Sorry it has taken such a while to get my first blog up, however its literally the first big city weve reached so far and that means no internet cafes. Anyway, the trip is going really well, although its ridiculously hard going it is still hugely thrilling. Every other cyclist we have talked to said we are doing it the hardest way by going down the country because the wind constantly moves up the country slowing us down. A few days ago it even got so strong that we had to peddle hard just to get down hill. The weather has definately not been in our favour as we have managed to pretty much have at least one element causing us huge hassle each day. We are hoping that the further down the country we get, the better the weather and once we hit England we are hoping all goes alot smoother.
Scotland is an amazing place...if you are in a car, but cycling really isnt the greatest way to experience its fantastic scenery. Don't get me wrong, i do love the glorious surroundings but when you are trying to cycle up a 13% incline and you have 22mph headwinds and freezing, pouring rain you don't really enjoy the view as much once you finally reach the top. We have seen some fantastic things though, including : The edge of the country, huge mountains and hills, fantastic lakes and lochs, quaint little villages with loads of charm and of course the wicked wildlife (wild seals and puffins).
We are hoping to reach england in about a weeks time, and then from there it should take us another 2 weeks to get close to our final destination being Lands End. We have reworked our route after realising how difficult it really is to cycle everywhere, to a more direct route so we arn't going to see the whole country but we shall get a large taste of it. We have cycled around 160miles so far and have had two rest days, so in 5 days its quite an achievement for us.
The trip so far has been greatly challenging, but at least we can both know that the worst is behind us now and can look forward to a much easier ride down the west of England. I shall try to blog next time i reach a large city or town, so until then I thank you for reading and shall see you soon.
Joe x
Hi Joseph,Hope you are enjoying your rest!! The pictures are great what fab scenery. Shame about the difficult weather,Scotland is renowned for its harsh climate.Its lovely here today about 27 degrees!its a bank holiday so everyone is off.We took Rosie for a really long walk along paper mill lock.She is now very smelly from the water and absolutely knackered.Alice and Emily are also following your progress and we all send our love.Cant believe how well you have done so far.Lots of love from all the Davines xxx
ReplyDeleteHi Joe, Would just like to say that we think of you too and glad to hear you're getting on well. It's good to know that you have each other to egg on, and highten spitits when the going gets tough. Hope the next leg of your journey runs a little smoother and look forward to your next blogg. Take care and have great fun. andi x
ReplyDeleteGlad you managed to get to Lochness.I assume you didnt see good old nessie as we would have heard about it by now!! Hope the hands arent giving you too much grief.Am missing you but know you are doing what you needed to do.If you are finding it harder than you can manage you have to make the decision to come home.You have seen and learnt so much already there is no point pushing yourself to the point that you no longer enjoy what you are doing.Think of the memories you already have and the people you have met along the way.We support you whatever you decide.Enjoy your Snowdonia experience lots of love mum xx
ReplyDeletehello,
ReplyDeletesounds like your having an awesome time, and good to see you perservering throughout all this so far.
Everyones still awed by your epic journey, and all wish you all the best of luck.
Hope to hear from you soon
Alice, your favourite sister :D
Yo dude, sorry for not commenting earlier but we just got back from Italy!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear it's going well so far, I heard that there was some pretty harsh weather over the past week so was thinking about you guys!
Hope you're having a great time! The pictures look awesome,
keep it up!
Harv
Tried posting a comment to Jeff on his blog but it's being gay so i'll say HI JEFF here and not spam all that I wrote coz i lost it!
ReplyDeleteSee ya both when you're home!
harv
Hey Joseph!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the trip so far, sounds like your having a great time although difficult its still a great achievement and something your can talk about in years to come!!!!
Just think how fit you guys must be now, makes me tired just thinking about it!
Anyway enjoy the rest of the trip, look forward to seeing your progress!! Good luck!
Lucy xxxx