E2E Day 17. Today was the first day of cycling with the extra 5 riders. It was a long ride of 63 miles, made harder because of the heat and at times the head winds. We started by taking the little ferry from Lochranza to Claonaig, then the cycling started. At the top of the first hill we stopped to take a picture. Andy P took his phone out of his jersey pocket and something fluttered away in the wind….
E2E Day 15. Newark Farm was the perfect place for cyclists to stay. The landlady was wonderfully helpful and the breakfast fantastic. In fact we had so much we packed lots of it for lunch! We set off on the A76 (the old Glasgow Road) which is quite scenic. Unfortunately the surface was poor. And then of course there are the lorries thundering past. So whenever possible we took the opportunity of using side roads. We finally arrived at Saltcoats…
E2E Day 16. Last night we had a walk to the local hotel for a drink and saw a wonderful sunset. The Isle of Arran looks like such an amazing place! The fact that it is warm & sunny probably helps too! Lochranza is at the top of the island and the village is spread around the bay. As it was a day off today, we decided to keep off our bikes and to go for a bit of a…
Our End-to-End (LEJOG) Itinerary outlines our route. These are the various places where we intend staying overnight: Day 0 – Journey to Land’s End Travel down to Cornwall – fly from Manchester to Exeter, taxi from airport to rail station, then a train to Penzance.Collect our bikes and panniers from the cycle shop, then cycle over to Land’s End Youth Hostel.We will be joined by Ian, another member of SCCC, who will travel with us as far as Cheddar. Day…
