Having got back to work and back into ‘real’ life again, I found that most people have asked me the same question: “What were the best bits and what were the worst bits?”. Having been away for just over three weeks, there were so many ‘bits’ to consider that I actually found it quite hard to answer! The Worst Bits The worst bits were running out of energy (which cyclists called The Bonk!) and feeling terrible! For those of you…
E2E Day 13. We are in to the second half of our End-to-End now and today was our last day in England. And what a lovely day it was. Upon leaving Windermere YHA we headed up the Kirkstone Pass. Their had been talk the previous evening of how ‘horrendous’ this climb was. Frankly however this proved false. Maybe we are seeing that we are now much stronger riders, maybe we treated it with respect but the 5 mile pass proved…
E2E Day 12. Today is a day off and very welcome it is too! Windermere Youth Hostel is actually at Troutbeck Bridge and has amazing views down across the valley and the lake. The team has all been doing different things. However three of us went off for a walk in the sunshine this morning – Andy S, Andy P and I (Sarah). We set off for the local shop (down a steep hill) but then walked on further. We…
E2E Day 11. Following the tough day in to the winds yesterday, today offered a more leisurely ride. Not so many miles (just 37 of them), not alot of wind blowing, the chance of more great scenery, a BBQ in the evening, and a rest day tomorrow. And so it proved. It was a relatively leisurely ride all day. The first 10 miles out of Lancaster for instance were canal based. We stopped at Milnthorpe and Kendal for lunch. The…
E2E Day 10. Following an excellent meal last in Widnes with friends and family Thankfully (a big thanks to all those who came along), today it was back to the cycling. It was never going to be as pretty, after all we were cycling in the industrial North-West of England, however this proved to be a day we were all glad to see the end of. The reason for this were the strong north-easterly winds we seemed to be riding…
