(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)
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Another day, another bike savior – Bristol to Cheddar (52/20,864ks, 730m)
(written by Dave) I think our bikes are reaching the end. Or at least mine is. Frequent readers will know that I’ve replaced a chain, two cables and a front derailleur in the past two weeks, plus had an issue with my front hub. Well on our ride into Bristol on Saturday I noticed a … Continue reading Another day, another bike savior – Bristol to Cheddar (52/20,864ks, 730m)
Bristol street scenes
(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
Wonderful Wales Warmshowers – Bucknell to Monmouth to Bristol (133/20,812ks, 1,320m)
(written by Dave) We’ve had a great couple of days working our way south. Our night at the Bucknell was quiet. We can sure tell that normal holiday season is over here as there were only 2 other campers besides us. We had a nice meal in the pub, steak and kidney pie for me, … Continue reading Wonderful Wales Warmshowers – Bucknell to Monmouth to Bristol (133/20,812ks, 1,320m)
A short stroll along the borderlands – Shelve to Bucknell (32/20,679ks, 370m)
(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)
We are beyond Hope – Chester to Shelve (94/20,647k, 710m)
(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)
Wheely bins and Tudor – Bolton to Chester (65/20,553k, 305m)
(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)
Another hill, another dale, another storm – Slaidburn to Bolton (72/20,488k, 750m)
(written by Nancy) A very quiet night in the Slaidburn youth hostel last night – we didn’t really hear anything except, unfortunately, the sound of raindrops when the alarm went off at 6:30 this morning. We packed up, had the usual breakfast of oatmeal and as we had access to a toaster Dave got a … Continue reading Another hill, another dale, another storm – Slaidburn to Bolton (72/20,488k, 750m)
Exploring Forest of Bowland – Segdwick to Slaidburn (54/20,416ks, 880m)
(written by Dave) We have/had no phone service in Slaidburn, this was written on 9/Sept and will be/was posted at some later date. Quiet night in the maize maze. I learned from the owner/farmer that they have 1,400 laying chickens and the maze was just something that they did for fun. They draw pretty big … Continue reading Exploring Forest of Bowland – Segdwick to Slaidburn (54/20,416ks, 880m)
Lake District ramble – Keswick to Segdwick (64/20,362ks, 595m)
(written by Nancy) We started the day with another full English breakfast – and a bowl of cereal and some yogurt. After all that we were well fortified for the Lake District. We started the day with a 14% climb up to Castlerigg Stone Circle, a circle of stones thought to be anywhere from 4-4500 … Continue reading Lake District ramble – Keswick to Segdwick (64/20,362ks, 595m)
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