Barbs's Big Bike RIde

This year I have decided to stay and enjoy an English Spring. It has been a long time coming but at last it is here and I am off to explore my own back yard. Well actually travelling up the UK mainland as far north as possible before 21st June and see how close I can get to the Midnight Sun.


After my travels along the Camino de Santiago across northern Spain last September on my trusty old iron donkey, I have bought a lighter bike in the hope that I can get up a few more hills and by going from Lands End to John o Groats (LEJOG) I can avoid the killing headwinds of the Spanish meseta.


So here she is, we had a jolly naming ceremony on Saturday and hopefully the good friends, food and weather I enjoyed will carry me through to the farthest northern climes. Thank you all for a great send off, admirably topped off with one too many pints The Village Bike listening to Mojo Triangle.


And she is called Eleanor, isn't she beautiful, I hope I still have such tender feelings after 6 hours in the saddle, but probably only in the nether regions I fear.


The map link on the right will show a rough itinerary and route and I will try try to update with my actual route, if I can work out how and where I am as I go along, you know there will be little correlation but I will get there or somewhere in the end!


If you want an email update, submit your address in the box also on right and hopefully it will find its way through the ether to you.

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Boghead and all that 16th May

This is one I wrote earlier but managed to loose into the ether, I have stopped using the evermore app which has developed a severe form of dementia, its not just me. So I will try again I hope I haven't forgotten too much.
So after braving Scotland it was wonderful warm welcome from David and June, who fed watered and cleaned me back to feeling human.  Also David managed to organise arouse to meet Clive tomorrow.
And so on towards Edinburgh it is amazing how many great quiet riadvtoutes there are and meeting Clive halfway who managed to find a great off road old rail track to newton grange.
It was great to catch up with Ben, Alanna and kayla we had a great evening if food and more pudding, I am a popular guest as it seems I warren a Midweek treat. Thank you kayla for a great walk with magnificent views of the Pentland hills, Ben for your room and hot bath and Alanna for great company and allowing me to bore you with my Africa stories.
Not least Clive for a great route.

Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)