why

in 2009 with the loss of so many friends and mum,i decided that time had come to realise a dream,cycling end to end,but at near on 20 stone everyone thought i was crazy,a visit to the doctors had welcomed results with the advise not to diet ,take the training steady and eat a sensible heathy diet,and get regular checks with them from time to time,

out on the bike it was murder on my rear too much weight pressing down on such a small area,

the answer A RECUMBENT TRIKE ! and boy was it welcome.because i want to enjoy it 50 mile a day has been planned(20ish days)i have decided the only way i could afford it was to cycle camp,rough and ready but cheap

due to the length of the trip it will also be solo and un assisted,told you i was crazy

Monday 20 June 2011

monday 16 may day 3 jogle 2011



leaving altnahara b&b,after a lovely breakfast,weather brighter than the previous evening



climbing up through the burn was slow for me,the previous two days had left knee grumbling,photo stop to give it a rest.thinking we had brought far too much equipment



as we had set off.mentioned to kellie,we would stop at crask inn for coffee.this fell on deaf ears,because she climbs hills quicker the only time i saw her was when she stopped to take photos.i eventualy caught up with her at lairg her belly told her it was time to stop,as usual no where open for lunch,we pressed on to falls of shin visitors centre.



lovely restored old AA box,this marked the start of a long climb,short cut to dingwall.after dropping down towards the A9 we opted for the old road and soon came accross a nice campsite near a pub in evanton.ideal




one of the few times i actually had kellie behind on a hill(in the mirror)

a better day today 54 miles and average 8mph still behind schedule but only by about an hour. had our fair share of rain as will become the norm for scotland ,tramadol pain killers keeping my knee quiet.nice meal at the end of the day,couple of pints then bed

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