Spokeshirts Blog

In the middle of a 30 miler I made the huge mistake of trying to keep up with a bloke on a bike that probably weighed less than my chest hair. I kept this stupid idea up for about 4 miles, and to my surprise I averaged about 22mph. For the next 10 miles I averaged about 4 miles an hour. Anyway, I had panniers and a bar bag, I’m sure he would have gone 30mph to stay in front of me.

Looks like we’re all set for the off – just a couple of nights to book up and that’s it. About 35 days for my arse to grow a few more layers of teflon skin.

27 May – Arrive JOG
28 May – JOG to Golspie
29 May – Golspie to Aviemore
30 May – Aviemore to Pitlochry
31 May – Pitlochry to Edinburgh
1 June – Edinburgh to Hawick
2 June – Hawick to Carlisle
3 June – Carlisle to Settle
4 June – Settle to Cotebrook
5 June – Cotebrook to Ludlow
6 June – Ludlow to Home
7 June – Home to Taunton
8 June – Taunton to Okehampton
9 June – Okehampton to Fowey
10 June – Fowey to Land’s End.

It was quite hard typing that without a breather…..

I’ve just noticed that I haven’t updated this site for over a month. Apologies. I’d like to think that it’s been because I’ve spent every spare moment flying through sun drenched Cotswold lanes. But it’s not. Both Mel and I have had mild man-flu recently (mine was probably worse than his (no definitely)). So, the miles have tailed off a bit, but we’re both still keen.

More posts later – with added itinerary….