Posts by Jon Reed

Bonnie Scotland..

Posted by on 14, Sep 2023 in 2023 - Cathedrals, Europe, Tilly the Tandem, UK | 4 comments

Bonnie Scotland..

Largs A day out with team Matilda.. Prosecco Picnic Cumbrae ‘Cathedral of the Isles’ The smallest Cathedral… Team Matilda The Two Tillys Largs sunset…End of a great day Heading North Castle Stalker Ben Nevis Our long roll down We arrived in Largs a day ahead of schedule so had a very pleasant day off, with sunshine and no rain (what!!) And time for a quiet wander around and meander from bench to bench. We really are incredibly lazy when we don’t have any plans and oddly feel more exhausted doing nothing than we do cycling. It must be all the cake and ice...

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Through the Borders..

Posted by on 10, Sep 2023 in 2023 - Cathedrals, Europe, Tilly the Tandem, UK, Western Europe | 4 comments

Through the Borders..

Carlisle Cathedral Lockerbie Lambs The road ahead…. Bleeding brakes….! Top of that hill, lesson learnt…don’t cycle over hills with wind farms on the top ! Glasgow lunch in the rain .. again! Castle on the hill… By the time we arrived in Carlisle it was a lovely sunny day. Cool and breezy but still very nice.  The Cathedral had a fabulous star ceiling which was very unusual and we ticked off Cathedral number 30 and, with the weather remaining nice continued on to cross the border into Scotland and Gretna Green for the night! Gretna is famous for weddings and...

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Through the Lakes

Posted by on 28, Aug 2023 in 2023 - Cathedrals, Europe, UK, Western Europe | 1 comment

Through the Lakes

Having said goodbye to our family after a lovely 5 days which included our first ever game of lazer tag which was awesome, a canal boat trip, a d with Ben off the beer, copious amounts of Gin!.. we headed back to Liverpool and more cycle traps… We had just bypassed one by going through a gap in the fence when we bumped into the cycle path Ranger. Who told us these barriers were to stop motorbikes. We said we’d never seen a motorbike anywhere on a cycle path without barriers and then promptly saw 2 quad bikes.. They were Police Quads on Patrol! Our Hotel for the night was another...

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North of stoke

Posted by on 21, Aug 2023 in 2023 - Cathedrals, Europe, Tilly the Tandem, UK, Western Europe | 0 comments

North of stoke

Happy days…. Summer! Another trap Chester Liverpool… Minton tiles Ripped tyre Leaving the hotel after a night not spent on the loo and having had 18 hours of sleep was very welcome. We even ate out for breakfast as the previous evening I couldn’t really face going to anywhere selling food to get breakfast in for the next morning. I drink decaf tea and I always like two teabags in a pot. This is hardly ever an issue but occasionally some bright accountant decides that that’s actually 2 pots so wants to charge you a extra few quid for a 5p tea bag. I now ask to check...

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A night to remember… Not!!

Posted by on 15, Aug 2023 in 2023 - Cathedrals, Europe, Tilly the Tandem, UK, Western Europe | 3 comments

A night to remember… Not!!

Tree art Oops…! ???? Someone watching over the puncture repair though… Aptly named canal barge ???? Happy campers Our saviour… ???? Back on the canals A welcome stop! Our night just outside Lichfield was not the best. I spent half the night on the loo and by morning was exhausted and not keen to spend too long away from one! Unfortunately our accommodation was booked that night, so we had to pack up and cycle on. After 7 or 8km of cycling I actually started to feel much better and so we decided that the closest hotel on our route where we could guarantee getting Tilly...

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