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

Friday 17 June 2011

sunday 15 may .day 2 jogle 2011



Water proofs again, at least camping on top of the moor meant we did not have much climbing to start with.



Café closed at melvich, breakfast cooked with the protection of a bus shelter. Was this a sign of things to come?



After breakfast we had only been traveling 10 minutes when I realized the rear Tyre was flat, the first of only two punctures for the trip, had to strip everything of the trike to get at rear wheel, time to sit down on the job



Traffic jam. Highland style



Pity the weather was so dismal



altnahara b&b room with a view strathnavin burn

day 2. 45 miles, average speed 6.9 mph .soul distroying to start with,next to little open,maybe because it was sunday or just remote,bettyhill took forever to reach.after which the fact that we were heading south lifted moral.travelling south down strathnavin was uplifting till the rain set in.altnahara b&b was a welcome resting point

1 comment:

  1. It is such a great B&B in Altnahara, probably one of the friendliest and welcoming along the way.

    Shame the weather didn't come to the party.

    Look forward to the next instalment :-)

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