Nottingham Life Cycle 6 – Day 16 Latheronwheel to Dunnet Head
September 4, 2016
1200, September 3rd 2106, mission accomplished. We arrived at Dunnet Head, the most northerly point of mainland Great Britain, after more than 1,300 miles in the saddle. Job done. Our day started with a splendid breakfast laid on by Fiona at the Craiglea Guest House (including a traditional, very salty Scottish porridge). I had posted …
Nottingham Life Cycle 6 – Day 12 Dunoon to Oban
August 31, 2016
Every Life Cycle I have been on throws up a perfect day. Weather, terrain, scenery and pace combine to make for a unique cycling experience. When it happens, it lives long in the memory. This time it was Day 12. Because we were late in yesterday, and had a downtown restaurant booked in Dunoon, I …
Nottingham Life Cycle 6 – Day 11 Auldgirth to Dunoon
August 30, 2016
Good news at breakfast. First, the 99 miles posted for today included six miles on a ferry from Gourock to Hunter’s Quay. That meant we were only cycling 93 miles! Second, despite Stefano’s challenges on the ingredients of the Goat’s Cheese Tart he had for dinner last night, the chef showed up to cook us …
Nottingham Life Cycle 6 – Day 10 Hexham to Auldgirth
August 29, 2016
At 0800 the mood in the lobby of the Hallbank Guest House where we stayed last night was sombre. It was raining heavily, cold and blowy. We also knew the toughest of today’s climbing was facing us in the first 30 miles. Out came the wet weather gear and off we went in four groups: …
Nottingham Life Cycle 6 – Day 9 – Thirsk to Hexham
August 28, 2016
Steve became a Grandad for the first time this morning . Congratulations to Victoria and Matt on their first child. Steve, it’s a cliché, but true – this will change your life. We also had an unexpected visitor at breakfast, Chris Jagger, who has completed four of the six Life Cycles and been closely involved with …
Nottingham Life Cycle 6 – Day 8 Lincoln to Thirsk
August 27, 2016
This is my final Life Cycle, and there have been some rather nice touch points between this and the very first Life Cycle five years ago. For example, on Day 1 we stayed at the Victoria Travelodge near Bodmin, which is where we stayed on the final night of the inaugural Life Cycle. Tonight we …
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