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.

Monday, 17 June 2013

Muckling about

I have ranged to get a couple of b&bs organized for my trip up to the northern isles, although not easy to find somewhere to eat, so the first one allowed me to take a micro wave meal with me, particularly as she was off to church.  I made pretty good time and found a country house hotel so stopped for a wick coffee and cake, which turned out to be really sticky ridge pudding and then the sun came out.
I got to Muckle Row in plenty of time, and saw a sign to the beach, so it was good to get my toes in the water and get a bit of a clamber over the rocks to the light house.  I was a bit surprised to see that it was solar powered, apparently it had only failed to light once during a winter.

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