Welcome to our cycle trip blog. It should be a facinating few days so add us to your favorites and keep checking in to see our updates. This is the diary that started it all...

In the diary we join Hal Bryan's as he travels to France with his batallion...

Throughout the war he is on horse back and travels with his horse across France by train to Aulnois and marching to Gognies...

We think below is the Chateau mentioned in the diary so will try to do a slight detor to go for a swim during our trip...

He then marches to Mesvin, just south of Mons where the retreat begins and we start our cycle trip.

Below are our day by day routes that go through all the villages and towns mentioned in the diary.