Iceland To Africa By Bicycle 2004
The Planned Itinerary
The planned itinerary is set out below although the actual route deviated slightly from this as you will see from the photographs and newsletters. The eventual route was longer by virtue of taking the Mediterranean coastal route through Spain
| Dates |
Details |
Days |
Cycled Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
16 Aug 2004 |
Train from Leeds to Aberdeen (sponsored by GNER) | 1 |
0 |
17-18 Aug |
Overnight ferry from Aberdeen to Lerwick (generously sponsored by the staff of Northlink Ferries) | 1 |
0 |
18-19 Aug |
Overnight ferry from Lerwick to Seydisfjordur (sponsored by Smyril Line Ferries) | 1 |
0 |
20-26 Aug |
Cycle a circuit around north-east Iceland | 7 |
465 |
26-27 Aug |
Overnight ferry from Seydisfjordur to Lerwick | 1 |
0 |
28-31 Aug |
Exploring the Shetlands, then two ferries from Lerwick to Kirkwall in the Orkneys and cycle to Stromness for the ferry to Scrabster (dropping in on Northlink's very kind staff en route!) | 4 |
50 |
1 Sep - 18 Sep |
Cycle to John O'Groats then to Land's End! | 18 |
1,025 |
19 Sep |
Cycle to Penzance and catch a train to Plymouth | 1 |
25 |
19-20 Sep |
Overnight ferry to Santander in Spain | 1 |
0 |
21 Sep - 6 Oct |
Cycle to Gibralter/Algeciras | 16 |
800 |
7 Oct |
Ferry to Tangier in Morocco | 1 |
0 |
8-13 Oct |
Cycle to Casablanca | 6 |
300 |
14-16 Oct |
Soak up the rays in Casablanca! | 3 |
0 |
17 Oct 2004 |
Return flight to Manchester | 1 |
0 |
TOTALS |
62 |
2,665+ |