Here we go again, first day after the pause, I think four days on and one day off might be a pattern worth using as the legs were really good today. I did not leave in a hurry this morning. Just after ten was bye bye time and, after a group picture with Norman, Muriel and their…
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Into England
Light day, twenty miles on a flat surface to get to Norman and Muriel’s. Done in just less than two hours and in the sun most of the time. Route 2,827,253 – powered by www.bikemap.net Tonight we went out for a lovely meal and I had what will be the last steak I’ll have in…
Chance encounters
Amazing day, which in Scotland just means no rain. No really, jokes aside it was good, note the mist and the ruin in the background of the picture, doesn’t that just scream Scotland. I added another 10 miles to the daily work taking me in shooting distance of the cruising speed of 60 miles per…
Not the kitchen sink
First day cycling, wow, it has been a little bit harder than i expected. It was raining to start, between the final close down in the flat and waiting for the rain to go I did not leave until 10:30, probably a good two hours after what I expect my new routine to be. Had…
Milestones: 0 Miles
This is the first milestone of the trip, I will take pictures of the loupe every 1000 Miles I ride but the first had to be in Glasgow. While it is 1.7 Miles from the actual starting point it is for sure the spiritual starting point of this journey that started more than twenty two…
Everything fits
Or so it seams. I am just a bit concerned that I might be forgetting something major. Only two days to go now and the main attention is to the weather forecast. I am sure my light summer sleeping bag will be fine in the driving rain and polar temperatures of the lake district in…
Twenty days or so to go
We’re finally here, or to be more precise we will be here in three or for weeks maximum. The bike is serviced, the flat is nearly empty and ready to rent, the motorbike is sold and soon the car will be too. There are still a few boxes laying around and they’ll be soon enough…
The weather dilemma
The plan was to leave on the 29th of August, a couple of months would have seen me cycling through the UK, France, Spain, to do the planned stops to visit friends along the way and get to north Africa by November avoiding the peril of camping in the rain or crossing the Pyrenees in…
Accommodation and food
Another day another post, after medical and technology it’s now time to look at the basic of life: eat and sleep. Accommodation With an eye on the stats and reports produced by fellow riders it looks like my time will be equally divided between camping and hostel/hotel/hosted accommodation. While hosting will be mainly existing expat…