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Oct 7-9 York The weather was clear when I left my hotel in Durham for the ride into the train station. I never am really sure when I make the decision to get away from the riding conditions that have … Continue reading
Sept 30, Oct 1 New Lanarks I was out of the Edinburgh Hostel and on the road by about 8:30. I had a little bike set-up remaining, but it was still cold and brisk as I joined the commuters. It … Continue reading
Sept 19-29 – Travels with Owen Not really being sure when Owen, Farah and Tatiana were arriving, while walking about Edinburgh, I was pleased to get an email from Owen indicating they were checking into their hotel. I went around … Continue reading
Hello all, You might note I posted some pictures from the Lake District. I have another three hundred or so; it is so photogenic. Since leaving there, I returned by train to London, dropped my hiking stuff for my biking … Continue reading
Sept 9, Longhwaite My third day in this hostel, so ideally situated and so comfortable. I wanted to see the villages of Stonethwaite and Rosthwaite, on the way I enjoyed the birds in the early morning flitting around in the … Continue reading
Sept 5, Grasmere Leaving London for the Lake District I had a pretty full load in my Duffel bag /packsack; full because I have been unsuccessful in securing hostel type rooms for tomorrow (Saturday). And so I have my tent, … Continue reading
Sept 1, 2014 – London The plane touched down at Heathrow about 9:30 am. I slept not a wink on the 9 hr flight, but did see two good movies that had been on my list. The first apprehension of … Continue reading
It has been a bit over nine months since my last entry on this site; I guess the longest I have gone in ten years without an adventure outing of some sort. Back in March, three days before I was … Continue reading
Nov 7,8 Giants Castle, Drakensberg We continued on the N2, now a divided toll road, through Durban onto the N3, another divided highway that runs all the way to Johannesburg. We were going about 1/3 the way and then we … Continue reading