My birthday ended up being elongated over a few days. We had cycled to Knott End and Morecambe with Stockport Community Cycling Club on Saturday and Sunday. Then, Sarah and I took a short break in Ambleside. On Monday we decided to go for a walk. So, starting from Miller Bridge car park, we headed over to Market cross in central Ambleside. From the Market Cross in Ambleside, we follow the A591 towards Windermere, out of the town along Lake…
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…
Before moving on with our blog I thought it worth having a last reflection on the End-to-End experience. Apart from the satisfaction of completing an iconic ride, what are my E2E reflections? What did I get out of the trip? I am amazed that the trip went so quickly for a start and that we lost all sense of what day it was. It was great to be able to put to one side events in the news that normally…
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…
