Spurred on by my previous victory at ‘the cornflake game’ ( see bottom for complex rules!) 6 years ago, I thought this was going to be an easy victory, little did I know, I was on a Sardinian holiday with a bunch of Contortionists’ (yes i did need to use the spell check for that one!!!).
It was all going so well, until the final round where i was put to shame by our bendy bikers who all seemed to breeze the ‘flat pickup’ showing amazing dexterity with their tongues! (apart from Helen off course who languished in last place with me!!!!

So finally the day arrived, when Bulgarian guide met Sardinia… Ivan’s arrival in our beloved island did not go unoticed by the locals, as he was welcomed with a now familiar cry to most Skedaddle guides: “UDRI-UINO”!! A cry that has now become part of the local language used by all MTB’s in Sardinia when greeting on the trails…..as well as to frighten the wild boar!

Ivan had the opportunity to meet all the Skedaddle Italia gang. Being in Sardinia, there is no need of an excuse to get together for some good local food and wine! Not to mention the biking!
 Ivan left Sardinia for Bulgaria reluctantly, but well provisioned with 2 litres of local red wine, 2 litres of Davide’s home made Olive oil and Pecorino Cheese of course - maybe enough to keep him going for a while, till Skedaddle Italia team meets Ivan in Bulgaria! UDRI-UINO!

I was lucky enough to go and stay over with Naomi for a week in Sardinia. She has a lovely new place which as well as being her home is the new base for Skedaddle Italia operations!

This superb desert biking adventure focuses on the deep south of Morocco, a land of big skies and stark mountain ranges where mud-brick kasbahs appear to rise up out of the desert, sitting in tranquil palm oases and framed by dramatic backdrops of snowcapped mountains. We ride along Morocco’s dirt roads, taking us from Marrakech to the Tichka Pass, the highest in the High Atlas, and then southward, descending along the Draa Valley to the fringes of the Sahara Desert.