Tag: john o groates
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Day 18! BEN NEVIS (1345m)
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Funny…. number 18 has always been my favourite number! If you’re still reading along, welcome to day 18. This really is the day I’ve been waiting for… for a long long time. “There’s a mountain top that I’m dreaming of… If you need me your’ll know where I’ll be” Its…
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Day 17. Glencoe to Fort William. 18 Miles.
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855 Miles / 1376 km Finally a lazy morning! I didnt get out of bed till 9.30 this morning. and checked out bang at check out time of 10am. The weather was looking good today and I knew the 18 miles I had today wouldn’t be too bad. I was…
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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…
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Day 15. East Ayrshire to Loch Lomond. 61 Miles.
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777 Miles / 1250 km Today the sun was shining. Yep, that’s right. The first morning in 15 days that the skies have been blue and the sun has been out! I left Sorn (East Ayrshire) at 9.15 – Today was a struggle getting out of a warm comfy bed!…
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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 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 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 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…