Mull 2 Hull 2011

It has started when .....

I was cycling from Mull to Hull 450 miles for a variety of reasons: to have fun, because I was able to, as a part of a survival strategy and to try to raise a shedload of money for charity! ... and I did it £2800 and a much perter bottom

And now... www.theride.org.uk

Friday 13th till Sunday 29th of July 2012

1000 miles, John O Groats to the Olympics, through 5 capitals (Edinburgh, Belfast, Dublin, Cardiff, London), A bunch of cancer patients (past or present) on their bike .... not your everyday journey

Organising a campaigning cycle ride to Have fun.... Cancer is deadly serious, but you can have serious fun with it..............Shout it out, you can live well with cancer because it is part of our lives not our whole life.............Calling for services to get and keep active to give us a better quality of life, through treatment and beyond.

You can join the The Ride

The whole hog, a few days, or a short ride with us, or maybe support The Ride and the campaign.

Life is for living

Wednesday 31 August 2011

29th Crianlarich to Loch Lomond (+Rest and be Thankful)

Easy downhill(ish) 40 mile day ... Well would have been ... If only. 5 years ago in our travels from Loch Awe we passed a place called Rest and be Thankful, we did not have time to stop but I wished we had. I really loved the name and was intrigued. so I thought I can do a slight (16 miles) detour. nobody volunteered so I set off an hour earlier in the hope I could catch the others up later.
So me and my trusty steed got on the road and galloped toward Tarbot. (I have stopped the place called the Drovers Inn what a find! A really quirky place. A stuffed bear and an armoured knight at the entrance room, small rooms with fascinating objects and roaring fire at 10am. - I would love to go back and stay sometime.
From Tarbot the road was winding towards my quest. A reasonably easy fivér miles and a back breaking vertical three with serious head wind. Át one point I had to get off and as I did it nearly blow me over. When I got there I felt incredibly pleased with the view and myself.
So yes I did and bloody well was.

I caught up the others and had a great ride on the side of beautiful Loch Lomond.

Another little thing which I get hacked off about; the mp3 player chooses and picks the songs which is fine because I put it on shuffle, but I am baffled and slightly annoyed that it has favourites and songs which blatantly ignores. Is it just my temperamental machine or yours as picky as mine?

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3 comments:

  1. Julie Walsh1 September 2011 at 10:06

    So now you're going to have cycled 466 miles in 8 days......:) thinking about you lots, misses. Everyone's sending happy thoughts your way. xx

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  2. Jo Baglin1 September 2011 at 21:52

    Maybe it's just as stubborn as you and will do it it's own way thank you very much!
    Good on you girl!
    Great to read the blog and see how well you're doing xxx

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  3. sue white1 September 2011 at 22:21

    Hi mrs
    I have no idea if this message will reach you, I don't even do facebook! Sounds like you're doing fantastic, so impressed, can't believe you're even adding in the odd detour for good measure!

    Enjoy the last few days.

    Love sue, Steve, Tom and emily

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