Author: Hayley Bell
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Day 13. Carlisle to Amisfield (Dumfries). 43 Miles.
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664 miles / 1068 km The weather wasn’t look good today – not this afternoon anyway! After a wonderful night at an airbnb I wasn’t ready for an early start, and to have to get out of the comfiest bed Ive slept in in SO long!! I knew the rain…
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Day 12. Grasmere to Carlisle. 40 Miles.
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621 Miles / 999km Today was a late start, I knew I had an easier and shorter ride today and the weather was looking good this morning. Blue skies and it was feeling warm! I left Grasmere at 11am. The first 5-6 miles were hilly, climbing in and out of…
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Day 11. Scafell Pike (978m) & Grasmere to Langdale. 9 Miles.
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581 Miles/ 935 km Today is peak 2 of 3 day! Time to climb to the highest point in England. The weather looked good this morning, a lot of cloud, maybe some sunshine, but no rain and the wind didnt look too bad either. I was much more excited about…
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Day 10. Southport to Grasmere (Lake District). 81 Miles.
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572 Miles / 921 km So If I’ve calculated the miles anywhere near right, I would be almost half way right now! Today I rode through Merseyside, Lancashire and ended up in Cumbria! I have arrived in the Lake District. I was dreading today, with the amount of milage I…
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Day 9. ATL in Liverpool.
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So having hit almost 500 miles and summited one peak today was a well earnt rest day! I was thankful for it to coincide with an old camp friend who was in town and who I hadn’t seen for a few years! We spent the night eating, drinking beer, catching…
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Day 8. Conwy to Liverpool. 52 Miles.
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491 Miles / 790 Km Today I was looking forward to the ride… I have 50-ish miles, of mostly flat and I was looking forward to an actual rest day tomorrow! I left Conwy at 8, and enjoyed the quick cycle downhill into town. Then I hit the coastal route,…
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Day 7. Mount Snowdon! (1085m) & Pen-Y-Pass to Conwy. 23 Miles.
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439 Miles / 706 km Today was Mountain day! Peak 1/3. This would really mean I’m a third of the way through this trip/challenge/adventure/mid life crisis! Today was the day no matter what. I didn’t have any other chance to climb this mountain… and low and behold the weather. It…
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Day 6. Gobowen to Pen-Y-Pass (Snowdonia). 55 Miles.
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416 Miles / 670km Wow. What a day. Today I was ready to quit. Well the morning started out fantastic! I got up early but with out needing to leave straight away. Updated my blog for the past two days and finally replied to some messages. This morning was a…
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Day 5. Wye Valley (Goodrich) to Gobowen. 88 Miles.
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361 Miles / 581 Km Last night I slept terribly, despite having a room to myself. I think I was nervous about today and the distance I was needing to make to catch up. So… 7.15 am and I’m checking out of the hostel and on the road by 7.30.…
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Day 4. Cheddar (Gorge) to Wye Valley (Goodrich). 66 Miles.
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The Miles are racking up! 273 Miles / 439 km First things first this morning was bike maintenance! I had to tighten up my brakes (my brake pads already need replacing) put some more air in the tires and make sure I was good enough for the road! I left…