Tag: cycle touring
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Day 6. Launceston to Gowrie Park. 65 Miles.
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217 Miles / 349 KM BACK ON THE BIKE!! After a good amount of Melatonin last night I pass out and slept a solid 8 hours! My body is feeling less exhausted this morning. As for my head its still a little sore but I’m getting back on my bike.…
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Day 5. Resting up in Launceston.
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Still no riding 🙁 Today I took the bus from St Helens to launceston! We left at 8.30 and arrived just after 11. The scenery was beautiful the whole way and it made me really sad to miss out on this on the bike. Today I woke up not much…
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Week 2 Itinerary
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Total ride mileage – 634 Miles / 1020 km Date Place Accom Miles Ele. Gain Ele. Loss February 8 Cradle Mountain Discovery Park Hike 2490 ft 709 ft February 9 Rosebery Air BnB 42 2677 ft 5092 ft February 10 Strahan Hostel 43 1499 ft 1913 ft February 11 Queenstown…
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Happy New Year!
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A 2020 post, better late than never! Already half way through January, it feels like the last 2 weeks have totally flown by! The New Year always brings new goals and expectations… but this year my only ‘resolution’ is to be more present. To enjoy where I am, who I’m…
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Day 22. Tain to West Helmsdale. 36 Miles.
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1010 Miles / 1625 km Well… Last night might have been the worst night of sleep I’ve had on this trip. I have no idea why, I had a quiet house/room, a comfy bed and a cosy warm room. My body was restless and my mind was racing. I had…
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Day 20. Fort William to Inverness. 68 Miles.
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923 Miles / 1486 km Well…. today. As soon as I woke up I knew It wasn’t gonna be a good day. As soon as I woke up from a mere 4 hours of sleep. the girls in the dorm last night/this morning were a nightmare. Firstly, two of them…
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Day 16. Luss (Loch Lomond) to Glencoe. 60 Miles.
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837 Miles / 1347km Today I headed North into the Highlands of Scotland!! I was pretty anxious about today, knowing I had to start way later than I wanted to. I knew today would be a hard ride with the hills, and because I had to get a boat taxi…