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…
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…
When Sarah and I booked a Bank Holiday stay at Carlisle Central Travelodge with the idea of of a few days of walking, little did we realise just how much our plans would need to change. We did manage a bit of walking with our afternoon at Silverdale, however with our JOGLE trip just on the horizon we now decided the weekend would take on a cycling theme. However the weather had other ideas. We awoke to a wet and windy morning, and…
The week after our Greater Manchester marathon Sarah and I have tried to take things easy. We have had a friend over from Germany. However with him visiting relatives and friends it left us with a free Saturday. We decided on a relaxing day and a visit to Eyam, and in particular National Trust‘s Eyam Hall. Eyam Hall is a manor house in the Jacobean style. It was built in 1671 by the Wright family, wealthy landowners who had built their fortune in the area. It…
Easter Weekend had begun with plenty of activity for Sarah and I. On Friday we had participated in the Salford 10k, recced the forthcoming Stockport Community Cycling Club ride to Culcheth that Sarah will be leading. On the Saturday we began the day by volunteering at the Bramhall Parkrun and then running 15 miles as our last longer training before the Greater Manchester marathon in a few weeks time. So by Sunday morning we were ready for a rest! We started the…
