Lovely morning ride – Dark and misty 7am start. Went into Bristol on the Festival Way, and around the floating harbour looking for a coffee. Nothing open before 9am on a Saturday, so up to Clifton to Boston Tea Party for coffee and a croissant. Back across the Clifton Suspension … Read on
Long ride. Nailsea to Clevedon where breakfast came from the bacon van at halfords. Then round the sea front and along under the motorway to the avonmouth bridge. From there to Aust was busy with lorries. Over the m48 bridge to that Wales then up the east side of the … Read on
Major headwind today, and the weather started very wet. Set off across whatever benighted moor we were staying on, and gradually descended down towards the A roads. Crossed the A38. Considering the headwind, and the fact that it was mostly A roads it was a very good day. The roads … Read on
Great day mooching across Dartmoor. Still a headwind today but really didn’t matter as I was just bimbling. Took more pictures today than I did all the previous week. Dartmoor was magnificent and was a lovely ride. Also a great descent into Tavistock. The second half of the day included … Read on
Long long day. Only managed to take a couple of photos because the camera had got damp in the night. Last nights pub was next to the canal, and my route took me over a bridge this morning. After that I found the White Horse and tried to take its … Read on
Mostly A roads down the Fosseway which isn’t really any place for a cyclist. From Stratford to Cirencester was all on the A429 which is big and unpleasant. There was a highlight here – there was a huge traffic jam coming into Stow, and I just cycled past the edge … Read on
Started this morning with a 10 mile descent down a cyclepath into Ashbourne. The cyclepath was excellent. I knew at any moment it would throw me out onto a main road but it didn’t. It kept going right into Ashbourne. There’s a tunnel at the end of the path and … Read on
Cycle path from York to Selby is excellent. Really nice with its own Solar System, and some nice sculpture. Not sure why anyone would want to cycle to Selby though. What to say about Selby to Chesterfield? Well, my mom always said “If you don’t have anything good to say, … Read on
Really didn’t want to leave this morning. Took a lot of persuading to go, though really in my heart I knew I couldn’t stop. The point of the trip had been to do this together. Clare would have had adult company, the kids would have had friends and I would … Read on