273 km does not sound like a lot in 17 days, but if you do it hauling 100 pounds of kids and gear, while stopping at every playground and ice cream stand along the way, it could be a bit of a challenge, maybe.

Anyway, that's what we just did. You can read about it in Grampies Grand Adventure. So now we are asking ourselves, are we more or less fit for tackling a long sojourn in Europe. Hmmm, it's 8 p.m., and Dodie just said "Oh Steve, I'm knackered!". Not a good sign. Dodie we only cycled 34 km today. Oh well, we still have one day to train!