My first steps into Europe after a life-changing breakdown and a continuation of the Riding2Recovery project I started in 2010. This journey included a gentle and enjoyable ride down the Eurovelo route: La Velodysee, which runs for 1400 kilometres from Ilfracombe in the UK to the Spanish border at Hendaye. This was followed by a not so gentle crossing of the Pyrenees, which was made even more interesting when I got caught up in a zone that was quickly declared a National Disaster Area as the worst storms in eighty years swept across the region.

How would I cope with this unforeseen and frightening event? Did I manage to hang in there and continue? Read the book to find out the outcome and more about these stunningly beautiful areas of France.