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1133 days ago
The first of a number of short video clips covering incidents on the bike ride are now online via YouTube. Click on the link below to watch... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5nyK_dcA38
1172 days ago
If you have not yet had a chance to look at Bob Bending's photos taken during his two day ride with us then please follow this link to his online album. http://www.bendingtherules.co.uk/bikes/LeJog_2006/LeJog_2006.html
1180 days ago
A short entry just to update you on the return journey. We left at 7.36 am on Saturday 2nd September and arrived in Tadley at 12.47 am this morning. The traffice wasn't too bad excepting for a few roadwork snarl-ups. Stuart and Martyn shared the driving whilst Paul and I sat round in main cabin of the van. I spent a number of hours with my head pressed against the window of the van in the hope that a bit of sunshine might remove the zebra-like stripes I have acquired from my helmet. The rays of the sun gently tanned the exposed bits of my scalp over the 23 days of the ride causing a two-tone pattern to emerge. Thanks to our drivers for their hard work in returning everyone safely home. Once we unpacked the van onto the manse driveway Stuart was finally able to get back to his former life. I packed Martyn and Paul's kit into my car, plus my dog Doogle, and we then did a round robin tour dropping Martyn off and the to Winchester to return Paul to his place. Doogle kept me ...
1181 days ago
Mission Complete! We arrived on schedule - 1st September 2006 - at 12.45 pm - after a fast 50 miles cycle started at 8 am near Forsinard. The departure had been timed earlier than usual in the hope that we might foil the midges. Sadly, not. They were back at the windows by 5.30 am, and stayed until Stuart drove the hearse away at 8.20 am. I say hearse because the campervan at that stage contained 100’s of dead bugs lost through being swatted, sprayed, or deaded using some other method. It was a tricky departure for the cyclists. We were being held captive by the swarms of insects baying for our blood on the other side of the vehicle walls. Problem was that lots of our gear had been left out overnight when we made a hasty retreat into the van at nightfall. Paul decided he was tough enough to withstand the onslaught, and complete with a net of sorts (one of my see through T Shirts ;-) over his head he charged outside whilst we emptied half a can of Raid at the ...
1183 days ago
Midges, billions of the bug – gers, hovering around our campervan sniffing the faint human odours (of which there are plenty now) seeping through tiny seams in the fuselage of the vehicle. All the windows are shut. We learnt at cost that the midges are small enough to easily climb through the netting. So, stuffy air, wafts of whisky, mars bars, socks soaked in bog, all working in conjunction with a stiff breeze blowing across the nearby loch, sending out a stream of scent along which tiny feelers are navigating in search of a bit of us. Day 22 is over. One more day to go. A mixed bag of emotions I guess. I am enjoying the cycling, the open surroundings, at one with nature and all that. We have a routine that works. It allows us to eat as much as we want. Breakfast for instance… Porridge, followed by more porridge. Then a bowl of cereal. Next up, beans, bacon and fried egg. Two slices of toast, jam, and at least 2 cups of tea. We snack energy bars throughout the day, eat ...
