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...
Author: Weirdos on Bikes
Gelder Shiel Stables
As a follow-on to our Secret Howff trip we opted to stop off on the way home for an overnight visit to Gelder Shiel Stables. The weather was glorious and...
Luggage
The prospect of kitting out a bike with luggage can seem a daunting one at first. There are a number of different options and all have different considerations as far...
The Secret Howff
Now that my once-enthusiastic child has turned into a grumpy teen I needed to find something that would fire his imagination and get him wanting to go out into the...
How to take your bike on a plane
Packing your bike to take it on a plane I have had a few people ask me how we go about packing our bikes in order to take them...
Kershopehead Bothy
. Route: Kershopefoot – Kershope bridge – Kershopehead bothy. Date: December 2018 Distance: 10.5 miles or 17 kilometres Days: 2 Since we got back from Spain in May we have...
Shelter – tents, tarps and bivvy bags
Shelter – tents, tarps and bivvy bags. When we first started cycle-touring I chose a fairly large three-man tent as I was concerned that Joe might not enjoy the experience...
Spain Coast to Coast 2018
Route type: Coast to coast, south to north Route: Faro – Seville – Merida – Cáceres – Salamanca – Zamora – Astorga – León – Oviado – Gijon Date: 25th...
Holland, Germany, Sweden and Denmark 2017
Route: Hawick – Lockerbie – Stonham Aspall – Harwich – Hook of Holland – Amsterdam – Hoorn – Terschelling – Bremerhaven – Hamburg – Kiel – Gothenberg – Halmstad – Helsingborg...
Spithope and Will’s Bothies
. Route: Morebattle – Hownam – Spithope – Kielder – Hawick. Date: June 2017 Distance: 59 miles or 94 kilometres Days: 2.5 I forgot the camera and so...
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