Wheeling our age…
As you get older the list of ailments grows, those younger than us will be thinking it won’t happen to them and those older will be thinking Oh yes it will, but anyway we’ve come of age and joined the multiple ailments brigade. And there’s only one way to deal with it and that’s as soon as they glue the latest bit to fall off you back on you get going before another part has a chance to fail. So we set off on our latest, much less adventurous tour – Friends and Family 24, or FAF for short. My knee is still not right and oddly enough it’s been fine until we...
Read MoreThe final countdown
The famed Southwell leaves.. Autumn on its way…. Lincoln The Stump.. Not much else in the fens !!! Bury St. Edmunds Wymondham Market Cross And finally…our arrival at Norwich Cathedral Ready for this ..????????????????????… And that’s a wrap….. Awaking to fog is always disheartening in the tent as you just can’t dry it before putting it away, but it looked quite beautiful lying low across the fields around us. We managed to get away early and head into Southwell to visit the minster, which is also a Cathedral and a Parish church. Most Cathedrals...
Read MoreYou can’t leave that there son…
Tilly the terrorist Our saviour… The cycle path crosses York racecourse…wouldn’t want to do that on race day ! Back in the northern canals Bradford town hall Impossible to get through without removing our rear handlebars ☹️ Sheffield town square York Minster, probably the busiest Cathedral we’ve arrived at. York is permanently heaving with tourists and the queues to get in wound across the road. We parked Tilly up outside the disabled slope and I went and asked the ticket girl controlling the queue where we could leave Tilly. She was completely thrown by this, but to...
Read MoreFarewell Scotland
Typical coastal view Not the place to be when it’s blowing a hoolie… Eyemouth sunset..our last night in Scotland Not much of a welcome ! Berwick upon Tweed…our first night back in Blighty Fabulous Northumberland Coast Hello Newcastle…. Quick fix weld Dominating Durham Cathedral Wish all bridges were like this ! One thing we’ve found again and again this trip is the inflated price of accomodation all over the UK. Rooms are mainly in excess of £100 a night and we’ve now adapted our length of cycle to stop at more affordable places and bypass the more...
Read MoreYou can wipe that smile off your face…
Broughty Ferry Dundee residents Press photo at Perth Cathedral Fab evening with Colin & Di Not so fab, damp, cold ride to Tillys tearoom The Falkirk Kelpies Not our finest moment ! Forth railway bridge Our cosy Cabin.. I remember staying in bnb’s where you had to put money in the meter for hot water and the landlady had her customer service training at Colditz. I thought they had all long gone but the ‘Luxury airbnb’ we booked at Broughty Ferry was doing a sterling job of maintaining the tradition. We’d booked 2 nights with a harbour and castle view, and had...
Read MoreA hidden wee gem
Blowing a hoolie on the Moray Firth Suffolk like countryside Findochty Findochty Stunning coastline Sleepy fishing villages scattered along the coast And always a castle…. Tilly not too keen on the Beach art….! Lunch stop… Biblical gardens at Elgin Turriff Coo Coast also lined with the best drying spots ! Many villages along the coast lined the hedgerows and open spaces with wild flowers . We left Inverness and began our slow cycle along the coast which has to be some of the most wonderful cycling you can imagine. The coast is just gorgeous and although it’s...
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