<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Adventures of  Lou and Joel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big Bike for Charity]]></description><link>https://wheelykiwis.wixsite.com/bigbikeforcharity/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:29:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://wheelykiwis.wixsite.com/bigbikeforcharity/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Week 3 - Cycling from Sully-Sur-Loire towards Lyon (579.96km)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Day 15 - Sully-Sur-Loire to Arquian (76.1km) Lou woke up unusually frustrated and sad - we were experiencing so many fantastic stories,...]]></description><link>https://wheelykiwis.wixsite.com/bigbikeforcharity/post/week-3-cycling-from-sully-sur-loire-towards-lyon-579-96km</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63137da10f09e902a892827b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 14:19:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7e8565_099174872d7448c8bc17af4b3d9e94ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Louisa Gallie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 2 - Cycling from Chartres to Orléans (176.21km)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Day 8 - Relaxing in Chartres First morning in an AirBnb was bliss - being clean and well slept is such a luxury on this trip! Louisa...]]></description><link>https://wheelykiwis.wixsite.com/bigbikeforcharity/post/week-2-cycling-from-chartres-to-orl%C3%A9ans-176-21km</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62fbe146ba46874cec8b367d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2022 12:07:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7e8565_b410b950079a4affa9e4338795560aac~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Louisa Gallie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 1 - Cycling from Dieppe to Chartres (286km)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disclosure - this is an unfinished blog post! Unfortunately we have been behind schedule and finished a 90km cycle on Day 7 and have run...]]></description><link>https://wheelykiwis.wixsite.com/bigbikeforcharity/post/week-1-cycling-from-dieppe-to-chartres-286km</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62faab4dde13ab391b357d6b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2022 21:20:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/743599_965a13e9115d44cc841eea19b3df8fab~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Louisa Gallie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buying touring bikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our first major gear mission upon arriving in the UK was buying two bikes that would be suitable for the 3500km journey from Calais,...]]></description><link>https://wheelykiwis.wixsite.com/bigbikeforcharity/post/searching-for-bikes-to-buy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62e01e41c6698e53f5ba6744</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:25:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7e8565_ef3fb9b30f6e4994a4360ebf9579df25~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Louisa Gallie</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two weeks in the UK - The start of the journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tickets booked and passports still valid we arrived at Auckland airport (NZ) and spent the afternoon with our families, enjoy coffee and...]]></description><link>https://wheelykiwis.wixsite.com/bigbikeforcharity/post/two-weeks-in-the-uk-planning-purchasing-packing-reconnecting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62e01c6499dbd6bd73b67a54</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:58:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7e8565_8bc8ea960def4ef5a61d7e47d9287680~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Louisa Gallie</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>