Today was a good day
Our morning started out on the right foot - big bowls of muesli, facetime with a couple of our family and friends and finishing off the o...
The Blog
Follow my day to day adventures — the Te Araroa run, the Lands End to John O’Groats ride and four months wandering Europe and North America. Page 4 of 5, newest first.
I would cycling 1,000 miles
… and I would cycle just a couple more” Day 15 was pretty tough for me. It would have only been 16 degrees, but with sun the whole day an...
Brave hearts and sore bums
Today was a day of many-a-battle. The first battle was the battle of calculation. Despite my careful planning, it seems I underestimated ...
I don't want this high to end
I realised, when thinking about us 'End to Enders', that this mad and marvellous meander through Great Britain will in fact end. Not sure...
Bye England. Hello Scotland
It was day 12 and we only went and did it. We made it to wee bonnie Scotland. An amazing day cycling through the majestic Lake District ...
A game of two halves
With the World Cup around the corner, I can't help but compare this whole trip to a good old fashioned game of sport. We will go for Rugb...
The good, the bad and the mediocre
It's been 10 days cycling LEJOG. We rate all the places we have stayed. Who will win? We have ridden 632 miles over 10 days and have visi...
Fun facts from our LEJOG journey
Here are some fun facts from the first nine days of our LEJOG journey. Did you know: 1) I can wee with one cleat still attached to the bi...
Hard day in the office after the bank holiday
Riding along the Birmingham canals. Sounds like it should be lovely. It was anything but that! We all had some fun over the long weekend ...
Why walk when you can cycle?
You may have heard pro cyclists say why walk when you can cycle, why stand when you can sit and why sit when you can lie down. Just anoth...
Time for reflection
The top 5 surprises from our LEJOG journey so far Today was what we had imagined our entire LEJOG trip to be like - sunny but not too hot...
Wet, wet, wet. Or perhaps why, why, why?
WWW stands for wet, wet, wet or perhaps why, why, why?? The latter questioned what on earth we were doing riding through beautiful Somers...
Family join the LEJOG party
Two became three, with Dougy joining the LEJOG journey. Whilst lying in our super comfy bed in a country home and in my slightly tired st...
Tour de Lejog
Today we entered the mountain stage of Devon, and were crowned King & Queen of the Mountain. Yesterday we entered the mountain stage. Thi...
Why didn't anyone tell me...
A day of eye opening experiences and reminiscing Childhood memories came flooding back today - ice creams, and buckets and spades all acr...