Where are you riding?
We are riding from Barcelona, Spain to the Baltic Sea in Germany and then down to Berlin. Check out our rough route.
How long will this take?
We don’t really know but we estimate about 5 months.
How many kms in total?
5000km give or take 1000 🙂
How many kms do you do per day?
40-60km depending on how evenly spaced towns are. This is about 3-4 hours or riding – it is much slower with all our luggage and toddler.
It isn’t always easy to manoeuvre the trailer around the bike paths. We had to unhitch the trailer for this one – Amaya slept on!
Where do you stay?
We mostly camp unless it is pouring with rain and then we might treat ourselves to a cheap hotel. So we are obviously carrying sleeping bags, tent, cooker and sleeping mats. We also use warmshowers.org, which is a fantastic hosting website for cycle tourers. Thanks to all the amazing people who have put us up!
Cool campground on el camino de Santiago in Spain
She is a natural camper!
This WAS a peaceful campground in Dinan, Brittany until we were invaded! There were plenty of other spots they could have parked!
Where does Amaya sleep?
She sleeps on a sleeping mat next to us.
What do you do for food?
We prepare our own. We have a small cooker (Trangia that runs on metholayted spirits). Our menu will adapt to whatever food is available. One of our go-to meals is pesto pasta with tuna fish, onion capsicum and zucchini (anything tastes great after a day of cycling!)
Amaya helping with the cooking!
Sometimes supermarkets are difficult to find or worse, closed! We rode up and down the street a few times before finding this one.
Lunch stop
Is it dangerous?
Yes. Our biggest concern is being hit by a car or truck. We just hope this doesn’t happen. Accidents can happen anywhere even when one isn’t attempting something adventurous.
Do your bums get sore?
No. We have buns of steel – heh! No really, they don’t. We have Brooks saddles which are made of molded leather and are super comfortable. Our padded bike pants help too I’m sure. So while our legs hurt everyday – our bums are happy.
The first 400km were agony but they are a dream now!
What kind of bikes are you riding?
We are riding custom built Surly bikes. They are touring bikes that Michael has spent a lot of time getting just right for our journey. The baby trailer is a Burley d”lite and is affectionally called “el cochecito magico” (magic buggy).
Shosh’s Bike
How heavy is Mic’s bike with the trailer?
Including Amaya (but not including Mic) we estimate the whole setup to be 80kgs. Not particularly easy up hills!
Mic’s bike and el cochecito magico
Is it challenging with a 2 year old?
Yes, but it would be regardless of whether we were riding or not. I think this question warrants an entire post.
What does Amaya do in the trailer?
She sings songs, reads books, sleeps, plays with her toys and looks out the window. She loves it! Check out the clip below for a small insight…
If there are any other burning questions feel free to ask in the comments 🙂
Babyonabike 
Many thanks for the comments – and the great film, guys! Watch out for those trucks…. )0: Maybe you could produce a doc. film?? Next stop Cannes (0: Enjoy the rest in London. xx
Thanks for the FAQ’s – I admire you guys – what a huge effort especially with a 2 year old! Jemma has hit the 2 year old stage with lots of squealing!! It is great that Amaya is having such interesting days & a fun buggy to herself! It is so wonderful you found each other and that you are both as adventurous as each other – I don’t think too many couples would be able to do this!!
I loved the video too! It will help her remember it a little in the future too – as she may not remember too much being so young. Stay safe & God Bless xo
Thanks for sharing you guys are AWESOME! Yes… I’m in awe!! I thought pushing 40kg of 2 kids + a pram 1.3km up hill to school each morning a great achievement. 80kg for 5000km!!!!!! WOOOOAaaaaah!! Go guys! Wishing you safe travels and love following your blog. Ravi & Rose xxxx