We left Burry Port near Carmarthen, on Monday exploring the cycle path the whole way to Port Talbot via the Mumbles and Swansea Bay. A great ride away from traffic, meeting fellow travellers along the way. Now that the summer…
This has been an exhausting week of HEAT, HILLS, AND HUMIDITIY !! We left Barmouth on Monday and had a lovely ride down to Aberdovey – warm, windless and not too hilly. The road then took us to Aberystwyth followed…
This week saw us enter Wales ! We left Blackpool, once again in the pouring rain and very windy , and wound our way through Preston down to Southport. A good ride including a detour to the bike shop en…
The week started with a couple of day’s off in Whitehaven. I was joined by a friend and we managed to explore a small part of the lakes around Coniston, coming back over an incredibly steep and windy pass which…
This week saw a total change of fortunes ! The gales and rain were replaced by sunshine and light winds, the single track roads, sheep and cattle grids replaced by fast roads and traffic – the logging lorries threatening as…
As expected the week was certainly one of WEATHER ! The storms arrived Sunday night and raged all day Monday and most of Tuesday with horizontal rain and storm force winds. We stayed an extra day on Tiree as the…
After taking the ferry from Tarbert we arrived in Lochmaddy on North Uist where we stayed in a wonderful house overlooking Loch Portain – a remote location where there were plenty of deer and sea otters to keep us amused. …
After the horrendous day last Saturday battling against the elements, Oscar and I spent a wonderful couple of days with old family friends at Ardmore School of Adventure in Sutherland. We had our own little log cabin on the shores…
Monday we arrived in John o Groats ! A fairly flat and uninteresting ride in – it was also very wet and grey with the odd rumble of thunder making it most unpleasant for cycling. Nevertheless, a milestone and huge…
We are now well and truly back into the swing of things ! The first half of the week we were still down in Watford with Susie helping out with Freddy whilst Susie was visiting Dan. He is recovering slowly but…