Shaun was not up to the ride this morning, so I set off and left him at the campsite. We discussed what he would do, and he planned to go to the site in Consett and meet me there. I suggested that if he didn’t get any better over the … Read on
This would be a “Milestone Day”. Today we would pass from Scotland into England. Today we would cross the City of Edinburgh. Today was our second +100 mile day. We left the comfort of the tents at 7am and set off to the cyclepath that took us alongside the A92 … Read on
Started later this morning. Shorter day, and Shaun took his bike off to a cycle shop in Pitlochry to have the tyre sorted. Once on our way we set off to Pitlochry, then straight through and, nearly at the A9, realised this was wrong. Went back and picked up route … Read on
Big day today, so set off early at 7am. This was our first +100 mile day. It also included the 2 largest climbs of the ride – Slochd and Drumochter. I was looking forward to both of these – I’ve wanted to cycle them for some while now. Unfortunately, Shaun … Read on
The hill that we had surveyed yesterday took us up to the high coastline south of Dunbeath. A great road for cycling on. I didn’t set off in the best of spirits as my alarm hadn’t gone off. I awoke to the sound of Shaun making himself ready. I got … Read on
The morning dawned after a long night of Wind. The tents were blown and the kids woke up. I heard Shaun re-pegging his tent at about 2am. We got up at about 7am and it was still windy. By 8 the wind had dropped. Completely. No wind at all. Pouring … Read on
We sat in the pub, and played Crib. Shaun was winning. Shaun often wins. I bought another round and he dealt again. For reasons unremembered, Shaun felt he should make an effort to get a little fitter, and lose a little weight. A little background. Shaun had been a rugby … Read on
date : Fri Jun 1 20:34:24 2007 log : Foggy and with a headwind, the last 38 miles were quite tough even though they weren’t all that hilly. Couldn’t get started this morning. My legs had finally had enough. miles : Day-37.2 Total-947.7 date : Thu May 31 16:17:29 2007 log : Left Dingwall in … Read on