Monthly Archives: April 2017

I thought today would be a great day, the first half gently uphill and the second half down. Well it was .. The first third was pretty much how I expected, wide expanses, rolling hills and an undulating run on … Continue reading →

Day 7 Edinburgh to Carnwath Today was an easier day, well at least shorter. I met Karl, the son of a friend, for coffee and then just had to go via the castle. By this time I was hungry already. … Continue reading →

Please donate to my cause. If you all only a £ or even less it will all mount up. I know many of you donated 6 years ago, but Macmillan is very important to me, as ill never be able … Continue reading →

Bitte entschuldigt, dass ich meist nur in englisch schreibe, aber die Zeit reicht einfach nicht für beide Sprachen. Ich hoffe ihr konnt das Wesentliche verstehen, und ich werde versuchen, die Dusche Versionen nachholeirgendwann nachzuholen. Gesendet von meinem Windows 10 Phone

Today my hostess was kind enough to cook me breakfast for 7 and I managed to pack my bike up beforehand, so I was on the road at 7:45 well dressed for the 4 degrees C. It was the nicest … Continue reading →

Today was wonderful – very little wind, not much sun, but NO RAIN. The first 30 k. Were uphill, but only 200 metres and NO WIND!!; Then the rest was all downhill apart from a few little climbs towards the … Continue reading →

„Today is going to be an easy day“. Well, it was shorter, but the part that looked all downhill had lots of ups and downs a d this wind!! There was less sunshine and more rain, albeit only brief showers … Continue reading →

I awoke to a beautiful sunrise (view from my bedroom window). My hosts proved to be lovely people (i hadn’t met the lady the night before, as she was at church, when I arrived, going round the back to find … Continue reading →

When I arrived at my prebooked accommodation it had been cancelled and there was noone there. Fortunately I found somewhere else fairly quickly, but then I had to rush to dinner and afterwards I was too tired to write. It … Continue reading →

Today was very tough: Strong winds, which made even downhill cycling hard work and there were plenty of uphill sections too. To make things worse my sat-nav kept sending me round in circles, so that I ended up doing 92 … Continue reading →