BIKE PACKING FROM ENGLAND TO PRAGUE – DAY 1

Day 1 of our bike-packing trip from Derby to Prague.
We set off from home to the ferry in Hull, the ride will take us 6 days and we will be visiting Rouvy when we arrive. 5 days of bike-packing ahead in countries we have never cycled in before.

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Hello everybody. It is a lovely sunny Thursday morning. Kyle’s off the bricks because we’re on the bikes. From today, we’re going to be bike packing to Prague. Recently, we announced that we’re going to be cycling around the world. So, we’re going to be wrecking a little bit of our route. We’re starting today with a cycle to Hull, which we won’t be doing when we go around the world. So, we’ve got a nice 101 miles today. Then tomorrow, we’ll be in the Netherlands, 143 miles. Day three, we’re doing 192 miles. Day four, 181 miles. Both in Germany. Day five, 137 miles. will take us into Czech and then the last day, day six, 64 miles into Prague. It’s a lot of miles actually. It’s a lot of miles. We are doing a 600k in the middle. So, two two 300ks in a row. And the reason we’re going to Prague is because Ruby’s head office is there. So, we’re going to go and see them. They’re one of the sponsors for around the world. So, are cams. And yeah, this is the bike setup. So, I’m on my X7. I don’t know why this is here. So, we are in the extension at the minute. So, it’s it’s acting as a great storage space at the moment. You’re actually quite enjoying storing stuff in here. Yeah, I like storing stuff in here. I don’t not so happy about it. Yeah. But um my bike So I’m going on me X7 Panta aka my pink dogma. I just didn’t want to take her on the ferry and stuff. I wanted to keep her nice and safe inside. So although I still love this bike as well, but um yeah, we’ve got tail on the back. So we’ve got all my kit in there and snacks. One of these bags is full of clothes for when we get to Prague because we do have when we get to Prague that we’ve got one full day there and then we fly home in the evening. So, you know, I want some clothes. And then what? Mine’s got the extra. No, but the way it’s strapped together is much better as well. Yeah, I’ve got the new upgrade. And then this bag’s got shoes in and more snacks. And yeah, the back of the bike weighs an absolute ton. Kyle, on the other hand, is riding on his F7. Yes, Kyle. Yeah. Not very good at names. We’re just like bikes everywhere. Um, and this is Kyle’s bike. So, he’s basically got the same setup as me, but his back is different. So his clips over like he’s not clip the clips on like this and doesn’t have just put something in. Look how full it is. Look how full it is. Kyle, what have you got? Yours is more full than mine. I know, but I don’t like going somewhere without having the kitchen sink. And Kyle’s upgraded his bike with this sticker and new tires. It’s Pagatcha sticker. Oh, and he’s also got his T. Not making the mistakes of Italy, are we? No. When we went to Italy and bike pack last year, Kyle did it on race tires. Thankfully, we’ve got some proper jawros which are designed for, you know, more longer distance, bit more what’s it called? Bit more long distance. Long longw wearing, you know, long-lasting endurance. So, he’s gone for 30s and he’s got his tan wall, which he’s been wanting for ages. Anyway, we’ve got to get to the ferry. It goes 8:30 tonight. It is currently course to 10:00 in the A.M. and the ferry boards at 4:00, but as long as we’re there by 7:00, we’re all good. So, is going on holiday to my grandma. Chester’s on holiday to grandma and granddad’s. And yeah, we’re going to be basically when we get to Rotterdam tomorrow, the ferry goes to Rotterdam, we’ll be doing a little bit of riding and then we’re going to be joining our round the world route all the way to Prague. Before we get off, I’m just trying to assess how heavy this is because it’s quite quite heavy. Hold on. Oh, actually, I think might be okay. might do a bit. I mean, I’m a little bit stronger than you and my bike feels, I’m not even going to lie, extremely heavy. Well, that’s all right. It’ll slow you down cuz I don’t want to be not down anywhere down. You can wait for me at the bottom and you can wait for me at the top of the hill. My brakes might be begging for dear life. But here we are. 101.3 miles today. 2,448 ft. So quite flatul apart from storm Amy’s on the way apparently. I’m used to that. 40 mph winds tomorrow where we’re going. So I’m used to it. And rain. So waterproof’s a pack. Although I’ve checked the wind direction when we’re in Holland. Yeah. Crosswind. Oh, great. Better than a headwind though. Crosswind with these on. Now I’ll get blown off. 32 max miles where we’re going. But it’s better than a headwind. Oh, cuz a headwind with those bags on that would be horrendous. Tomorrow’s video might be interesting then if that’s what’s coming. Prague, here we come. We’re 9 miles in and Kyle just felt a wobble. His seat came loose, so he’s just tightening it. His bike came back from being fixed basically day before yesterday. So, his saddle wasn’t on. So, you put it on, didn’t you? So, maybe you just didn’t tighten it enough. Yeah, I thought I had, but it’s obviously just rattled a bit as well. So, just that little bit, but no dramas. Our motto is whatever goes wrong is always a solution. No point getting stressed. That’s what our motto is going to be for around the world as well. So any blips we have on this trip is just preparing us for that. So you solid now better. Wrap the boat. Wrap the boat. Wrap the saddle up. Wrap the settle, baby. I absolutely love setting off on like a multi-day cycling trip because you just have no idea what’s going to happen, what you’re going to see. I’ve never been to Germany before in my life. So it’s a new country for us. Never been to Czech. So yeah, hopefully there’ll be lots of laughs. Hopefully not too many arguments. Although we’ll have some early mornings, which this one’s not a fan of. Nice. No tipping. They won’t be saying that when we ride for America, Kyle. Americans like that. No, I’m going to complete my Super Ronder series. Oh, yeah. On German soil. You are. So, to get your super on as an ord cycling association, you have to do a 2 4 6 2 3 4 and 600 km ride within the year. So, this is why we’re doing a 600 in this trip. But I still need to do a 400k by the end of October because although technically I did do a 600k on tour to France. I didn’t submit it as one. So I need to do a 400k before the end of the month, which I will do when we’re back at home. We just missed the turning onto the pavement to go over this bridge. So we’re just walking up. The bikes are so heavy. It’s a bit heavy. To be fair, we could ride up here. Being silly now. Car’s being sensible. Yeah, it’s not a proper bike packing trip if you have to walk a little bit. Oh jeez. Not for the bike. Where’s Kyle gone? Trail is being nice. where we are, but little stop for a train to pass. The car in front of us got his tunes on, Kyle. Very loud. Here it comes. Yay. Most normal people probably get the train to Prague rather than cycle to be honest. But you know, right, come on ladies, let’s put a silicon case on it to protect it and it just doesn’t it sticks open. So it’s really hard to eat. That sounds like a problem. I’m not joking. I’ve been here for like at least 10 minutes. One came the other way. It didn’t open again. There probably another one coming now. Three. Three. I’ve never seen that before. Three trains. Where they all? It’s a little one as well. Look, four five coaches. One, two, three, five coaches. This one’s coming. I’m coming up, mate. They have a fence to catch. And I want I did want to, you know, stop for some snacks somewhere on the way. I have eaten a banana, but come on, mate. Please let us go now. Hallelujah. We’re on the move again. Clouds storming us. Get me to hull Benon. Jesus Christ. If you’ve not seen that, Google it. It’s If you need a laugh, Fenton. Just Google Fenton dog chasing deer and then you give yourself a laugh. Blooming. I can feel the weight on the back of my bike going up a little burner. It is going to be pretty flat most of the route to Prague, but we do have some hilly days the last two days. I think going over from Germany into Prague. We have to go over a few big burners. So getting us ready for that. Riding on over the Humber. Hey, welcome to Hull. This is where my granddad and grandma went to university and met each other. Well, they’re not here anymore, unfortunately. But I came here once with my granddad cuz he wanted to revisit it. Right, we’ve got four millon to go. But as we were coming down a main road, I spotted to my left a little fruit shop and I thought, “Hold up, wait a minute. I need some apples for tonight and maybe some peaches or something.” So I said, “Kyle, make a left.” Going in. Look at the size of them. Yes. And they’ve got pears. Kyle. Kyle, they’ve got pears. How many pairs can I take to Netherlands? I might take one for tonight, one for them breakfast, and then one apple for tonight. Two apples. Two pairs. Don’t take much to make me happy. Give me this any day over at McDonald’s, I tell you. I’ve got the gods. Two apple. No, two pairs. Three apples cuz Kyle wants one. Are you going to carry your apple? Yeah, bring them back. Look how big they are. One for tonight, one for the breakfast. One for tonight, one for breakfast. Kyle, you like me pear? You’ve got a pair like this, haven’t you? Oreos need to. Right. All three apples are in. We’ve had to squish. We’re on the We’re on the upper limit, but they’re in there, so we’re ready for later. Right. Next on the agenda, find a cafe in hall because we’ve got 2 hours until we need to go and get on the ferry. So, we might as well go and have a cafe, have something to eat. What are you doing, Kyle? You’re testing your bike. You love your bike, don’t you? Although, I will say one thing, Kyle, that’s bringing the bike down right now. Your bottle choice. They just don’t look very good. No, I need a big one. Use one of my SAS ones. I don’t know where they are. Where did you choose that London? Right, let’s go. What a great cycle path. How we meant to get through there then? I think there’s another path. She whiz. Hey, we made it to Paul with time to spare. Chai latte. Cafe, you’re my baby. Chai lattes at Cafe are the best because tell you one thing, they’re not a syrup. They’re a powder which means they’re so chai latte for me. Got one for a large so I treat myself. Kyle has requested an oat milk latte. Cuz you become a fan of oatmeal. Someone just someone just Trump. You’ve become a fan of oat milk, haven’t you? Then I just really fancy something salty. So some popcorn. Where we are having dinner on the ferry. This is just a starters. And then Kyle, for you, I thought this is what you all love. It looks like it’s not any normal sausage roll, Kyle. It’s an up market sausage roll. Look at that. You always know it’s up market. It’s got little bits on the top, you know, seeded. But it’s not just a normal one. It’s pork and panchetta. Don’t know what that means, but there you are. Knocks the back of you, Bob. 14.90 for that. It’s quite expensive really, is it really? Anyway, I’m I’m a bit worried about the ferry cuz I don’t sleep very well on there, but hopefully I’ll be okay. Hope the store maybe won’t come in the night. Was it good? The sausage roll and what could be improved? Warm. What’s good about it? M. What’s good about it? The flavor is just popping. Is it? The panches really bounces off the sausage. Oh yeah. Cyclist diversion. Oh, we got some cobbles. Holly is so good for cycling. That was like a path clos. They have a cyclist diversion. It’s great. We’ll get that in. Well, don’t like these cobbles with the bike pads on. I’ve got to say a shark. Shaha. That’s the deep the big aquarium. Kyle, that’s you. Is that shark? Great white. Yeah, great white. When I was a guide, I actually did a sleepover. For some reason, we had a sleepover in the deep by the shark tank and then it started leaking in the middle of the night and we all had to evacuate. That must be where the fairies go over there. Look. Flowing neck. Massive. Kyle’s been using his little toy on his garment, haven’t you? Yeah. Go on. I nearly shared. What am I doing? Come on, give us a ring. Hey, I forgot it had the bell on it. It’s quite good, actually. Ferry, we’re coming for you. Where you going, Kyle? We need to be the bike lane. Bike lane. Yeah. Portull. Oh, what was that? He went over some metal. Right, we’re queuing to get in the ferry. Kyle behave otherwise we’re going in the examination shed. I’m going to wax. Yeah, car’s been eating a weird in the cafe near had no toilets open so he’s holding it. Not been for we all day. Either have I actually bad not drunk enough or get a bit get me passports out. Right, we’re on the ferry. But it’s secure. I always hate this bit cuz I feel like they’re going to wobble around. But it’s actually really secure with this rope. So that’s me pulling it and it doesn’t move at all. So, I think it’s going to be okay. And little tip, if you’ve got PAS, I packed all the stuff I need for tonight in this bag. So, I can leave the PA on and adds a bit of cushioning to your bike. So, that’s perfect really. And why is this so high up? That needs to be down here. Don’t know why I’ve done it like that. Needs to be down, but I’ll sort that out in the morning. Oh, can’t also take a water bottle with you to fill up in the morning. So, water bottles. Yeah. Fill up. And I think we’re all good. Well, that code lock doesn’t look like lock them together. Do you know the code to open the lock? Solid. Yeah. Do you know the code to open the lock? Okay, good. Right, let’s go up to the cabin. Right, we’re time to embark into our cabin. Um, it’s very small. It’s not the first time I’ve been on the K. You can go on the top. It’s not even down. Yeah, that’s how that’s done. Yeah, you have to bring it down. You have to bring it down and put it Oh, Ken, you can do some work here if you want. You can do some work. Got a ladder. They did. There was a sign saying you can upgrade to um you can upgrade to There’s a lot of fishing. The lights on that side. Can’t use a W. There was a sign saying you can upgrade to our you know premium bunk or something. You get a double bed, robes, free mini bar, all of that. But then they told us the price of the buffet for dinner tonight. £26.99 each. That’s going to cost us like £54 for dinner. I don’t spend that when I go on a normal fancy meal out. So, you know, we’re already pushing the boat out. Let me try and put this down. Oh, excuse me. Whoa. Kyle, do you want the top bunk? It’s got a I’m putting the bunk bed down for you. What am I doing? Smashing the room up. No, I’m not smashing the room up. But it does have an a lovely safety feature so you can’t fall out. Okay. So you’ll be just fine in here. Is recommended that bunks are not used by young children. So clipping. You’ve got this. Well, I’m going to reception. That’s upgrade. Let’s upgrade. No. Not for the price of dinner. No way. I hope that includes blue and pudding. It’s an all you can eat buffet. We better eat all we can eat for that price. Relax and enjoy the ferry. Right, before we go, we are going to bring back, if you’ve watched us before, you know Kyle does his daily, we’ll both do our daily B&B review. So, Kyle, I’ll hand over to you for this. Daily B&B review. Off we go. Well, I mean, the decor and cleanliness isn’t really doing a lot for me. Yeah. That looks like it’s just been come out of the Cold War. Yeah. I mean, that looks like a prison cell door. Yeah, weighs an absolute ton. There’s not enough room to hang a cat in there. I mean, the ceiling looks like it’s Don’t even know what Where’s the shower head? Oh, it’s there. Yeah. Okay. Oh, come that. I’m not being funny. That’s not the worst smell in this room. I mean, I like the artwork. That’s quite nice. Yeah. Uh, you do get an optional ladder. Yeah. Yeah, if you’re the top bunk loser like me. Yeah, co hangers cuz I have brought a suit with me. Yeah, my lovely mirror. See you. So, if I can do this lovely, right, then you feel happy about that now? Yeah, I do. I mean, the floor’s rock hard and like an ice rink. Yeah, it is. But these trips aren’t for luxury. They’re not. And sharp objects, health and safety. My daily B&B review is a 2.5 out of 10. And that’s being generous. I feel like I need to keep my helmet on cuz if we get bumped around in the night, sharp objects everywhere. Actually, I’m sorry about that if there’s anyone next door cuz that laugh. No, it’s one level of plaster. Anyway, um I feel this walkway is very constrictive, but could do a catwalk. So, you know, that’s giving it 0.5. This is not looking comfy to me to be honest. I’m quite concerned about my sleep levels tonight. Let’s give it a test. Hold on. You’re on the bottom bunk again. Oh, no. In fact, no, you should be on the top bunk. cuz I feel like I’ll fall out. You know what? I’m very clumsy. It’s got a grab. I’m not going to put my feet on the bed, but Oh, no. That’s feeling like there’s a layer of sandpaper under me and a bit of straw to be honest. But I feel like, you know, maybe what it in all seriousness for your moment cuz this is how the Mar time men live. Yeah. That’s why I give it a 2.5. It’s not a zero. I’m happy to have a roof over my head and I feel, you know, on a genuine a genuine way like we’re not homeless. This is a luxury really for a lot of people, but you know, as luxury go that up there and I don’t know what that is. Is it a fly catcher or something? Um, it’s not really It’s my nightlight. That is It’s not filling me with That’s my nightlight. What the hell was that? That’s you. It’s not filling me with, you know, you got to be feeling like I’m going to get a good night’s sleep in here. Especially seriously, the duvet feels right. Duvet feels right. But I just think a lot of people probably use that duvet and I don’t want to think about it. No, they definitely get washed. Yeah, but you know like people dribble on the pillow and it goes through to the pillow. In fact, establishments like this have to have them industrially clean, don’t they? When we go around the world, it’s going to be a lot worse than this. So, we’ve got to get used to it to be honest. Although, we are going to get accommodation each night if you know we’re going to be doing it on a budget. So, being a cow Oh jeez. Been a cow There’s no air in here. That’s the thing. There’s no ventilation. Can’t breathe. Those shoes at least not getting the ferry home and getting a plane back. So, the shoes don’t even smell, Kyle. Anyway, I don’t know what’s worse because you sh I don’t know what’s worse though cuz I actually dislike flighting and also I need to get to lie down. Yeah, I’d probably rather be on a ferry than a plane. It’s probably more better for the environment as well. Anyway, let’s have a shower and hit the buffet cuz I’m hungry. No one wants to see that. Right, we’ve had a shower. We’ve freshened up. I like I’ve been dragged for a bush backwards. But one thing I’ve got my mind on is dinner. What are you rusting around? Oh, what an idiot. Well, what have you done? That’s typical meat. That is what? So, I’ve obviously second guessed myself. Yeah. First uh first thing of that is didn’t think I put a phone charger in. Yeah. So, I put it in twice. And you’ve only got one phone and my phone doesn’t even charge that one. So, that’s first example. That’s a waste. All them snacks. Yeah. Put them in last minute cuz thought, “Oh, I put no snacks in.” Yeah. Oh, no. I have whole bottom bags full of snacks. So, you didn’t think you practiced? So, second guess myself twice and then just doubled up. Well, that’s fine because we always need more snacks. No wonder. What have we got? Oh, we’ll get through these. How many bars have you bought? A one, two, three. Oh, no. You’ve got one bar for each day. That’s all right. What have you got more of these? I’ve got about 10 gels in there. Yeah. And a couple of bars. Oh, well that’s all right. You can never have very true. But I’ve made an error as well because I’ve bought Converse to wear in the evenings. That’s awful gram wasted. And I’ve left my pas on my bike bike bike to like protect it. I’ve just realized my Converse are in my pas. So I can either walk down to dinner in my cleat or I can go just in socks. What do you think, K? Just go in socks cuz I don’t want to walk around in my cleat. You think people are going to look at me if I’m just walking around in my socks like a weirdo. No, we’re not up. We just bought from Derby to the sender hall. So, I think people can deal with it. And we have hung our stuff up because we feel like really organized. Ready for tomorrow. I actually started that. Pearls did it and then I copied him. But I think I’ve actually done better than you now. As you can tell, cuz mine’s really neat, Kyle. Mine’s really neat and yours is kind of a bit messy there. As you can tell, trends setter. Oh, it was an all you can eat buffet. I’ll tell you one thing, I made the most of it because I paid $27.99 and I thought I want to make the most of my money. So, I had a lot, but it’s good because got to eat a lot when you’re riding a lot. So, tomorrow 137 miles. Actually, slightly less than we thought. So, that’s good. We’re going to from Rotterdam to Ruan tomorrow, but hopefully it’s not going to ruin us. Here it is. It’s Ruen. Ruin. Ruin. Ruen is in France, isn’t it? Oh, it’s ruening. It’s r u i n anyway. Ruen. And tomorrow night is the only night we’ve got a hotel. The rest of the nights it’s apartment so we can cook our own dinner. Anyway, I’m going to slip back into slumber and hopefully going to get rocked to sleep. Let me stop waffling so I can actually get in bed. Oh, excuse me. Who ate all the chicken on the buffet? I had quite a few rounds of chicken. You should see his plate. Surprised you can still walk to be honest. It is a fair chunk of my body weight in chicken, I think. But rightly so, I say. Anyway, there’s no rest for the wiki. Wiki wiki 5 days of riding coming up. So, we’re going to go now. Going to get some shut eyee because you know we need to get as much sleep as possible. Are you okay? Are you actually going up now? You’ve got to Well, you’re not going to, are you? Unless you want to squish on here with me, but it’s a bit tight. If you want to cuddle, if you wearing tears with us and no, we have not had any alcohol. I don’t drink and Kyle has had water. Cuddle, but we’re just silly because sometimes when we’re on the YouTube, people think in the evening you’ve had a drink, but you’ve not and you’re just being silly. What do you want? Just enjoy life. You can lie here with me, but it might be too. You couldn’t lie here with me if you want. Oh, you’re about to sleep. Yeah. Oh, then. Good night. Just be careful up there. Wait, no. You’re not wearing that to bed, are you? No, I’m making my You’re making it. I need to make my own. Pop your head down. I think I exceeded the weight limit of this ladder after all that chicken. Christ, what are you doing up there? I’m ruffling the feathers. Thank you. No, don’t do that cuz you know I’m doing setting your bed out. He’s trying to It’s only It’s only half 8, but we’re really tired. So, we’re going to go to bed now. So, we can get some good sleep cuz you’re tired cuz you know 8 hours sleep is wa 8 hours sleep is really crucial. You’re not going up there now, are you? We’re wearing that in bed. No. Oh, I feel like a kid again. Look, I can actually stand on the step and my big sleep up there if you cuz your toes are too big. If you want, I can sleep up there, but the only thing is I always need a we in the night. So now I’m going to be coming down there and I’ll probably fall off. I’d make a good diver cuz I can stand on the edge of the board with a big toes. Right. Anyway, we are going to go now. Thank you so much for watching. TTCFN Teta for now. Goodbye. Goodbye. Oh, so I’ve just come back on cuz we forgot the sacred crunch test. So last little bit from me. Although I have eaten my body weighting food. I can always fit an apple in. So I’m hoping Oh, it’s not sounding good. It does sound good. No, it sound it could be bit slightly mushy. Let’s try. Oh, crunchy. This is nuts. Crunchy. Really strong taste. Quite like slightly on the bitter end. Sour, but not too much to make it uncomfortable on the taste buds. So, giving that an eight out of 10. Do you want to share it with me? It’s a bit big now. You can never. All right.