Date: 2nd January 2012 Location: Milton Keynes, England Reason: Photo love!

I met Nicole from New Zealand in Broome,Western Australia in June 2009. We would often cycle from our campsite to the stunning cable beach on our days off work. Some days you would see crocodiles swimming in the clear blue sea....but most days it would be the camels strolling up and down the picturesque beach, carrying tourists as they enjoyed yet another deep red sunset. It was in this small town that I first fell in love with cycling.  

A couple years later fate landed Nicole on my doorstep, and we discovered we not only had a huge passion for photography, but we also owned the same funky camera! I packed up my boombox, lent Nicole my old bike Petra, and we were off on a photo-snapping heart cycle!

This 5.5 mile heart-route is perfect for nice relaxed cycle rides and follows parts of the great route 51. We cycled around the lakes of Furzton and Teardrop passed the open air concert venue 'The National Bowl' and on through the parks of Shenley Brook End. After a straight cruise along the redways  we entered peaceful Loughton and the fields of beautiful horses. No ride would of course be complete without a treat at the end... hot chocolate with marshmallows in Giraffe, great way to start 2012!

Check out Nicole's fantastic photos below!       

Photos Copyright 2012 © Nicole