Author: Jenny Oliver
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LEFROG Day 1 – St Malo to Vitré
At 6am, the gentle alarm sounded on the ferry waking us. We showered, dressed and went up to the deck to see the approach to St Malo. After getting to our vehicle, we got off the ferry quickly and drove to meet our support driver Jo and her husband Neil at a wonderful boulangerie. We…
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LEFROG Outbound
Our day didn’t start as expected! We were expecting to be on the road by 9am to drive to Poole for the 14:30 ferry to St Malo. Instead, at 5am Claire received an email from Condor saying that our ferry had been cancelled due to a ‘Technical Issue’. A hive of activity ensued as we…
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LEFROG 2026 Itinerary
In September, 5 ladies (Carol, Claire, Jenny, Sally and Soo), will be riding 1000 miles across France! We will be privileged to have Jo (who lives in France) as our supporter, and she will be driving Claire’s trusty Peugot Rifter! We will be following the route described in the book: France en Velo: The Ultimate…
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LEFROG Ride for local Cancer Charities
In September I will be part of a group of 5 intrepid ladies, cycling 1000 miles across France from St Malo to Nice! At the end of this epic journey, I will be continuing to Pontevedra in Spain where I will take part in the Age Group World Championship Standard Aquabike (1.5km swim, 40km cycle).…
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My Cancer Journey 15 – Another Zap!
Since having the 2nd lump removed, I continued to have US scans and TG blood tests. The TG levels should ideally be undetectable, but mine have been creeping up. An US scan also showed some slight regrowth in the area of the thyroid bed. The Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) met to discuss the situation and have…
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Arctic One Sprint Tri and ParaTri Festival (Eton Dorney)
We have raced at Dorney Lake before and thoroughly enjoyed it. Adrian was keen to try and qualify for the Sprint Triathlon Age Group World Champs in Hamburg 2027. I thought I’d join him for a day out, and although I don’t usually “Sprint”, I thought it would be fun to try the Sprint Aquabike.…
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My Cancer Journey 14 – Lumpectomy
After the usual Pre-Op Assessment, I went to Worthing Hospital to have the small lump surgically removed. I had been told that I might not need to stay overnight but to bring my things in case. I arrived early in the morning and expected to be early on the list, but ended up being last.…
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My Cancer Journey 13 – Another Bump in the Road
Just before Christmas 2024 I went for a routine Ultra Sound (US) scan. I had continued to receive surveillance US scans and Thyroglobulin (TG) blood tests to make sure that there was no return of disease. The radiologist had me lie completely flat on my back, instead of just leaning back as I had been…
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LEJOG Day 21 – Thurso to JohnO’Groats, Monday 30th September 2024 (Remembering Steve Legg)
We had a lazy start today as Claire was going swimming early and we only had 20 miles to ride to our final destination, John O’Groats, so we decided to have a bit of a lie in an a later breakfast. We have become so used to the routine of waking at 7am sharp and…
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LEJOG Day 20 – Skail to Thurso, Sunday 29th September 2024 (Remembering Steve Legg)
We had a very interesting night in the Wee House Glamping pod. Maybe we should say that what goes in the Wee Hoose, stays in the Wee Hoose! Suffice to say, it was very wee, but actually quite cosy and we had everything we needed. I should also say the kind owners of the Wee…
