(written by Nancy) Well, we finally made it to Land’s End!  It took us longer than we expected but today we finally reached the southern edge of Great Britain.  And it feels really good to be done with that! The day started off on a funny note, when we got up to find a box … Continue reading To the end of the island – Carnon Downs to Land’s End (77/21,212ks, 1040m)

(written by Dave) We both slept pretty well in the camping pod.  It was very quiet and much warmer than our tent.  Plus, this morning we didn’t have to worry about drying the tent so we were able to start a little earlier.  Our route today took us over many back roads - even the … Continue reading Two ferries and a cable – Looe to Carnon Downs (69/21,135ks, 1,060m)

(written by Dave) It’s late and it was a hard day so this will be brief.  I’ll post a few extra pictures because it was such a scenic day.  We had a fantastic ride over the moors of the Dartmoor Forest.  There were some really tough climbs, twice breaking 15% but we were rewarded with … Continue reading Glamping in Looe – great day from Moretonhampstead (75/21,066ks, 1,210m)

(written by Nancy) Boy was it cold, cold, cold last night.  We had clear skies (I could see many stars when I got up about 2 am), which meant that the temperature really dropped.  That made it very hard to get out of the sleeping bags this morning, and coupled with all of the dew … Continue reading Into the Dartmoor Forest – Greenham to Moretonhampstead (60/20,991ks, 820m)

(written by Dave) First the good news, no bike issues today.  The new wheel is holding up great and we had a trouble-free day - nice.  We didn’t quite make it back to the semi-official route that we are following in the Cicerone book.  We planned to but spotted a road that seemed more direct … Continue reading Signs of the times – Cheddar to Greenham (67/20,931ks, 570m)

(written by Dave) Most of today’s goals were accomplished. Sleep late without alarm – tick – we could get use to this Have something good for breakfast – tick – wonderful Spanish breakfast tacos See some of Bristol and get a feel for the city – tick – we wandered about for half the day … Continue reading Bristol street scenes

(written by Nancy) After yesterday’s longer day than expected we knew today’s ride would be short so did not worry about setting an alarm to get up early.  It was lovely to sleep in a bit – we did not get out of the tent until almost 8am and we could see blue sky and … Continue reading A short stroll along the borderlands – Shelve to Bucknell (32/20,679ks, 370m)

(written by Dave) (written 12 Sept, posted 13 Sept due to lack of internet access) Today we find ourselves beyond Hope, completely beyond Hope.  It is not that we’ve given up hope, it’s just that we found a campsite that was just beyond Hope and decide to ride there. We didn’t know that the campsite … Continue reading We are beyond Hope – Chester to Shelve (94/20,647k, 710m)

(written by Dave) We enjoyed our night in the Premier Hotel, we liked it so much, we are in another one tonight in Chester.  They are budget hotels but pretty nice.  To be true budget, you have to book in advance on the web.  We aren’t doing so well at that as we don’t trust … Continue reading Wheely bins and Tudor – Bolton to Chester (65/20,553k, 305m)