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Delivering Hope to Ukraine Start of day five The sun is up and I’m itching to get on the road, but first I must visit an outdoor clothing shop in this town to obtain some warmer under garments. Waitress in pizzeria last night said to go to AWG Mode Center, which is just a short walk from me (I’m the blue dot.) As of...

Delivering Hope to Ukraine End of day four (or should we say 3.5, as I’ve officially got till 1pm tomorrow for the four full days.) Hope and I didn’t make the Polish border by this evening, but that was always going to be a huge big dangling carrot for the entire day. And it worked, because everything today has been ALL GOOD! Smashed the...

Delivering Hope to Ukraine Start of day four The sun is up, so let’s get on our way, even if only physiological, it should feel warmer with the sun in the sky. Evenings drop even colder and with the headlight on this bike I’d rather use early daylight hours than ride at night (she’s like a candle in a bottle.) For anyone interested to...

Delivering Hope to Ukraine End of Day three. Eventful is one word which describes today, others one could choose from could be “disappointing”, “cold” and/or “frustrating”. However the ones to avoid are words like “disaster” and that’s one we took a lot of time out today to ensure didn’t raise its head. More about that later. The day started with the usual checks, today...

Delivering hope to Ukraine Start of day three. It was an early start, I found Hope behind the digs with a dusting of frost. Chain lubed, front brake adjusted a little, tyre pressures checked and we’re ready for another day on the road. All this before breakfast, which the digs confirmed last night was open at 08.00. I’m first in at 07.55 - result!...

Delivering Hope to Ukraine - End of day two. England - Tick! Netherlands - Tick! Today, Hope and I managed to navigate from the west coast all the way to the border and now find ourselves in Germany for the night, Coesfeld to be precise. The morning got off to a slow start, losing 45 minutes with disembarkation and passport control. Then exiting the...

“Hope” and I made it to Harwich last night with just a few minutes to spare before the last ferry of the evening set sail to The Hook (between The Hague and Rotterdam). Covering 219 miles, my trusty steed coped with everything the day threw at her, she was absolutely faultless So many beautiful villages and small town we passed through today on this...

As you know, the humanitarian situation is increasingly dire and desperate. Millions of people have no safe place to call home. More than 2.5 million have already left Ukraine, while countless more are still trapped underground, taking cover from the shelling, and desperate for a safe escape. Red Cross teams have been working around the clock to get critical care to those who need...