you hadn't counted on the unexpected! It is part of the journey and can sometimes (often, in fact) make your trip even more memorable and exciting! Here are a few examples of things you would never have thought of doing on a bike trip.
⏲️ Hopping on your bike at 7am to ride in the cool of the morning
🧤 Doing your laundry by hand
👍 Hitchhiking to find the nearest bike shop (note for next time: always carry at least a spare inner tube!)
🔧 Getting a puncture on a country road in front of a farm and ending up spending the evening and night with the owners!
🆓 Feeling free to go where you want, when you want
🕺Stumbling upon a local festival, getting caught up in it and dancing all night
🌧️⛺ Pitching your tent in the rain
🔔 Ringing a stranger's doorbell to ask if you can pitch your tent in their garden
🧑🎓 Taking the ferry again!
🚰 Drinking so much water!
🤗 And finally: wanting to set off again as soon as possible!
💬 And you, what are your best memories of the unexpected on a bike trip?