Tag: road bike

  • Week 2 Itinerary

    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…

  • Good Bye bike, see you in Tassie!

    As I’m finalising my accommodation for the ride, I have packed my bike up and sent it on its way to Hobart, Tasmania via Melbourne! I wont see it for a couple of weeks! Definitely feel like I’m travelling too light right now without it. This bike has not been…

  • Day 21. Inverness – Culloden -Tain. 51 Miles.

    974 Miles / 1568 km Today marks 3 weeks on the road!! This morning I lazied around at the hostel knowing that my ride was only going to take 3-4 hours. I checked out at 10, and headed to Culloden Moor (For those who are fans of the TV show…

  • Day 18! BEN NEVIS (1345m)

    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…

  • Day 17. Glencoe to Fort William. 18 Miles.

    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…

  • Day 16. Luss (Loch Lomond) to Glencoe. 60 Miles.

    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…

  • Day 15. East Ayrshire to Loch Lomond. 61 Miles.

    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!…

  • Day 14. Amisfield to Sorn (East Ayrshire). 52 Miles.

    716 Miles / 1152 km Today was gonna be a struggle! I slept terribly last night, and I knew it would make for a rough day on the bike today. My couch surfing host was great last night though. Made good food, we drank some beer and had some great…

  • Day 12. Grasmere to Carlisle. 40 Miles.

    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…

  • Day 8. Conwy to Liverpool. 52 Miles.

    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,…