After breakfast (at YHA Berwick) we waved goodbye to Neil and Des – they were getting a morning train home. However we had most of the day to look around Berwick-Upon-Tweed. We set off for a walk around the town, setting off along the river. Past the bridges, we reached the white wall and the remains of Berwick-Upon-Tweed castle. We climbed up and made our way onto the city walls and got some great views. Along the wall we reached…
We had packed all our stuff and loaded up the bikes on Coast and Castles South Day 1. We were all ready for our Coast and Castles South Tour. Whatever we were taking, we had to carry. Coast and Castles South Day 1 began by cycling to Manchester Piccadilly where we were catching the train (about 9 miles). As you can only book 2 bikes onto a train, we were travelling in small groups up to Newcastle. The train…
On Saturday we had managed to dodge the rain showers. The weather forecast was for more rain on the Sunday. Could we do the same as we joined in with the Stockport Community Cycling Club ride to Monton and Worsley? We met outside the Robin Hood pub in Stretford. John had even turned up in his Sunday best! The ride began by heading out through Trafford and Salford Quays passing through Media City. We weaved our way through…
E2E Day 23. We had planned to drop our bikes off at the local bike shop in Wick for them to be shipped home. This turned out not to be quite as smooth as hoped. When we arrived at the agreed time, the shop was shut! The guy finally turned up but insisted on being paid cash to pack the bikes up and then said that it wouldn’t be until next week as he was busy – let’s hope we…
