tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608276389656495742024-02-20T01:31:03.940+00:00John 'o to Lands EndJoy Green and myself have decided to cycle from John 'o groats to Land End in May 2009. I am <strike>overweight, approaching</strike> 40 and wifey thinks its a mid life crisis!.
This is my daily blog detailing how I am preparing my self!John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.comBlogger422125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-32352363814442352382009-06-12T14:35:00.002+01:002009-06-12T14:38:46.731+01:00The cycle continues.....I cant really continue using John'O to Lands End blog for my cycle training as that story is now complete :-)<br /><br />I have created another blog for my continuing...and future adventures ;-)<br /><br />You can follow me here.....<a href="http://johns-cycle-diary.blogspot.com/"> http://johns-cycle-diary.blogspot.com/</a> if you dare!John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-88210070646737448842009-06-11T11:42:00.003+01:002009-06-11T12:04:41.996+01:00JOGLE the day afterGot up, still no aches and pains......(Still don't understand how I can not be hurting anywhere?)<br /><br />Cleaned and oiled the bikes, removed the rest of the travelling stuff from the mobile shed - formerly known as a car.<br /><br />I am actually wondering if I could get away with going for a cycle ride today????Or will wifey kill me?<br /><br />Now I must thank lots of people for there support and extreamly kind donations...<br />---In no order at all--<br />Thank you Wifey for fixing everything and being there to support us....You had the tuff job all we had to do was look at the scenary.<br /><br />Jim it was great for us that you could join us and you did set the tempo and ethos for the rest of the trip.<br /><br />Dave without you I wouldn't have chosen some of the fantastic routes and your support and encouragement has helped more than you can imagine.<br /><br />Nathan it was your idea...and thank you I would never have thought about doing something so mad...(Although I may have had to use my MP3 player if you were with us any longer :-)<br /><br />Joy you are a really good friend and you allowed me to experience ALL of the scenary, without you it would have been very tuff.(And I am sure I would have burnt myself out)<br /><br />Everybody that has helped us, gave us comments to read along the way...Thank You....<br /><br />Now all I need to do is plan the next challenge........<br /><br />If anybody is interested we..<br /><br />Replaced 3 tyres.<br />Fell off a total of 4 times.....me once and Joy 3 times.....I was the one that actually leaked red stuff though!<br />Replaced 1 set of Brake blocks<br />(Refitted bike chain countless numbers of times.....Joy!)<br /><br />It was interesting that as we were nearing the end people thought we were just starting! We were still bouncing fit and had no ill effects.....A guy finished JOGLE about an hour after us and he was hobbling along and looked haggard......<br /><br />I am now bored!!!!!!!! and we only finished yesterday!<br /><br />I will busy myself by doing a few more stats......what am I gonna call this blog now?????What am I gonna post in it???????<br /><br />Any suggestions for the next challenge welcome :-)........John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-71211342867856562772009-06-11T10:58:00.012+01:002009-06-11T12:07:49.089+01:00JOGLE Day 11 - Saint Breock to Lands EndThe expectations were for very bad weather, forecast was 20 mph southerly winds and rain :-(<br /><br />The morning however, was completely unexpected, warm, sunny and the forecast had changed we were in for a dry sunny day!<br /><br />I had been wanting to go for a swim ever since John'O Groats...and finally my chance had come...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFpGbPopcTvLyZfHKS8lXl8tBh8OHpT2ihH7IfE3qKB7X0OpEXmsK_097VolmGuj7Ix1a4MpVAkWQUJiDVWfiHFmr2jYIq454X2E_jWWbZxn8_TCtOs_yJC7j1eWf5HV7XYpsfT-CX5I/s1600-h/IMGP1553+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFpGbPopcTvLyZfHKS8lXl8tBh8OHpT2ihH7IfE3qKB7X0OpEXmsK_097VolmGuj7Ix1a4MpVAkWQUJiDVWfiHFmr2jYIq454X2E_jWWbZxn8_TCtOs_yJC7j1eWf5HV7XYpsfT-CX5I/s200/IMGP1553+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346011071997374482" border="0" /></a><br />Although the water was a tadge colder than I expected!<br /><br />I did eventually brave it in, mainly because Joy jumped straight in.....but then again she is Scottish and used to the cold...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dyFciqo11WAO1hE8RXOPtDx_kb7iE6EZGvDQ2qq_grD4nVPnKl3D4J_tKNcE-GWsGKRGdULPNok6kM5uk17e5-Fnnr50kcA7hqDzuycGXDyI7ocbn7hIbCENUJzZV4Rjy3mHazqYhQQ/s1600-h/IMGP1559+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dyFciqo11WAO1hE8RXOPtDx_kb7iE6EZGvDQ2qq_grD4nVPnKl3D4J_tKNcE-GWsGKRGdULPNok6kM5uk17e5-Fnnr50kcA7hqDzuycGXDyI7ocbn7hIbCENUJzZV4Rjy3mHazqYhQQ/s200/IMGP1559+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346011510371360338" border="0" /></a><br />We returned to the B&B after the swim and had another fab cooked breakfast, I can recommend the Pengilley B&B most highly. Joy was happy as another guest commented on her sun tan!!!!<br /><br />We had to load the bikes onto the car and return to our pickup point from the night before.....<br /><br />I had planned a nice scenic route to Land's End but we had both decided we just wanted to get there so had no real idea exactly what distance we had to go....<br /><br />We continued on the A39 until we reached Blackwater then we opted to go onto the rather faster but busier A30...<br /><br />We stopped for a Philp's 'Famous Pasty' at Hayle then continued on ....The signs indicating Land's End showed a continual count down in milage...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhn1CD1MrEDigcqb9NWvJ_29hpvJhSf204pvHKIrBiOgsv0M1iXFz_r353HensJhUMQnZ-_waL8XIVUHQGuptDsyMr5nuSphnSPIg2oykie6qJ-gMbYgP6MS4pBNXBWwKkP_KDSuSEYYw/s1600-h/IMGP1570+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhn1CD1MrEDigcqb9NWvJ_29hpvJhSf204pvHKIrBiOgsv0M1iXFz_r353HensJhUMQnZ-_waL8XIVUHQGuptDsyMr5nuSphnSPIg2oykie6qJ-gMbYgP6MS4pBNXBWwKkP_KDSuSEYYw/s200/IMGP1570+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346014559383668706" border="0" /></a><br />When we got to Penzance we detoured to Marizion and to the sea front to have a look at St Michael's Mount.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmOcyOPlTLZBgxjIu5s3UWzKkr6Bqby6bw_-sE68HN9nWoXp6TUqbCtmx1v3CLrM0lzeHYDIaV0_wQxKe_UaXultDQoG-yXqcZ8K3Yr7JpeFLejieyMIZRRSQBtCZRMI0yPN18xRxsNcc/s1600-h/IMGP1578+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmOcyOPlTLZBgxjIu5s3UWzKkr6Bqby6bw_-sE68HN9nWoXp6TUqbCtmx1v3CLrM0lzeHYDIaV0_wQxKe_UaXultDQoG-yXqcZ8K3Yr7JpeFLejieyMIZRRSQBtCZRMI0yPN18xRxsNcc/s200/IMGP1578+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346014960947035922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDIaGQmK0PAsYLirBxjqRZbUUFog4ijASLFMMbcH1tAk_Bqr3lLfBhPSgRTwgabwcIaZedwfl1M5ZS1eF8VHwVUkO1bY0U_t4p-4ttvi3mgq_XyjO3pyntmf3h67sieoN0h2KY1mMVjU/s1600-h/IMGP1577+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDIaGQmK0PAsYLirBxjqRZbUUFog4ijASLFMMbcH1tAk_Bqr3lLfBhPSgRTwgabwcIaZedwfl1M5ZS1eF8VHwVUkO1bY0U_t4p-4ttvi3mgq_XyjO3pyntmf3h67sieoN0h2KY1mMVjU/s200/IMGP1577+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346015202804051474" border="0" /></a><br />The ride from Penzance was really quite nice although my emotions were very mixed, pleased that we were about to achieve but upset that it was all coming to an end....<br /><br />We eventually crossed the Finish line at Land's End at 14:44 on 10/06/2009 after completing 950 miles...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6P6TdhHZREhzaBZIZ1QiZijNR6snMmpRLIP2w6z12D6CdyfUI-BCIsKvUs01VAK5xmqiyWXtDHOF-tVURKK9y7uglujGC2RnJX-HFnjJgRpQfrHMiUnu3jUKm-fiCy_el3_qVUVDm4V4/s1600-h/100_2307+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6P6TdhHZREhzaBZIZ1QiZijNR6snMmpRLIP2w6z12D6CdyfUI-BCIsKvUs01VAK5xmqiyWXtDHOF-tVURKK9y7uglujGC2RnJX-HFnjJgRpQfrHMiUnu3jUKm-fiCy_el3_qVUVDm4V4/s200/100_2307+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346016314567683106" border="0" /></a><br />We were both grinning from ear to ear.......and took lots of photo's....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFohP_Q-aSv6gXH5aA_Yk88cq7BkTGu9OO1TGgFfslmDDB5CU5BDhIMtaoS_V_-aZpLxY75P9FOE-LIF2weERQ8oeIqKAxocEEb-uJCSD94S0y5PSlT0-IB89gztib92s5r-WnTE9Kpn4/s1600-h/100_2313+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFohP_Q-aSv6gXH5aA_Yk88cq7BkTGu9OO1TGgFfslmDDB5CU5BDhIMtaoS_V_-aZpLxY75P9FOE-LIF2weERQ8oeIqKAxocEEb-uJCSD94S0y5PSlT0-IB89gztib92s5r-WnTE9Kpn4/s200/100_2313+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346016704548425666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu76JuFra7roU5eUb6-fW08TVSJQFnJJqySdF3KT0Vn-O_lyZBEOQCMjCvw2EJ4hWqtBNcEGpdeED1slrJCrYnlfjCkXAC__9Zm_Ynf0GINtroJsj311qCko7ne_oaBGyq6LmanE54RUw/s1600-h/100_2315+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEial8V478SM31UePDhVSBG_Yo9Cuv1vlgxutf_MNEly-QuEnrZ9ltm60iz-jsvYGhMC9kK_ctemLU3QKS0iLXbR5n3eEjUjUwb7a1Ih9UBBPtxNc1kysFmKi1WFbTAb5QP3xmDZbzx40Mg/s200/IMGP1523+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345961748628099026" border="0" /></a><br />During the morning the threatening clouds dispersed and we spent the majority of the day in nice warm sun :-)<br /><br />We stopped for lunch at a nice riverside pub in Hatherleigh.<br /><br />At mid afternoon we crossed over from Devon into our final county Cornwall.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFssKkS8giT6Ag_b9kDzPAGfq6kJXyTffb5n5-zUR9-GYuoUCUKpJHRK1EixJYLtHeeQ7VfHv-BuCElrdj4QTPKCTIT9foqetql7_0jHWqbUV3e83atE2FW8X8-mabrUD8D5tlhEi0FVA/s1600-h/IMGP1535+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFssKkS8giT6Ag_b9kDzPAGfq6kJXyTffb5n5-zUR9-GYuoUCUKpJHRK1EixJYLtHeeQ7VfHv-BuCElrdj4QTPKCTIT9foqetql7_0jHWqbUV3e83atE2FW8X8-mabrUD8D5tlhEi0FVA/s200/IMGP1535+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345964109568041202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFDfWtfjN4KsVScg05eEiPWlol44cngGTTIi_sljV1l8iZ2_EqRCtBP57-BAG6aEqsOHjR45e_80qNgr4xM0j_EFe9TLion2AplUgH-8CrH2Gh20z9TEM9FQGOZ2Vguy0BW7gHi8lKy74/s1600-h/IMGP1537+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFDfWtfjN4KsVScg05eEiPWlol44cngGTTIi_sljV1l8iZ2_EqRCtBP57-BAG6aEqsOHjR45e_80qNgr4xM0j_EFe9TLion2AplUgH-8CrH2Gh20z9TEM9FQGOZ2Vguy0BW7gHi8lKy74/s200/IMGP1537+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345964188088219970" border="0" /></a><br />We set about Twittering as soon as we got to the sign.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3q9p_bFcOeZtJKc4IKiOtqwuukF7Pfa98a5WSpuFPT7mKz5NWHcF5jovlTFLr288hynrbakCyZ256eaW03TEPTZT9kM05zvy_YpKj8-jgyy4xIVIy-avZ69l_hSm4tTCtLj71IonIuc/s1600-h/IMGP1539+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3q9p_bFcOeZtJKc4IKiOtqwuukF7Pfa98a5WSpuFPT7mKz5NWHcF5jovlTFLr288hynrbakCyZ256eaW03TEPTZT9kM05zvy_YpKj8-jgyy4xIVIy-avZ69l_hSm4tTCtLj71IonIuc/s200/IMGP1539+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345964278814898738" border="0" /></a><br />We continued cycling towards Bude on the A3072, and we saw our first glimpse of the sea since Powfoot.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhyOD8l2eMgoNhhh9dtR6F1pdx13Sc52TigUHhKbFiH7gcbAKhGUc1wDRS6TwdW-M8KF6qbH6Q2x6PNTqf-Xd65fgczY5yKLWCm3_5aXHC8NAHDUbOlHaZW0e3Bt_laYMyzNyZ8qOADU/s1600-h/IMGP1540+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhyOD8l2eMgoNhhh9dtR6F1pdx13Sc52TigUHhKbFiH7gcbAKhGUc1wDRS6TwdW-M8KF6qbH6Q2x6PNTqf-Xd65fgczY5yKLWCm3_5aXHC8NAHDUbOlHaZW0e3Bt_laYMyzNyZ8qOADU/s200/IMGP1540+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345965283160708274" border="0" /></a><br />Just after Bude on the A39 we stopped for a wonderful cream tea in 'The Whalesborough Tea Room' at Marhamchurch.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKLMbZI_IvDhnltFtQVgMziYFAvp1NNyqhbOSK-zJYf-DinTkp_aC_s5qFf7bP4_BCG7Bn-FwxxhlQnBd-2WIxvPY0Pwan3c5Q6WW7Ge_sVxNoG_Bzhz9fxU8UNXh4GYWRqhurRUpYTro/s1600-h/IMGP1542+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKLMbZI_IvDhnltFtQVgMziYFAvp1NNyqhbOSK-zJYf-DinTkp_aC_s5qFf7bP4_BCG7Bn-FwxxhlQnBd-2WIxvPY0Pwan3c5Q6WW7Ge_sVxNoG_Bzhz9fxU8UNXh4GYWRqhurRUpYTro/s200/IMGP1542+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346003051158304850" border="0" /></a><br />We did spend a bit longer drinking cream tea- in my case and cream coke - in Joy's case than we intended. The people who run the tea room were fantastic and donated £20 to our charity :-) A rather nice customer also came over and chatted and donated a further £10...Thank you to both of you.<br /><br />The planned camp site stop had been altered to a B&B in Newquay, an extra 10 miles on the day :-( It also started to precipitate as we were nearing St Columb Major so we decided to call for a pickup (The first in the whole trip! but the cream tea was definately worth it :-)<br /><br />Even Newquay wasn't so bad at the end of the day!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYdn8SB5q15NicEQ3R5bYNxkHvnA5dvifXBINahHJamWRH6Is_MJRggCIrKoh3Onra_z3ZuzI-eesix0gTsZ7dS92pvWzznatU_4x7d3ZaHdbOoj-7BQcH9hP2aWtMReZKV3IQkou_6iI/s1600-h/IMGP1552+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYdn8SB5q15NicEQ3R5bYNxkHvnA5dvifXBINahHJamWRH6Is_MJRggCIrKoh3Onra_z3ZuzI-eesix0gTsZ7dS92pvWzznatU_4x7d3ZaHdbOoj-7BQcH9hP2aWtMReZKV3IQkou_6iI/s200/IMGP1552+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346006045766561314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The cycle computer had the days ride as 89.78 miles in 7 hours 24.<br /><br />The GPS plot can be found <a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/6926268">here...</a>John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-12057380629313974182009-06-08T21:52:00.014+01:002009-06-11T10:58:09.494+01:00JOGLE Day 9 - Chippenham to Sampford PeverellI cooked breakfast this morning then we set of out of Chippenham towards Bradford on Avon along the quiet country roads.<br /><br />Nathan appeared to have recovered from his remarkable ride yesterday.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7Nj5CvPjISD-DjCLi8Nj3SV6a9KFM7jceEaLzqjDEsWGQxdEQku4zalImyJsCg-7t5mEgvuh-nR5jETf9heQu1t-c2YsSvqMRtkgDcskzPtBTK-sS-v0NRGD1ac0GtkgQAGLYrIY0KI/s1600-h/IMGP1490+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7Nj5CvPjISD-DjCLi8Nj3SV6a9KFM7jceEaLzqjDEsWGQxdEQku4zalImyJsCg-7t5mEgvuh-nR5jETf9heQu1t-c2YsSvqMRtkgDcskzPtBTK-sS-v0NRGD1ac0GtkgQAGLYrIY0KI/s200/IMGP1490+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345063975381753138" border="0" /></a><br />From Bradford on Avon we headed out towards Rode then on to the horrendous A361 to Shepton Mallet.<br /><br />Along the way we stopped for a nice cup of tea :-)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNM_ZH1PLSIDosAOMDd5B43lRSSjv9Gaf_duLdfS7-0H4EVAp0LnNdFoeZXGotUB4MMGT93XPgX1enHqBi1cMZLJ0SOufaLdu3tPQiArVZ7EaCwQnBereyDtQ7PHEFOYoz0SqwerQKNs/s1600-h/IMGP1492+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNM_ZH1PLSIDosAOMDd5B43lRSSjv9Gaf_duLdfS7-0H4EVAp0LnNdFoeZXGotUB4MMGT93XPgX1enHqBi1cMZLJ0SOufaLdu3tPQiArVZ7EaCwQnBereyDtQ7PHEFOYoz0SqwerQKNs/s200/IMGP1492+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345064693284472642" border="0" /></a><br />Just past Shepton Mallet we stopped for lunch..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5noLwk7NMha9UuNQM990kcceb_NGxLB3Tlf0lKy6JYV0y-2PJz_vgJCch8LIN17F5Ph2PCTkP0_rOq7ot_2HcHwydBJoqu3NNoLdYCoeOhGfznlNiZN_ennEmDN2VRVC57ZRxzKTRzY/s1600-h/IMGP1500+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5noLwk7NMha9UuNQM990kcceb_NGxLB3Tlf0lKy6JYV0y-2PJz_vgJCch8LIN17F5Ph2PCTkP0_rOq7ot_2HcHwydBJoqu3NNoLdYCoeOhGfznlNiZN_ennEmDN2VRVC57ZRxzKTRzY/s200/IMGP1500+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345065252535807922" border="0" /></a><br />After Shepton we headed uphill to Glastonbury, then down hill to Pilton and across the Somerset Levels.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FdonD3vPn0nuwBhklK5_eWOXkNRtOxc-YemZGhssmOZPCl5Of0EbQIj9XcGEKfzP134cIhqeKN1zwgiLButjzK11j3JhTwsXcR_ZeE0tAG6A9w_EseWycT5fwWs-qHUa5B-Ly2GofrM/s1600-h/IMGP1503+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FdonD3vPn0nuwBhklK5_eWOXkNRtOxc-YemZGhssmOZPCl5Of0EbQIj9XcGEKfzP134cIhqeKN1zwgiLButjzK11j3JhTwsXcR_ZeE0tAG6A9w_EseWycT5fwWs-qHUa5B-Ly2GofrM/s200/IMGP1503+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345065994514576354" border="0" /></a><br />Just before we reached Taunton it started to rain so Joy and myself doned our water proofs...Nathan didnt have any so continued on.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YJsOYS5GUNvqGC4-ad9mb9TSbsdmffWmS4n0ImNdRdmgTe5PlgwNLhUd1AdltzkT5IprKUr02b8IuHiaTO05ZJK6q_VhS-BxuTtJTxV1K1-9poDlSDDrgsZSTsZxY9sTZDYi-gC9WkU/s1600-h/IMGP1505+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YJsOYS5GUNvqGC4-ad9mb9TSbsdmffWmS4n0ImNdRdmgTe5PlgwNLhUd1AdltzkT5IprKUr02b8IuHiaTO05ZJK6q_VhS-BxuTtJTxV1K1-9poDlSDDrgsZSTsZxY9sTZDYi-gC9WkU/s200/IMGP1505+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345066811550316530" border="0" /></a><br />We fortunately missed a concealed right turn of a dual carriageway and had a photo opportunity at a Welcome to Devon sign :-)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQkh50HDiwr-8B9r-JEQ0NvjPfUgejVmrxXxHrgJgpSvH0RLp70KDnwLaFFZtKoQF6AZd8FV8UQByfrY3oVfEOs58AbRlZd14aD9WSrmfjQ0206JB6GS9GdprhQFQxjZkjZNK6cTzNlk/s1600-h/IMGP1509+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQkh50HDiwr-8B9r-JEQ0NvjPfUgejVmrxXxHrgJgpSvH0RLp70KDnwLaFFZtKoQF6AZd8FV8UQByfrY3oVfEOs58AbRlZd14aD9WSrmfjQ0206JB6GS9GdprhQFQxjZkjZNK6cTzNlk/s200/IMGP1509+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345067979230819074" border="0" /></a><br />We have made the decision to stay in B&B's for the rest of the trip :-) although a tadge more expensive, the thought of camping in a cold swamp is not appealing....<br /><br />We reached tonight's accommodation at 7:15 ish, got showered changed then pigged out in the pub we are staying at...<br /><br />Joy again struggled to eat all of her food.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8rZNWFnjkMPkokkHXDRmZ5JQnTI3CCiVvRenY7qiVcaOPbKvwWKkF6YAsuzF8eFz2TFDlbCC_eudMy6nZsuJ0lfH3stXDQHYRescJDD96ZPdJefEkRGqiJlRRFLFI8JilO9M0ogZci4/s1600-h/IMGP1519+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8rZNWFnjkMPkokkHXDRmZ5JQnTI3CCiVvRenY7qiVcaOPbKvwWKkF6YAsuzF8eFz2TFDlbCC_eudMy6nZsuJ0lfH3stXDQHYRescJDD96ZPdJefEkRGqiJlRRFLFI8JilO9M0ogZci4/s200/IMGP1519+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345068710680164818" border="0" /></a><br />The cycle computer had the days ride as 86.49 miles in 6 hours 52 min<br /><br />The GPS plot can be found <a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/6926286">here...</a> and <a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/6926280">here...</a> (Found out stopping a course stopped the trace:-( so had to restart it after we sorted out where we were going!)<br /><br />Only 2 more days to go :-( and we will be in Cornwall tommorow....John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-16570651788083392602009-06-07T22:34:00.010+01:002009-06-08T07:09:38.227+01:00JOGLE Day 8 - Leominster to ChippenhamHad an absolutely fab nights' sleep :-) and a lovely cooked breakfast.<br /><br />My phone had dried out over night, but the touch screen no longer works :-( but at least all of our clothes had dried out.<br /><br />There was a slight rain when we set off, but nothing to major.<br /><br />We headed to Hereford then to Monmouth, Joy and myself were putting on and taking off water proofs as it rained and the sun came out.<br /><br />There had been a large amount of rain and some of the roads had flooded.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AgWZLIZbvjHwstALWfy51cYMnaTp2kIlf9rZHGOjKOZEQmhbCAoHEnOAs12x5s-Jd1Sy8NSBoYJydyDyx4KDnjM7G_rWltMt3Qy830yUOG40a5QXGh3R7PtAUm5H3Nkst_ezaquXZfg/s1600-h/IMGP1477+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AgWZLIZbvjHwstALWfy51cYMnaTp2kIlf9rZHGOjKOZEQmhbCAoHEnOAs12x5s-Jd1Sy8NSBoYJydyDyx4KDnjM7G_rWltMt3Qy830yUOG40a5QXGh3R7PtAUm5H3Nkst_ezaquXZfg/s200/IMGP1477+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344704228266256290" border="0" /></a><br />We had lunch in Monmouth :-) then headed to Chepstow, and a massive climb!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdEKBs0YQrZbQztE6fGE88djaHjpp69PMuX6rnk5CtqdEU_AYB3xOlJM_ykEhgOAUXn-rWUd4p2fAMstfbnJI9y02OADUr8JA-5Vw-0DyuWi0i9xxoy2rpZOACEFwwv3d-9nDTvaKNOQ/s1600-h/IMGP1482+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdEKBs0YQrZbQztE6fGE88djaHjpp69PMuX6rnk5CtqdEU_AYB3xOlJM_ykEhgOAUXn-rWUd4p2fAMstfbnJI9y02OADUr8JA-5Vw-0DyuWi0i9xxoy2rpZOACEFwwv3d-9nDTvaKNOQ/s200/IMGP1482+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344704347862871890" border="0" /></a><br />I stopped to take some photies of the surrounding countryside.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxz5G9rGDGeoHB9IGCo1e-Sf5VX7qd-C6-iqSEGOVBt6yxJbW7jZ-99ofcKIPk6uahlwfXU6qufjT9QoZic-yBCX4TcGr497lgXPVMMbp0dkyqaitG_S_o1lURnM5L7-JGQyDPyXs7Kvw/s1600-h/IMGP1478+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxz5G9rGDGeoHB9IGCo1e-Sf5VX7qd-C6-iqSEGOVBt6yxJbW7jZ-99ofcKIPk6uahlwfXU6qufjT9QoZic-yBCX4TcGr497lgXPVMMbp0dkyqaitG_S_o1lURnM5L7-JGQyDPyXs7Kvw/s200/IMGP1478+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344704281223279938" border="0" /></a><br />When we left Chepstow we had a Welcome to Wales photo.....There wasn't one when we left Herefordshire.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXcZc4IpTMtsr3ZitCujdEwCohuMBRtsqsVlRDJ8rwOiJE_jyPA9AM6CTSPEGhDqNi5rDrwjf51j9gzli5dJFHXcTluiF63lrE7B4Ug-HYnm-qeb-FsN1i7QSAQAE8loFxQ7zGBxKd-A/s1600-h/IMGP1484+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXcZc4IpTMtsr3ZitCujdEwCohuMBRtsqsVlRDJ8rwOiJE_jyPA9AM6CTSPEGhDqNi5rDrwjf51j9gzli5dJFHXcTluiF63lrE7B4Ug-HYnm-qeb-FsN1i7QSAQAE8loFxQ7zGBxKd-A/s200/IMGP1484+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344704396618469426" border="0" /></a><br />From Chepstow we headed across the Severn Bridge and down hill to Chippenham and home..<br />---That's a Lie.....it was up steep hills and then downhill to home.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYsGx0k0GudY4_C66m3ayF08PNPoo3wLERdl4bHwoF0zGFDWIWWhpRGwuaBKqVSK3X6OhZjj0_CRBi_D0vf4FBlpTTmDkYUHMyy5c9yXb0YLtzSnKsr4fP4GjCqtBewLZoSlTgY_LISM/s1600-h/IMGP1488+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYsGx0k0GudY4_C66m3ayF08PNPoo3wLERdl4bHwoF0zGFDWIWWhpRGwuaBKqVSK3X6OhZjj0_CRBi_D0vf4FBlpTTmDkYUHMyy5c9yXb0YLtzSnKsr4fP4GjCqtBewLZoSlTgY_LISM/s200/IMGP1488+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344704444786669410" border="0" /></a><br />The most upsetting part of today is as we crossed over the North/South divide known locally as the M4 it started to rain again...<br /><br />The cycle computer had today's ride as 80.99 miles in 6 hours 40 mins (Active time)<br /><br />The GPS track can be found <a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/6622440">here...</a><br /><br />Thanks Dave for riding with us for a couple of days...It allowed for different conversations :-)<br /><br />I will try and update the blog from tommorow until the end of the ride but I definately will not be able to upload GPS tracks or Piccies until I get back home :-(John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-60221167572989544182009-06-07T22:00:00.006+01:002009-06-08T07:11:19.654+01:00JOGLE Day 7 - Wrenbury to LeominsterDave and Karen joined us last night and we had a lovely meal in the Cotton Arms, and we won the local quiz night :-)<br /><br />We woke up in the morning and it was raining, wifey and Joy tried to buy some cycle over shoes in the local bike shop but it looked highly unlikely that they would stock them so I loaned mine to Joy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCeUNwHWLV-W_R7xjEihhwvpFojMUMIWbtO6eLTswPSxsjwaaYYXLynAOk58rAna5G4dGJBYNr6KCA8D60_Rj6K1bfb5nvL08suyJa1QKYpjRkh_EadCY_i1lU9Tuvm2SBa8vwnHwVpU/s1600-h/IMGP1467+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCeUNwHWLV-W_R7xjEihhwvpFojMUMIWbtO6eLTswPSxsjwaaYYXLynAOk58rAna5G4dGJBYNr6KCA8D60_Rj6K1bfb5nvL08suyJa1QKYpjRkh_EadCY_i1lU9Tuvm2SBa8vwnHwVpU/s200/IMGP1467+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344696143435507538" border="0" /></a><br />We headed out across country to Whitchurch, the roads were very pleasant even though it was raining.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSSXVwCg7AdYLBP5QSLrBCgU2TpWIkxulpnIIYsKx5dmbunHdFOrp9Ni93ZmXsKbBx1aEvH61M5fzvvcwYnJPl6x7jM9D129U6TMhYcVP5xr7p9rYXlMm1bfsoHgGNPhgXEEPiTB_J50/s1600-h/IMGP1471+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSSXVwCg7AdYLBP5QSLrBCgU2TpWIkxulpnIIYsKx5dmbunHdFOrp9Ni93ZmXsKbBx1aEvH61M5fzvvcwYnJPl6x7jM9D129U6TMhYcVP5xr7p9rYXlMm1bfsoHgGNPhgXEEPiTB_J50/s200/IMGP1471+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344696980304861186" border="0" /></a><br />By the time we got to Shrewsbury we were all soaked, the ride to Church Stretton and lunch was long, drawn out and painful.<br /><br />We had lunch at the Kings Arms in Church Stretton, we dripped all over the floor then set of on our soggy way towards Leominster.<br /><br />Wifey had managed to find us a supperb B&B instead of camping :-) we could not have found a more perfect place. The Copper Hall in Leominster....we had a shared living room and two bedrooms.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxSZoOnft28ePboWE0wfMb8Rdh7y5byLG0Z2grOHunvy0QD5Xcjg5vdpCFZJG8aOpJKDJtsfGv-VmyrgHhzGDPB4xGK6N4KV5zCy-n5W2T0rQv3v9gko0qANYXbtDuzjMfqbjfgtEJGM/s1600-h/IMGP1473+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxSZoOnft28ePboWE0wfMb8Rdh7y5byLG0Z2grOHunvy0QD5Xcjg5vdpCFZJG8aOpJKDJtsfGv-VmyrgHhzGDPB4xGK6N4KV5zCy-n5W2T0rQv3v9gko0qANYXbtDuzjMfqbjfgtEJGM/s200/IMGP1473+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344699813264160226" border="0" /></a><br />The cycle computer had the ride as 66.33 miles in 5 hours 21 mins<br /><br />The GPS track can be found <a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/6622447">here...</a> and <a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/6622444">here...</a><br /><br />I charged the gps up at lunchtime and it stopped tracking :-( hence theres 2...John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-89257504849051171852009-06-05T23:39:00.002+01:002009-06-07T22:33:28.332+01:00JOGLE DAY 6 -Kendal to Wrenbury<span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >I was definitely not looking forward to today's ride.<br /><br />It was the longest and through major northern towns/cities.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />We stopped at 21 miles for the official half way point photo's in the rather fantastically named 'Slyne With-Hest'.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgBnDSmsGpmpdSfExQ7QdEnxk-8Ygqf_PQZWjEEVr3gxizpFrWn5Ty97GbtgvJVladfQdDK2xVlqf_Dex6wstIvsEnmF9rL981aXvSNzy7Z7O7MqvR1f8zfpOszEQKdPXBXiXM2OqGKA/s1600-h/IMGP1458+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgBnDSmsGpmpdSfExQ7QdEnxk-8Ygqf_PQZWjEEVr3gxizpFrWn5Ty97GbtgvJVladfQdDK2xVlqf_Dex6wstIvsEnmF9rL981aXvSNzy7Z7O7MqvR1f8zfpOszEQKdPXBXiXM2OqGKA/s200/IMGP1458+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344701673841414866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0K4i1XfnzSydusRO58DZfKjlRjqlaPpf4Mi52Xt2V5yKwV25DgiS3flua7Vhm9R4gYEPUA6XX1OI1BRgDggDbUN-IcQUqXExLQ7h0sFRWR0zAxUhaa984PEOnqs3XkR9FYY-OZ2Do8A/s1600-h/IMGP1461+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0K4i1XfnzSydusRO58DZfKjlRjqlaPpf4Mi52Xt2V5yKwV25DgiS3flua7Vhm9R4gYEPUA6XX1OI1BRgDggDbUN-IcQUqXExLQ7h0sFRWR0zAxUhaa984PEOnqs3XkR9FYY-OZ2Do8A/s200/IMGP1461+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344701722199929874" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >It was then a swift ride into the City of Lancaster, it was also a very pleasant surprise as the city is very cycle friendly, I started to think my expectations for the day may be wrong.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89dGbPAuOoHDxqwyTVpz78gKVX10GMY8eJcxi4UhyhdsCq13MS_kCuDEsMG-1Qh4LQ7iADXJ8wtEkDRVKdPUSYrKJ_FbH90S9o-6V5ADJao2xEpD32Nnqv8WRLwBcSW0pQ7M9JF2PpMY/s1600-h/IMGP1462+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89dGbPAuOoHDxqwyTVpz78gKVX10GMY8eJcxi4UhyhdsCq13MS_kCuDEsMG-1Qh4LQ7iADXJ8wtEkDRVKdPUSYrKJ_FbH90S9o-6V5ADJao2xEpD32Nnqv8WRLwBcSW0pQ7M9JF2PpMY/s200/IMGP1462+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344701780220010178" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Then we got to Preston..and it rained..and my expectations unfortunately were proved correct, so many dual carriage ways and junctions and large volumes of high speed traffic.<br /><br />From there it just got worst...Wigan was horrible and Warrington was worse.<br /><br />Joy did fantastically well, she did take a tumble again today in Preston, we were avoiding the traffic by cycling on the pavement and she over balanced.<br /><br />The ride to the campsite was very long and drawn out...<br /><br />The cycle computer had the ride as 110.02 miles in something like 11 hours elapsed time..<br /><br />The GPS track can be found <a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/6622450">here...</a><br /></span>John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-47002734520073859662009-06-04T19:48:00.002+01:002009-06-04T22:10:55.127+01:00JOGLE Day 5 - Powfoot to Kendal<span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >The day started of very easily and very flat! The temperature was much cooler than it has been and it was slightly overcast.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >We very rapidly came to th</span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >e English border, I am very sad to be leaving Scotland behind, the scenery was amazing and all of the people we have met have been very nice and friendly (The English can learn a lot from them)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGUsP4qwY5dnowo5fKVSuE64E4YjF8094vwkraj0_ScetTqYBIhb8ieWrpR2tVu5o4alm7fD3esFCY2cTrx8gzIq9Uw260ltS2N_cFCmHAH8yPF1_HDGp9V08lUFNYt9MX1JW9unm7Ok/s1600-h/IMGP1432+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGUsP4qwY5dnowo5fKVSuE64E4YjF8094vwkraj0_ScetTqYBIhb8ieWrpR2tVu5o4alm7fD3esFCY2cTrx8gzIq9Uw260ltS2N_cFCmHAH8yPF1_HDGp9V08lUFNYt9MX1JW9unm7Ok/s200/IMGP1432+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343580008367063154" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >We navigated our way through Carlisle traffic reasonably successfully, diverting onto the cycleways and up through the pedestrian high street. We did however get told of by a local woman as apparently it was 'NO Cycling', Jim took all of the flak for us ;-)<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8jfaWA9NVPqPWnyYjdRf8KtlDP-jeiLUZyYCFSrSfjrtChPItxMz31-jtJke7sqsTy6HXnYgWBUtgVZXPVDPDpfxJA8xRtHXh83ERhe9QVpD-B4hQFce8SMK3lbqh0n-3xCE_9pNNts/s1600-h/100_2571+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8jfaWA9NVPqPWnyYjdRf8KtlDP-jeiLUZyYCFSrSfjrtChPItxMz31-jtJke7sqsTy6HXnYgWBUtgVZXPVDPDpfxJA8xRtHXh83ERhe9QVpD-B4hQFce8SMK3lbqh0n-3xCE_9pNNts/s200/100_2571+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343579667323254818" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >We bid a sad farewell to Jim at Carlisle railway station and headed back on to the A6 to Penrith where we had a KFC for lunch. (I was famished)<br /><br />After a fine lunch in the sun we headed over the very over rated Shap Fell. (It is a 1400 ft climb but very long and drawn out)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxs-gP6LzFktgNE1NLhtkX-MEU3dndZfRRl20I7Rj7iEuiYqFrAtmkUV0juDaKlAj6rOjE7TymZpEdoE7OZAebQ7JKoeqf4tB4LY2UuaWMbZuLlF4DWHzTeeXv4t4EVjwK_Lr4efou5w/s1600-h/IMGP1439+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxs-gP6LzFktgNE1NLhtkX-MEU3dndZfRRl20I7Rj7iEuiYqFrAtmkUV0juDaKlAj6rOjE7TymZpEdoE7OZAebQ7JKoeqf4tB4LY2UuaWMbZuLlF4DWHzTeeXv4t4EVjwK_Lr4efou5w/s200/IMGP1439+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343580391636280290" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >The descent from the top down into Kendal was a different story however :-) It was worth the boring ride to the top.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXKQ-GPATh2G8A2QiL9OZ3_eQgogjhtjYzgWTmNrqsmW0_7LuDeC6BP1RNfuwzyltXS17TpiYD_H7FiHj2-wBcqUYukvw1RCxKB7J5KEs1kgVH92tnWNQpCu8qQ1oI_o8f5DV0d63i_U/s1600-h/IMGP1442+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXKQ-GPATh2G8A2QiL9OZ3_eQgogjhtjYzgWTmNrqsmW0_7LuDeC6BP1RNfuwzyltXS17TpiYD_H7FiHj2-wBcqUYukvw1RCxKB7J5KEs1kgVH92tnWNQpCu8qQ1oI_o8f5DV0d63i_U/s200/IMGP1442+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343580818447251394" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >The cycle computer had the ride as 65.72 miles in 5 hours 8 min A smashing short day :-) But sad to leave Jim.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >When we got to the campsite wifey noticed a blister on Joy's rear tyre and they went into Evans in Kendal to buy two replacements (front and rear)<br /><br />We had a really good afternoon ride, we are now riding as a team, Joy is powering up the hills. Watch out Nathan I hope you have been training!</span>John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-85382732548920204262009-06-03T21:44:00.002+01:002009-06-04T21:48:09.415+01:00JOGLE Day 4 - Johnstone to Powfoot<span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >The day started of very well with a full tummy of lovely breakfast prepared by Joys mother :-)<br /><br />We climbed out of Joh</span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >nstone across the Gleniffer Braes along some very potted and steep country roads.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >We then turned onto a closed and freshly resurfaced road, it was fantastic!<br /><br />We made it to the first planned photo shoot of the day very promptly at about 10:45... Moscow!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupwQPNFIRCJ2jIQrFvmGc9KC0ppwY1e45FhDe6yDZykSeEX0aEPHsC1laVlEbN3s_xM8y1ewkyYFag8ljP71A5QRzP8LnWc_QD3EObC9a6MmZuUud68FAQH-0C-2CjKIlGTFezDwWMEw/s1600-h/IMGP1398+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupwQPNFIRCJ2jIQrFvmGc9KC0ppwY1e45FhDe6yDZykSeEX0aEPHsC1laVlEbN3s_xM8y1ewkyYFag8ljP71A5QRzP8LnWc_QD3EObC9a6MmZuUud68FAQH-0C-2CjKIlGTFezDwWMEw/s200/IMGP1398+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343575654463398530" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Eventualy we turned onto the A76,,It was initialy terrible very busy!<br /><br />We arrived in New Cumnock for lunch and I decided to throw myself down the road :-(Unlike Joy I did leak red stuff and did require lots of sympathy!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90r1OEXsoU3B5Mm5rgbYruBlP5ycLQcw2h46FcHpD1D-_e5uXoO-siiE_YODEYMQm92L9VTI-h9nA6gcV7RGXq7bm0CYznGluZTfEq17OL4xCQpu6rRh7C48suMX0wOeQ2VSKcZBLSgs/s1600-h/IMGP1413+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90r1OEXsoU3B5Mm5rgbYruBlP5ycLQcw2h46FcHpD1D-_e5uXoO-siiE_YODEYMQm92L9VTI-h9nA6gcV7RGXq7bm0CYznGluZTfEq17OL4xCQpu6rRh7C48suMX0wOeQ2VSKcZBLSgs/s200/IMGP1413+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343576055175298802" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >On the plus side my left knee had started to ache and after the tumble the ache stopped:-)<br /><br />After New Cumnock the A76 appeared to calm down alot , it also appeared to be downhill to Dumfries.<br /><br />We had a mid afternoon tea break at Thornhill.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvZxQNRAtdJLLI4_Pewpg11DNTeCxGwCFs9Xx6TymerG5i68CerTh_zh7LJ-3tZnknx-j2LuaEBK6zx2EUKC__xg0g_sE3_eeP-GL6UhnE7DISKOUfco4PD4jpg83xpDEyWZ-hQtmVx4/s1600-h/IMGP1414+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvZxQNRAtdJLLI4_Pewpg11DNTeCxGwCFs9Xx6TymerG5i68CerTh_zh7LJ-3tZnknx-j2LuaEBK6zx2EUKC__xg0g_sE3_eeP-GL6UhnE7DISKOUfco4PD4jpg83xpDEyWZ-hQtmVx4/s200/IMGP1414+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343576601408883778" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >We negotiated rush hour traffic through Dumfries without to much issue...<br /><br />It was then a reasonably quick ride to the general visinity of the campsite at Powfoot...then a 5 mile ride in circles to actually find the site.<br /><br />Today started of in the rolling hills of the Braes and ended up in the verry flat lowlands.<br /><br />The cycle computer had the ride as 96.13 miles in 7 hours 36 mins.<br /><br />GPS track and photo's to be uploaded tommorow when I have more time</span>John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-53539117084849010192009-06-02T20:53:00.016+01:002009-06-07T22:34:01.574+01:00JOGLE Day 3 - Glencoe to JohnstoneWow Glencoe campsite was fantastic (Apart from the midges)<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFmeZyAZrx-z9Ph4zeGoD5775H4Xtq6ZnmeDvcxGS0appBfkJXv7dJiTkvI6tCp83ph_KHZ2NoOS-dIzKQijz8Hg_H-aI_9HEJ3icJ_m5iSTt4u4ljV2y3qZ7y50QHdR2R71qNQ3QvyI/s1600-h/IMGP1325.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342821594327768082" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFmeZyAZrx-z9Ph4zeGoD5775H4Xtq6ZnmeDvcxGS0appBfkJXv7dJiTkvI6tCp83ph_KHZ2NoOS-dIzKQijz8Hg_H-aI_9HEJ3icJ_m5iSTt4u4ljV2y3qZ7y50QHdR2R71qNQ3QvyI/s200/IMGP1325.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We all got up and had breakfast early.<br /></div><div>We did have an official Glencoe leaving photshoot before we left :-)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjvW9Zqd5fkM61XcFiduEeAsRL7eyMq8gy70rZYZ9NV6S_1EkOhW-48G98-ob2hTey_3LYrh0BVv_IMOB8J0eIYPdZ3H_faPq55AlfJ8OPP1hRzMQlTp8kcH3M76cnhK_3gcwFsMQm3Y/s1600-h/100_2567.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342824020968556978" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjvW9Zqd5fkM61XcFiduEeAsRL7eyMq8gy70rZYZ9NV6S_1EkOhW-48G98-ob2hTey_3LYrh0BVv_IMOB8J0eIYPdZ3H_faPq55AlfJ8OPP1hRzMQlTp8kcH3M76cnhK_3gcwFsMQm3Y/s200/100_2567.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVRZt9yrJDR1zyMJG7N72ipg_EeKqlB__XvTVepOb5qLaxNG3uiEqJddTw39Z7EHLquOFOkfRqoPCxQWgrY4P96genlgnXhdRwetJxMvzjbOSq8NRb6FIz1P0KGQVSmi-bAHNx8cwyso/s1600-h/100_2564.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342823622518919762" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglVRZt9yrJDR1zyMJG7N72ipg_EeKqlB__XvTVepOb5qLaxNG3uiEqJddTw39Z7EHLquOFOkfRqoPCxQWgrY4P96genlgnXhdRwetJxMvzjbOSq8NRb6FIz1P0KGQVSmi-bAHNx8cwyso/s200/100_2564.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Then we set off on what we expected to be a very tough climb up through the mountain pass.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_u4N1lPiITTVeqwZAIjKsmkYiRBc554IBm0ECsIYeP4uQfHIRbJUiYY8xJXyb2s9PowILpkmtwVuSSnxMqDjHzNb4uPDLQg1ci4WyfycZiJNkjUQ42DHVjj89TM_Vik5RgKMRrSDibQ4/s1600-h/IMGP1328.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342822437444704834" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_u4N1lPiITTVeqwZAIjKsmkYiRBc554IBm0ECsIYeP4uQfHIRbJUiYY8xJXyb2s9PowILpkmtwVuSSnxMqDjHzNb4uPDLQg1ci4WyfycZiJNkjUQ42DHVjj89TM_Vik5RgKMRrSDibQ4/s200/IMGP1328.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The views on the way up were aboslutely stunning...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjwzTwJFbRjkS9A3ey0O7nxwY4fQHJ-q407zIA4M_vRCg9oZ_s53PRcHc48bPkLYMhXkE5HVidP0C86u4s7rOUp9KpKzXJ_YcuW9mrtwZW8r-GXnByiiWsszJe6sn6TbPitshNhF5HO8/s1600-h/IMGP1334.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342822992562683170" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjwzTwJFbRjkS9A3ey0O7nxwY4fQHJ-q407zIA4M_vRCg9oZ_s53PRcHc48bPkLYMhXkE5HVidP0C86u4s7rOUp9KpKzXJ_YcuW9mrtwZW8r-GXnByiiWsszJe6sn6TbPitshNhF5HO8/s200/IMGP1334.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />It was realy good at the top of each climb to see the nice long descent stretching out ahead.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBUp7ungjtZ2hpugy_dCnexXsgOTVPVaIBdVADfu1LSYeOVvUPbDzY3OVJOIDMGD21wh8kA4uKbzjL-d49tuPiscviN6ivz_WxK_BkgXDXfpB6a8b2zYDWtppyoq-PwhXFxTiOtDhd7c/s1600-h/IMGP1347.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342824910884017234" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBUp7ungjtZ2hpugy_dCnexXsgOTVPVaIBdVADfu1LSYeOVvUPbDzY3OVJOIDMGD21wh8kA4uKbzjL-d49tuPiscviN6ivz_WxK_BkgXDXfpB6a8b2zYDWtppyoq-PwhXFxTiOtDhd7c/s200/IMGP1347.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The roads were the best we have cycled down yet...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJCWzY_FAp1OVF6pIbQhNwI0PKuuNql-aOl03_t_9DMpPwwvnfEovqoREO5UQWVtOefyBOGkjNCg1nh8kguxkmBzgz6eWG5k_Kz-I3zROEmyZgLduvrE5vQ3RJTjEZIM22LoneOgSdpk/s1600-h/IMGP1351.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342825945855493186" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJCWzY_FAp1OVF6pIbQhNwI0PKuuNql-aOl03_t_9DMpPwwvnfEovqoREO5UQWVtOefyBOGkjNCg1nh8kguxkmBzgz6eWG5k_Kz-I3zROEmyZgLduvrE5vQ3RJTjEZIM22LoneOgSdpk/s200/IMGP1351.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2iTOBDqj0O8vr80mYiG9D-LLTKE-mrUVHYZdgvBPxwMrKAeLPyacxqmzO6fx15zfVRGbZG3nODsTSG0auZA43b-U2rjq2Py2ZjB_KBSxZwgnD2ABBMJJdQdaMqP188fSNYlI8zIdaXiQ/s1600-h/IMGP1360.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342827173597370018" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2iTOBDqj0O8vr80mYiG9D-LLTKE-mrUVHYZdgvBPxwMrKAeLPyacxqmzO6fx15zfVRGbZG3nODsTSG0auZA43b-U2rjq2Py2ZjB_KBSxZwgnD2ABBMJJdQdaMqP188fSNYlI8zIdaXiQ/s200/IMGP1360.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We did the final descent from Glencoe and stopped for Lunch at the rather pleasant sounding Falls of Falloch, unfortunately they were NOT nice!<br /></div><div>We cycled on down to Loch Lomond and cooled off IN the loch.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfWAZGY6sTuuRI5R-Y9chrTbkOu96LYOHE6084G1QNc1EkAY12lxIaxRs8y7nTA6esEN05vNxzXf-PcD1kR-bjxY0nl7GhNYv8uTUGqfLUNvsM4n4gP1VWHptqlij0KCfvM9g1jCs1-k/s1600-h/IMGP1382+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342831889034780722" style="width: 150px; height: 200px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfWAZGY6sTuuRI5R-Y9chrTbkOu96LYOHE6084G1QNc1EkAY12lxIaxRs8y7nTA6esEN05vNxzXf-PcD1kR-bjxY0nl7GhNYv8uTUGqfLUNvsM4n4gP1VWHptqlij0KCfvM9g1jCs1-k/s200/IMGP1382+%28Medium%29.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixI1o-RMi_ZF4ZCYBzIHLvP9B1JWlLXfHXs0K1H8ncY7DXeqGnVb8TjpA3OFA64TIbh_T3L0K8EKwSFFx4nUN_Zze-M4B-EAoXmWBDAHaoIATcYav3SQoHuWAGT9vygEFCaLaSvhPe0qw/s1600-h/IMGP1379+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342831806242563106" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixI1o-RMi_ZF4ZCYBzIHLvP9B1JWlLXfHXs0K1H8ncY7DXeqGnVb8TjpA3OFA64TIbh_T3L0K8EKwSFFx4nUN_Zze-M4B-EAoXmWBDAHaoIATcYav3SQoHuWAGT9vygEFCaLaSvhPe0qw/s200/IMGP1379+%28Medium%29.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />From Loch Lomond it was a rather pleasant ride around the A814, we met wifey again at Helensburg for a drink stop, then It was on to the rather hellish Elskin Bridge, it does have a cycle lane - but it is covered in Glass and debris.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3y-_NUOmA-5n41yLwk3x1VG91wpb6KgxNMEO1Lc4JnVl8QxRR-NVRHvdg-vnD9TaWCJq23CbJLIJp8olgbRu5iwMGg-qP7-diWJGjshq6nLEu_QLXsam0eVmmcjNTZJVNx-ptU5mdUao/s1600-h/IMGP1393+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342834734711360850" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3y-_NUOmA-5n41yLwk3x1VG91wpb6KgxNMEO1Lc4JnVl8QxRR-NVRHvdg-vnD9TaWCJq23CbJLIJp8olgbRu5iwMGg-qP7-diWJGjshq6nLEu_QLXsam0eVmmcjNTZJVNx-ptU5mdUao/s200/IMGP1393+%28Medium%29.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We eventually arrived at Joy's parent's house at just before 6.</div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>We were fed and watered very well :-) now I am stuffed :-)</div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>I cleaned Joys cycle chain off, as she appears to cover herself in oil every time she rides...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfTTsMHGFRmqevHNcKmo_LaJfNy9U_4a4BidVQUk54HNDb-IE4fNNNnHGcFGgRWdBszRTbXekooMUL7ObB3QrEznzVVFpPqXRehjRI2vFkIx58CMwpNUkD9VR8wGiX0RN8p4_2jevf78/s1600-h/IMGP1388+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342835376814133714" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfTTsMHGFRmqevHNcKmo_LaJfNy9U_4a4BidVQUk54HNDb-IE4fNNNnHGcFGgRWdBszRTbXekooMUL7ObB3QrEznzVVFpPqXRehjRI2vFkIx58CMwpNUkD9VR8wGiX0RN8p4_2jevf78/s200/IMGP1388+%28Medium%29.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>The cycle computer had todays ride as 95.68 miles in 6 hours 43 mins (Active time)</div><div></div><div>The GPS plot can be found <a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/6436566">here...</a></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-71179370844025218232009-06-01T21:18:00.004+01:002009-06-02T20:23:41.406+01:00JOGLE Day 2 - Evanton to GlencoeWe had a good early start, setting of at 8:30....The Black Rock Campsite at Evanton was fantastic, very clean and excellent facilities.<br /><br />The ride started of on the rather busy A9 with lots of traffic and people rushing to work. Just over the Cromarty Firth bridge we turned right of the A9 and headed onto NSR 1.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0EFjv4mH4YvOOQXz0XEx_Sge0IWg7OWLWpALikHjugdX28iR5aM1pEjYWkenO39032VinPU9NUx9RZCaXA_gP0AqEzpIkBo3UNg5icRTAzaJq-V6rsoa0mbwt0fkmtpBS9FJL8U8xfw/s1600-h/IMGP1246.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342810657817466738" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0EFjv4mH4YvOOQXz0XEx_Sge0IWg7OWLWpALikHjugdX28iR5aM1pEjYWkenO39032VinPU9NUx9RZCaXA_gP0AqEzpIkBo3UNg5icRTAzaJq-V6rsoa0mbwt0fkmtpBS9FJL8U8xfw/s200/IMGP1246.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Whilst we were in the middle of failing to follow the cycle route Joy descided to see what it would be like stopping without unclipping her shoes from the peddles. Somehow she survived the fall without major injury or leaking in any way!!!<br /><br />We managed to avoid cycling through the centre of Inverness by scirting around the edge, The GPS was a god send!<br /><br />We cycled from Inverness to Loch Ness along some fantastic roads, nessy however was not very photogenic :-(<br /><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlxg_oOhAfNh-LxBPwMJbjx1dSbPacSKIAXN5njfjYGLKGgrxzuaDNoZYmpzdiPZW7F7E9uionHY6MEiOOkegKSmiZLUeNt_beilltCGqwMqLBDkHR494Q-wRWCjetBXvZC7ahayYMs4/s1600-h/IMGP1274.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342811178367614226" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlxg_oOhAfNh-LxBPwMJbjx1dSbPacSKIAXN5njfjYGLKGgrxzuaDNoZYmpzdiPZW7F7E9uionHY6MEiOOkegKSmiZLUeNt_beilltCGqwMqLBDkHR494Q-wRWCjetBXvZC7ahayYMs4/s200/IMGP1274.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We cycled up a mountain! then down into Fort Augustus for lunch :-) I had a lovely pint of Cider and a Bacon Baguette, Joy made a second attempt at throwing herself of her bike...again no leaking skin and no sign of injury.<br /><br />The rest of the ride was down the A82...Not a road I would recommend cycling on!!! to Busy and to Rough.<br /><br />We eventually pulled into the campsite at Glencoe at about 6:30. There was a slight breeze, we cooked and ate Pasta for tea and it was all great.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaYypX55Mu_eC7zvk55lGcqj7mH9PLedTqL7dmY8HTJFNzvWYKNRhqyUHLXeTe7k-kVsu514pjBSqVTcxwr94838Jy1Fw-qP8IBvuJvoh65uJI2XstYbt5GRWrvR2192j7efw73ywxxw/s1600-h/IMGP1315.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342811688495487970" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaYypX55Mu_eC7zvk55lGcqj7mH9PLedTqL7dmY8HTJFNzvWYKNRhqyUHLXeTe7k-kVsu514pjBSqVTcxwr94838Jy1Fw-qP8IBvuJvoh65uJI2XstYbt5GRWrvR2192j7efw73ywxxw/s200/IMGP1315.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The Breeze stopped and I have now discovered the hell that is midges.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOFrjLxh_ujd-zOr4F1aqkHe9lN0_Y4treG-fPmOZsihB21VblrI9gXspZmfEqbCYR3ahGCB2HnDNBokwIUr9kEFKt6e68Kqr1OrqPOTaL7O5C8OyzXTHSjMSGTI4tRY1SGe4owy860s/s1600-h/100_2562.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342812607594402562" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOFrjLxh_ujd-zOr4F1aqkHe9lN0_Y4treG-fPmOZsihB21VblrI9gXspZmfEqbCYR3ahGCB2HnDNBokwIUr9kEFKt6e68Kqr1OrqPOTaL7O5C8OyzXTHSjMSGTI4tRY1SGe4owy860s/s200/100_2562.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>I did find the hoody added some protection...<br />Todays ride was 98.30 miles in 7 hours 16 mins.<br /><br />The GPS plot can be found <a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/6393163">here...</a> </div></div></div></div>John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-56141229099924873602009-05-31T21:12:00.002+01:002009-05-31T22:39:18.225+01:00JOGLE Day 1 - JOG to Evanton<span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Woke up and got up early, took Rosie (Dog) for a walk around John'O Groats noticed the café (Journeys End) and thought it would be a good idea to have a full cooked breaky instead of porridge.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >We packed up the tents and headed to the café at 8:30 (Joy packed her phone in her tent)<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lcpJ42aZgQw/SiLz1uoSBYI/AAAAAAAABHI/izuJkbRKW28/s1600-h/IMGP1202+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lcpJ42aZgQw/SiLz1uoSBYI/AAAAAAAABHI/izuJkbRKW28/s200/IMGP1202+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342100212390430082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lcpJ42aZgQw/SiL0K3s9G2I/AAAAAAAABHQ/f69YHYKkkwA/s1600-h/IMGP1205+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_lcpJ42aZgQw/SiL0K3s9G2I/AAAAAAAABHQ/f69YHYKkkwA/s200/IMGP1205+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342100575603202914" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >We moved to the coffee shop across the road and had baked beans toast scrambled eggs and a bacon roll, we eventually set of at just gone 10 for the official start..<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6TieEcdpN-zXkK6AgmLZvgmhW8OoKM_YBgbKZT70a4PbS48XFcCzuZL_6GqTdUJl9KEVOd_5se-8VQHnz6p2TuatlLKYBsX7LYBgyCWkr3Sr03s0VcYeMcR4xOzQfnAV_gnn_BoWbvc/s1600-h/100_2530+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6TieEcdpN-zXkK6AgmLZvgmhW8OoKM_YBgbKZT70a4PbS48XFcCzuZL_6GqTdUJl9KEVOd_5se-8VQHnz6p2TuatlLKYBsX7LYBgyCWkr3Sr03s0VcYeMcR4xOzQfnAV_gnn_BoWbvc/s200/100_2530+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342101215324592882" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >The weather was perfect, the sun was out, there was no wind i</span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >t was lovely and warm...wifey sprayed sun cream on me like I was a teenager.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7L6pOzYv2iglNgpjFpSvrsvH_54mK0b-eiQcCdeaUH3xoRWMXMKr85FOYyqD83BJeCS-PU_BgiHHZd7-aejgBdXOioUkqCf_QuH94ufXLgvHDMKcmnbOgfP9kaWNCuSgJ_BPlxWdCmc/s1600-h/100_2548+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7L6pOzYv2iglNgpjFpSvrsvH_54mK0b-eiQcCdeaUH3xoRWMXMKr85FOYyqD83BJeCS-PU_BgiHHZd7-aejgBdXOioUkqCf_QuH94ufXLgvHDMKcmnbOgfP9kaWNCuSgJ_BPlxWdCmc/s200/100_2548+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342102562861497266" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >The fair skinned Scottish people covered themselves in factor 50 plus...</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />We stopped for lunch at Dunbeath at 37 miles, sitting outside in the shade.<br /><br />We climbed up a few 13% hills but nothing to major .<br /><br />The conditions were perfect and the scenery was amazing, the sweet smell of gorse was everywhere.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj420BwVNQLqa9twB5F-aFT7vkWoxHBLGapRifuVfKSu2UJRWJhZ54xam1yn85Vl8C6GYBXp1TP1ajA-u0aEx8V9eBqzi-KpN9w-dVIAPEpg7GwMCvAzKVVWKghi1VJJP_PFlf9HsG5TYE/s1600-h/IMGP1230+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj420BwVNQLqa9twB5F-aFT7vkWoxHBLGapRifuVfKSu2UJRWJhZ54xam1yn85Vl8C6GYBXp1TP1ajA-u0aEx8V9eBqzi-KpN9w-dVIAPEpg7GwMCvAzKVVWKghi1VJJP_PFlf9HsG5TYE/s200/IMGP1230+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342103725540000546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7fU71iW0y7l8IylLtgY1k_mAvG4aqXkifi5glS25K4MjvaN1J4ThXUwBIKeMdn2JTiwL0m4C9hqS59CTgCPG70W8GpsdazF5rB7oS1-KtkBC1TAM1Y4mgXbPdWjgZ5djRhqavGezUHw/s1600-h/IMGP1222+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7fU71iW0y7l8IylLtgY1k_mAvG4aqXkifi5glS25K4MjvaN1J4ThXUwBIKeMdn2JTiwL0m4C9hqS59CTgCPG70W8GpsdazF5rB7oS1-KtkBC1TAM1Y4mgXbPdWjgZ5djRhqavGezUHw/s200/IMGP1222+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342104419894491090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >We had been on the A99 then the A9 as we passed over the Dornoch Bridge the A9 was becoming very busy but thankfully the route plan had is going down NSR 1, then across some beautiful countryside.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7Z-PZn9JglfWj3NSbuyAYzOpghNAO7lSne9TDWa-8_YzxZ8jlhUi1ZUmQszRQPIeNNihcgZ1MV2uxeLgaMLN1TsL0cQN1f0t2dabkIeUBaVKSDoZBWTU6SSPPZppcNPIIlw9LM_rUJE/s1600-h/IMGP1245+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7Z-PZn9JglfWj3NSbuyAYzOpghNAO7lSne9TDWa-8_YzxZ8jlhUi1ZUmQszRQPIeNNihcgZ1MV2uxeLgaMLN1TsL0cQN1f0t2dabkIeUBaVKSDoZBWTU6SSPPZppcNPIIlw9LM_rUJE/s200/IMGP1245+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342105271218673794" border="0" /></a><br />We <span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >eventually arrived at Evanton at about 6:10pm</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >The cycle computer had the ride as 102.64 miles in 6 hours 32 minutes.<br />The GPS track of todays ride should be available <a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/6352121">here...</a></span>John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-14946517773987567142009-05-30T21:40:00.002+01:002009-05-30T22:17:48.101+01:00JOGLE the journey begins...<span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >We set of from the beautiful south at a nice and early 7:30<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lcpJ42aZgQw/SiGiB3hQciI/AAAAAAAABHA/fJivIc-D_kc/s1600-h/IMGP1195+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lcpJ42aZgQw/SiGiB3hQciI/AAAAAAAABHA/fJivIc-D_kc/s200/IMGP1195+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341728786005127714" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >We entered the north (Birmingham) surprisingly quickly!(9:04)...I was however a little taken aback by the continuing signs indicating "The North" ahead of us!<br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Some 3 hours of driving later we still hadn't reached Scotland!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />At about 1:30pm we passed a rather shocking road sign that indicated there was a North beyond Glasgow..<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lcpJ42aZgQw/SiGhEUtPz0I/AAAAAAAABGw/6rKA35Y4YI4/s1600-h/IMGP1196+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lcpJ42aZgQw/SiGhEUtPz0I/AAAAAAAABGw/6rKA35Y4YI4/s200/IMGP1196+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341727728688156482" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >At 3 we picked up Jim at Perth. Couldn't be much further to go could it?<br /><br />Well we went through the Highlands....I think I may now know why they are called the Highlands ...There was actually snow on the top of some of the wee hill's!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lcpJ42aZgQw/SiGhdZFVTlI/AAAAAAAABG4/0SDleCo0bYk/s1600-h/IMGP1199+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lcpJ42aZgQw/SiGhdZFVTlI/AAAAAAAABG4/0SDleCo0bYk/s200/IMGP1199+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341728159359651410" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >We eventually arrived at John'O Groats at 8pm!!!<br /><br />Its a long way back...The Midlands are definitely NOT in the middle<br /><br />We ate nosh in the local hotel and had a who can pitch the tent quickest competition. it was me 1st, Jim second...and Joy finished much later.........<br /></span>John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-48614756467754977642009-05-29T21:27:00.003+01:002009-05-29T21:31:51.658+01:00Day 409Car loaded, Roof rack fitted and bike carriers mounted.......<br /><br />All that's needed now is a night's sleep and load the bikes and the expensive gear onto/into the car......<br /><br /><br />I am really not looking forward to tomorrow's drive..... BUT I am definitely looking forward to Sunday.....John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-68311344614119210572009-05-28T21:25:00.004+01:002009-05-28T22:08:21.582+01:00Day 408Got home from work...had BBQ :-)<br /><br />Then packed all of the cycle clothing....well Wifey did after I had surveyed the proposed clothing.....I wasn't actualy trusted to put it in the bag.....Perhaps my idea of packing isnt the same as wifey's?????<br /><br />I chopped up a car auxilary power plug and extension lead I put some crocodile clips on the ends of the wires to connect directly to the car battery, this in conjunction with a battery voltage protector should allow me to recharge gps, phone etc over night without mains voltage and without flattening the car battery.<br /><br />I then packed up the bike spares, cleaning/oiling kit and tools.<br /><br />Then finaly I packed up the laptop, chargers and the cycle backpack (Light weight water proofs will be with me all of the time!)<br /><br />We are almost ready to go.....Just one more day of work........<br /><br />Was interested to see what our daily distances and total mileage will be...<br /> <table str="" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 159px; height: 234px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><col style="width: 36pt;" width="48"> <col style="width: 48pt;" width="64"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 36pt;" width="48" height="17">Day 1</td> <td style="width: 48pt;" num="" align="right" width="64">102.35</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Day 2</td> <td num="" align="right">96.19</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Day 3</td> <td num="" align="right">95.66</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Day 4</td> <td num="" align="right">93.65</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Day 5</td> <td num="" align="right">64.44</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Day 6</td> <td num="" align="right">108.63</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Day 7</td> <td num="" align="right">72.14</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Day 8</td> <td num="" align="right">86.03</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Day 9</td> <td num="" align="right">82.83</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Day 10</td> <td num="" align="right">95.46</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Day 11</td> <td num="" align="right">61.17</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Total</td> <td num="" fmla="=SUM(B1:B11)" align="right">958.55</td> </tr> </tbody></table><br />Slightly less than I thought!!!John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-5222153447971790112009-05-27T20:39:00.004+01:002009-05-27T21:04:21.714+01:00Day 407Worked from home today.... Having a break from cycling untill the weekend.....<br /><br />Whilst working I updated my laptop and installed phone drivers and Garmin software on it - Hopefully we will be able to get a net connection for uploading photos, maintaining blog and uploading Garmin data!<br /><br />I have also updated all of the routes to support the Garmin, all of the blog route links have been updated to reflect the current planned routes, I have tried to route us of busy roads where possible.<br /><br />Whilst tea was cooking I gave the Merida a clean, wash and oil before the epic journey begins!<br /><br />I have put all of the rechargeable things on charge so they should all be fully powered for the journey :-)John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-64807654480750526342009-05-26T22:11:00.001+01:002009-05-27T07:32:59.718+01:00Day 406Night off....Played computer games :-)<br /><br />Also spent a lot of time re-plotting the route plans for the Garmin....<br /><br />Ohhh I tracked the lunch time walk on the Garmin...have a look at it <a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/6164536">here...</a>John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-52012721599399470342009-05-25T21:27:00.003+01:002009-05-25T21:48:42.572+01:00Day 405 (Bank Holiday Monday)Woke up far to early, had a shower cooked breakfast and went for a walk long before anybody else on the campsite even entered the land of the living...<br /><br />We packed away the stuff and loaded it in the car, then went and posted payment for the night through the door of the farm....(They weren't up either)!<br /><br />The final test for the weekend was battery recharge time for the phone and wind turbine, we need the batteries to recharge in 1 hour 30 min (Max)...Unfortunately 2 hours later they still hadnt charged :-(<br /><br />I bought a Garmin Edge 605.....It has a battery life of 15 hours and a recharge time of 3....<br /><br />I have now transfered all of the JOGLE routes to the Garmin...<br /><br />At 6 ish I headed of out into the wild, with the new toy firmly fitted to the handlebar stem. It was navigating me around the very familiar 'Normal 20' :-)<br /><br />The Cycle computer had the session as 21.40 miles in 1 hour 16 mins witha an average speed of 16.8 mph.<br /><br />The Garmin plot can be found <a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/6135087">here...</a>John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-18420370683616807302009-05-24T20:20:00.009+01:002009-05-25T11:32:30.757+01:00Day 404 (Sunday)<span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Got up at a sensible t</span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >ime! Had porridge for breakfast then set of at 9:15.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >I enjoyed the cycle ride so much the last time I came to Brecon, I thought I would do it again!<br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >I headed along the now familiar r</span><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >oads to the Severn Bridge.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNw75xeYILq6gPtjeZ_D0II5z9xTRzPrKxNhKghiV005Ua7POoymVi3jAfhT71sdELIXe2gCdkfo6Z-Or9bKP3Rk1bvie7NjND8LKlZioifrx6M65tBLIjRT_oi-qwqH_bDr2Jb3tMng/s1600-h/IMGP1171+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNw75xeYILq6gPtjeZ_D0II5z9xTRzPrKxNhKghiV005Ua7POoymVi3jAfhT71sdELIXe2gCdkfo6Z-Or9bKP3Rk1bvie7NjND8LKlZioifrx6M65tBLIjRT_oi-qwqH_bDr2Jb3tMng/s200/IMGP1171+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339705190231903810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHI6qV0WYmMbtDpUdKbdpYBDPdiHhRd7BU2BhEO6XY7zCouFktfaaQQ-a3lkK3K3e0OuM6T4KHbAORomtUohOiiy1L-4CEBhU5EpwB_HWj59WiFenV3whPHSuWMkTdqsW7lG5MheDcY0/s1600-h/IMGP1172+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHI6qV0WYmMbtDpUdKbdpYBDPdiHhRd7BU2BhEO6XY7zCouFktfaaQQ-a3lkK3K3e0OuM6T4KHbAORomtUohOiiy1L-4CEBhU5EpwB_HWj59WiFenV3whPHSuWMkTdqsW7lG5MheDcY0/s200/IMGP1172+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339705241746325090" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >When I got to Chepstow it was a short stretch of busy main road then a left turn on to lovely quite country roads on NCR42</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >The sun was out and the weather was fantastic :-)<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_Mki_ACkZa42lP23hssW23rOYKTPx-Xfar4IcDkULlNJ_7sNCfDZxyjTf_nqLYh0_9AJnFbxHgwVN3-ENlS5Mq-81iYHFm6ddvS5_VDflRsggB5_fkfN3SFuW8kOQKYwHpxaxCElK_o/s1600-h/IMGP1174+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1buWZTYtDrtor1GkWFFnKoCt21QWYc3CVWsh4V5N7fvxU-1pjQIc4vUWXCS4sOZGw4_cxkaiI1qoVoa_-1SltqkXz9R8UTh8thoK6HdxjfWL2i8yNmoQa4NK5_E4CAZtpNzpm-hPQMU/s200/IMGP1182+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339706383609896242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHHbpM9qYatmhGuuBTQvbimAw5lk6AFUH4jlZzSgjbnnATWo5vUd7DvyW-zct_kItPDeALWMbGTWN2uKxOlYNRAZHm1zOVzo0SIU4opobRCnhB21WFzK_CaIUzkLyWIVt7hnX3F496kY/s1600-h/IMGP1188+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHHbpM9qYatmhGuuBTQvbimAw5lk6AFUH4jlZzSgjbnnATWo5vUd7DvyW-zct_kItPDeALWMbGTWN2uKxOlYNRAZHm1zOVzo0SIU4opobRCnhB21WFzK_CaIUzkLyWIVt7hnX3F496kY/s200/IMGP1188+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339706892533832466" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >I was really looking forward to the descent down the other side, unfortunately I ended up following a queue of cars the lead driver was only doing 20 mph and insisted on doing an emergency stop for every corner and every time a car came the other way! I would not be surprised if the brake blocks are worn out again on the bike :-(<br /><br />The last 5 miles to the campsite seemed like the longest of the day...<br /><br />There was an interestingly named village along the way :-)<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0PQTtqxmF-mDC5hJnkGv3x_sQa4hPVZZCag4xv2giq0twQLwIzAH9xTcii60tR_xX2KmazEqMOVMiXbO4SZDG1vLlNi_AokVq7Tb78Bp8YcYQxCbkSdrKoJY1XMRXqD2m0i6qJt1pww/s1600-h/IMGP1190+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF0PQTtqxmF-mDC5hJnkGv3x_sQa4hPVZZCag4xv2giq0twQLwIzAH9xTcii60tR_xX2KmazEqMOVMiXbO4SZDG1vLlNi_AokVq7Tb78Bp8YcYQxCbkSdrKoJY1XMRXqD2m0i6qJt1pww/s200/IMGP1190+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339707196892047666" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Once I got to the site I met up with wifey and had a well earned can of cider and some ginger buscuits :-)<br /><br />We cooked some pasta and some cheat carbonara sauce (Can of condensed mushroom soup,fried pancetta and chopped garlic with a little milk to thin it)<br /><br />The cooking experiment went very well, I had seconds!<br /><br />The cycle computer had the ride as 87.85 miles in 6 hours 11 minutes with an average speed of 14.2 mph<br /><br />The RunGPS plot can be found <a href="http://www.gps-sport.net/trainings/Chippenham-Brecon_111436">here...</a><br /></span>John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-62592992483714516422009-05-23T18:41:00.007+01:002009-05-23T22:19:48.120+01:00Day 403 (Saturday)Woke up and got up early, had porridge for breaky, went for a haircut.<br /><br />Took some very un-recyclable stuff to the the household recycling centre (I always feel bad when it comes to taking stuff that will end up in a landfill site)<br /><br />We carried straight on from the recycle centre to Morgans Hill and took Rosie (dog) for a walk, the sun was already up and it was lovely and warm :-)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQyqbufnj2zqXZMIeqfsg44wTYZL-ZEi2YpK9_cFjZ-hMJBRRX_zZ0tt7m8cDdJ1zfKPitVjLM_JQoT8uh5CSoNe-GFt9ssPmS95ewxKZMsGvMZg_RBbJjxublpTrdqj3FOITjaU6P4Q/s1600-h/100_2514+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQyqbufnj2zqXZMIeqfsg44wTYZL-ZEi2YpK9_cFjZ-hMJBRRX_zZ0tt7m8cDdJ1zfKPitVjLM_JQoT8uh5CSoNe-GFt9ssPmS95ewxKZMsGvMZg_RBbJjxublpTrdqj3FOITjaU6P4Q/s200/100_2514+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339076995727027938" border="0" /></a><br />When we got back from the walk we had lunch and I set of on a cycle ride...I was trying to plan a ride that would take me to Westbury White Horse and Longleat...But I couldn't get the mileage down to 50 so I ended up planning a route to Westbury only :-(<br /><br />I ended up cycling to Lacock,Melksham,Steeple Ashton then Bratton<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nQOCUto80bPSgzkpS_NeQbfrFW8ScdiyCzgpVpyhARp_3-41QuIbZ29UEYpXDkKNYBCPTs3jqqua0E73dSAu69_8VBj-bkfhorcy4Yo0ErF5TgkcxkqdqY_esaIhJCEi6arz4MOQac0/s1600-h/IMGP1159+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nQOCUto80bPSgzkpS_NeQbfrFW8ScdiyCzgpVpyhARp_3-41QuIbZ29UEYpXDkKNYBCPTs3jqqua0E73dSAu69_8VBj-bkfhorcy4Yo0ErF5TgkcxkqdqY_esaIhJCEi6arz4MOQac0/s200/IMGP1159+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339077891156318482" border="0" /></a><br />I cycle up to the top of the hill...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4Ci-wXuChoHWRiJOCvx573vMdFLtl9KM9VCncWLPraSkHR4RRFkzVCfqgZEIBUWN6KXZ-XLESAvpwacriNcBkoMcicGhh1KbiyB9v_RsAdkQw6OlxvCS3MguCa43eqGC6khFPgXKYM8/s1600-h/IMGP1161+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4Ci-wXuChoHWRiJOCvx573vMdFLtl9KM9VCncWLPraSkHR4RRFkzVCfqgZEIBUWN6KXZ-XLESAvpwacriNcBkoMcicGhh1KbiyB9v_RsAdkQw6OlxvCS3MguCa43eqGC6khFPgXKYM8/s200/IMGP1161+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339078207612570386" border="0" /></a><br />Then down the other side into Westbury<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrOBYW5uSbLwHtSreAYw-17r4HRGeLfD2gyfty1YAFuE0wCJDEnG6iN0qigqAB1nAryQYDFoJynjwfCa4yfLi0UyhLB8jy0LlXM8e9pjeXMAP_gCmiPmZVgR5eKxBVpitMZ_Q6j9YYA0/s1600-h/IMGP1166+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrOBYW5uSbLwHtSreAYw-17r4HRGeLfD2gyfty1YAFuE0wCJDEnG6iN0qigqAB1nAryQYDFoJynjwfCa4yfLi0UyhLB8jy0LlXM8e9pjeXMAP_gCmiPmZVgR5eKxBVpitMZ_Q6j9YYA0/s200/IMGP1166+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339078379559545698" border="0" /></a><br />I then headed along the Bratton Road to Devizes then straight back to Chippenham.<br /><br />The cycle computer had the ride as 44.74 miles in 2 hours 49 minutes with an average speed of 15.9 mph<br /><br />The RunGPS plot can be found <a href="http://www.gps-sport.net/trainings/Chippenham-Bratton_110911">here...</a>John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-74820676515817094742009-05-22T21:31:00.005+01:002009-05-22T21:40:51.558+01:00Day 402Went for a cycle ride with wifey and Rosie (dog) to Lacock :-)<br />Rosie was in her travelling back pack for the road bits and was running with us along the cycle track.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOr0LEjb1yIUB1ZtFeHU1vFuL3guALOyNKpgA-CmphXw8U_22lVupJ7lvkmIGCoUXVMsLrhyac-cRFTulvaCykztmFFzFbWsrsuwnoHNkbKOC9wKGhMzFeLmfWOtlC3BM5JMNAK0hv-go/s1600-h/IMGP1156+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOr0LEjb1yIUB1ZtFeHU1vFuL3guALOyNKpgA-CmphXw8U_22lVupJ7lvkmIGCoUXVMsLrhyac-cRFTulvaCykztmFFzFbWsrsuwnoHNkbKOC9wKGhMzFeLmfWOtlC3BM5JMNAK0hv-go/s200/IMGP1156+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338750006161647890" border="0" /></a><br />Had a couple of ciders and a meal and cycled back home again :-)<br /><br />It wasn't particularly very far or very fast but it was extremly pleasant to go for a cycle with wifey and dog :-)<br /><br />The cycle computer had the ride as 7.79 miles in 58 minutes with an average speed of 7.9 mph.<br /><br />No RunGPS plot as I really couldn't be bothered with it!John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-26378888069546723012009-05-21T21:08:00.003+01:002009-05-21T21:19:05.446+01:00Day 401Got home from work at a reasonable time, stopped and had tea (Salad) with the family then got changed and went out on the bike :-)<br /><br />I set of at 7:15 on my 'Normal 20' route. The sun was out I was in T and Shorts and I had my cool looking cycling shades on :-)<br /><br />There was very little wind and I was doing a very good speed, at the half way point my average speed was 19.4 mph!<br /><br />Then apparently I was mistaken as I appeared to cycle into a head wind :-(<br /><br />The cycle computer had the ride as 21.32 miles in 1 hour 8 mins with an average speed of 18.6 mph.<br /><br />The RunGPS plot can be found <a href="http://www.gps-sport.net/trainings/cycling_110281">here...</a>John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-7395541186818654662009-05-20T15:47:00.006+01:002009-05-20T19:10:29.160+01:00Day 400Work from home today :-)<br /><br />Part1...<br />I got up at 5:45 am and was out on the bike at 6am! The sun was already up :-) but the roads were still damp so the bike got dirty :-(<br /><br />I headed out on my 'Normal' Wednesday morning 25 miles and it felt great :-)<br /><br />Unfortunately I was almost taken out by somebody at a roundabout, I was already on it and heading straight on and they pulled out from the left without seeing me! I was about an inch off the front wing of the car - and nothing I could do about it! I had my lights on and a high vis jacket on.<br /><br />Luckily I did not collide with either the car or the road and it will be chalked up as another experience!<br /><br />The cycle computer had the ride as 25.8 miles in 1 hour 33 mins with an average speed of 16.5 mph.<br /><br />The RunGPS plot can be found <a href="http://www.gps-sport.net/trainings/cycling_109426">here...</a><br /><br />Part 2...<br /><br />Got back out on the bike at 4:30 and did the 'Normal 25', the sun was out and the gnats were out in force!<br /><br />The cycle computer had the ride as 25.70 miles in 1 hour 38 minutes with an average speed of 15.6 mph.<br /><br />The RunGPS plot can be found <a href="http://www.gps-sport.net/trainings/cycling_109630">here...</a><br /><br />It was nice to be able to cycle in the sun again :-) Thinking about having one last long ride at the weekend before JOGLE.....Well it is a bank holiday......John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860827638965649574.post-68939061286734949242009-05-19T22:11:00.001+01:002009-05-19T22:14:36.283+01:00Day 399Night Off....Played computer games...John Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10502827266877599594noreply@blogger.com0