Cycling holiday with baby

DonDaddyD

gabriel959 wrote:

Some very good points by DonDaddyD btw.

Thanks

londonlivvy

Thanks for the tips, guys.

Interesting re weather in Cyprus vs Mallorca. I had been convinced Cyprus would be warmer. Maybe mainland Spain or canaries (though noted re long flight not being much fun).

It doesn't have to be then, I guess, but we are both desperate for some sun, fresh air, a rest and a change of scenery. And if we don't go in April, it has to be school holidays (ie after his summer term) by which point the med is too hot. So we'd either go to the alps, or Cornwall, I think.

We'll see.

mrmonkfinger

Blimey, this sounds brave!

We did a week abroad when mrmonkfingerjnr was three months, and visited the in-laws in their foreign gaffe down the South of France, timed to coincide with their holiday. It was great. They were quite happy to look after the little monster for an hour or two during the week. We ditched the idea of cycling and just went out running to get some activity fixes. Required kit was an extra pair of trainers - bit easier to pack than a bike.

I definitely wouldn't go the childcare abroad route - too paranoid. Also, we've done cycling holidays and I just can't imagine how the luggage situation would work for starters. You'd need a team of sherpas to meet you at the airport.

But, good luck!

greg66_tri_v2.0

londonlivvy wrote:

we are both desperate for some sun, fresh air, a rest and a change of scenery.

Left field suggestion: Dubai or one of those ME fabricated holiday destinations. Use the hotel gym.

itboffin

Just make sure these two aren't your pilots

My daughter on the right and they did actually fly that aircraft with a bit of daddy help of course :-)

alan_sherman

His parents are on the other side of the world? Well if it of somewhere hot that time of year you are sorted. In-law credits, free babysitting, possibly free accommodation and food. Spend the money on some activity stuff. Possibly have a night away without Klingon too.


I'm impressed, my mini monkey man is 7 months and i still have to prise the wife away from him. I'd like to spend more time with him as he is doing fun stuff like learning to roll and experiencing things. Of that was somewhere warm with good good and wine it would be great. Could i be bothered to go cycling? No. I'd look for somewhere with a pool or warm sea, good restaurant, nice walks, maybe child care to allow a meal out without worry.

Good luck

Wallace1492

itboffin wrote:

Just make sure these two aren't your pilots

My daughter on the right and they did actually fly that aircraft with a bit of daddy help of course :-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_593

Watch out for kids in the cockpit!

gtvlusso

itboffin wrote:

Just make sure these two aren't your pilots

My daughter on the right and they did actually fly that aircraft with a bit of daddy help of course :-)

Assuming that one of 'the Queens' aircraft?

il_principe

DonDaddyD wrote:

Funny thing is, you just know il principe is reading this thread with bated breath!

No I'm not. We're sorted. Wife's family live in Antalya on the sunny Turkish south coast. Sister has a lovely flat nr the beach with a big spare room, Mum, Dad and sister will all be fighting to babysit as ours will be the first baby in the family.

Oh and Bro-in Law works at the airport so already gets us onto flights before everyone else etc.

Oh and Antalya is surrounded by mountains and regularly hosts a stage of the Tour of Turkey, so in the future I should be able to get some riding in as well.

8)

greg66_tri_v2.0

The hottest I have ever been was in Antalya. The humidity was unbearable. We bought ice creams and watched water vapour freeze from the air around them and fall to the ground. It's the only place where I have sweated profusely lying down after a cold shower in what should have been a cool half-underground room with the curtains drawn.

The worst thing was that the sea was even fecking hotter than the air.

I was there for a couple of days many years ago, but I have absolutely no doubt that every day is the same there. Cycling in those conditions will kill a man. To death.

il_principe

Greg66 Tri v2.0 wrote:

The hottest I have ever been was in Antalya. The humidity was unbearable. We bought ice creams and watched water vapour freeze from the air around them and fall to the ground. It's the only place where I have sweated profusely lying down after a cold shower in what should have been a cool half-underground room with the curtains drawn.

The worst thing was that the sea was even ******* hotter than the air.

I was there for a couple of days many years ago, but I have absolutely no doubt that every day is the same there. Cycling in those conditions will kill a man. To death.

Well, you don't go in July or August that's for damn sure. But the rest of the year is fine, and it's cooler up in the hills. I don't do the sea.

DonDaddyD

Il Principe wrote:

DonDaddyD wrote:

Funny thing is, you just know il principe is reading this thread with bated breath!

No I'm not. We're sorted. Wife's family live in Antalya on the sunny Turkish south coast. Sister has a lovely flat nr the beach with a big spare room, Mum, Dad and sister will all be fighting to babysit as ours will be the first baby in the family.

Oh and Bro-in Law works at the airport so already gets us onto flights before everyone else etc.

Oh and Antalya is surrounded by mountains and regularly hosts a stage of the Tour of Turkey, so in the future I should be able to get some riding in as well.

8)

All sorted then. Fair do's.

You decided on a car yet? How long to go?

itboffin

gtvlusso wrote:

itboffin wrote:

Just make sure these two aren't your pilots

My daughter on the right and they did actually fly that aircraft with a bit of daddy help of course :-)

Assuming that one of 'the Queens' aircraft?

I believe it was in fact one in which she used quite frequently in the 50s

il_principe

DonDaddyD wrote:

You decided on a car yet? How long to go?

April. Not getting a car. Not for as long as we remain in London.