As most of you already know we undertook the iconic cycle ride JOGLE (John O’Groats to Lands End) in June 2015 but this relates to the view from the van. Due to the fact that I broke two bones in my foot a few weeks before hand, it meant that I wouldn’t be able to cycle after all – a huge disappointment as it had been planned for over a year beforehand! As Nicholl would be driving a crew van,…
Saturday was the JOGLE Day 8, a rest day in Grasmere. The group have split up briefly. Tracey spent the day with her family (Dan and Victoria) who arrived last night and are staying until tomorrow. Nic and Neil had decided to stay in a posh hotel with a spa bath! The rest of us were staying in the luxury of Grasmere Youth Hostel and their special bunk beds! The two Andys and I decided to go for a little…
Friday was the start of our big adventure. Today would be mainly spent sat in our crew van as we drove up to John o’Groats. We stopped mid morning for a coffee break at Southwaite services. Feeling a little more refreshed we continued on into Scotland. We stopped for lunch in a place called Auchterarder in a lovely cafe called Cafe Kisa. After lunch there was still a long way to go! We stopped for fuel and a quick coffee…
On Saturday we spent a sunny afternoon at Biddulph Grange Garden. Since I broke a couple of bones in my foot a few weeks ago, I have not been able to get out much as I wasn’t very mobile. Thankfully as time has gone on, I have slowly got more mobile and can now hobble around reasonably well. Andy was determined that we should go out and do something nice for a while and had suggested Biddulph Grange Garden, which…
Sunday 10th May was the SCCC Delamere Ride 2015 which started and finished in Frodsham and went out to Delamere for lunch. It was a slightly blustery day but at least it was dry and not too cold. We set off and went out through Alvaney, climbing out of Frodsham on a rather steep hill. As we approached Delamere down a track, one of the group got a puncture, which delayed us slightly. However quickly John sprang into action and it…
