Following Mary Queen of Scots on the Thieves Road
Mary, Queen of Scots is an iconic figure in Scottish history. Born in Linlithgow in 1542 she became Queen after the death of her father when she was just six...
The Hebridean Way 2021
Introduction The Hebridean Way cycle route began life as Sustrans 780, but was renamed and relaunched in 2016 when pro cyclist Mark Beaumont rode it in a headline-grabbing 24 hours. ...
Not the HT550, but the kindness of friends and strangers.
For our Scottish summer holiday this year I gave Joe the choice between riding the Highland Trail HT550 (at a leisurely pace) or the Hebridean Way. He surprised me by...
Women’s Safety
The murder of Sarah Everard whilst walking home in London earlier this month has ignited a debate about women’s safety in public spaces. The feedback from women is pretty consistent...
Match the miles 2020
Hi it’s Joe here. I took part in Match the Miles from the Adventure Syndicate again but I camped out overnight so I didn’t get back in time to upload...
An Turas Mor 2020
In August of 2020 Joe and I rode An Turas Mor (The Long Journey), a 360 mile off-road route in Scotland from Glasgow to Cape Wrath. The route has been...
Dryfehead Bothy
Route: Eskdalemuir – Dun Moss – Dryfehead bothy – Black Esk reservoir – Sandiford – Eskdalemuir. Date: August 2019 Distance: 39km You can download the gpx track here. We completed...
Gameshope Bothy
At the end of June I had a bike accident and managed to break a couple of ribs, crack my elbow and tear my pectoral muscle. It was a bit...
Bivvy a Month from Bear Bones forum
Bivvy-a-Month Challenge Joe and I have now successfully completed the Bivvy-a-month challenge from the Bear Bones bikepacking forum. In essence this is a challenge to sleep out (after a bike...
Match the Miles 2019 from the Adventure Syndicate
Match the Miles Challenge from the Adventure Syndicate. For the past couple of years the Adventure Syndicate have run a week-long ‘Match the Miles’ challenge to encourage schools in Scotland...
Green and Roughside bothies
In March 2019 we decided to visit a bothy fairly local to us, Green bothy in Northumberland. As we had both been feeling a bit sub-par we opted to forgo...
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