Jun
30
2008
No ride today. We rested in Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. The pictures tell a thousand words. But in short we Visited the Edinburgh castle Spoke with Tim the Manager of the large Edinburgh Bike Co-op, and Visited local cultural shops. It was a wonderfully relaxing day, and our quads, hammies and gluts thanked [...]
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Jun
29
2008
Ride stats today Perth to Edinburg 60 miles 3000 feet climbed 1 huge bridge 1500 sheep Our blog today will come in the form of 3 videos. We’re too tired to blog. Short version…Ride today was scheduled to be 40 miles. Arrived at Edinburgh bridge (5 miles to hotel) at 2 PM. Arrived at hotel [...]
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Jun
28
2008
Ride stats today Banchory to Perth 68 miles 2500 feet climbed 1 broken pedal 2000 sheep Most bikes have 2 pedals. Today, Adam decided to up-the-ante and biked with only pedal for two-thirds of the ride. I think he did it deliberately to make me look like a sissy. He submits that his pedal broke [...]
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Jun
27
2008
Ride stats today 63 miles 3500 feet climbed, to the top of a 2000 foot peak Inverness to Ballater 998 sheep Proven: The land speed of a Scottish sheep is 14.1 mph. They can run this speed for one tenth of a mile. We raced sheep today. Check it out. Another beautiful day in Scotland. [...]
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Jun
26
2008
Ride stats today Bonar Bridge to Inverness 60 miles 3500 feet climbed 3000 sheep Today began beautifully. The sun shining and there was little wind. We decided to put the Bellwether rain coats away and head south. The first part of the journey was phenomenal. We were almost alone on the road, and even though [...]
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Jun
25
2008
Yay!!! 10 Degrees of Latitude began today, just north of Tongue, Scotland.We woke early to light rain, 25mph winds from the south and 50 degree temps. Not the best weather for riding – but we loved it. I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face. We’ve spent the past 9 months planning for this day [...]
Tags: adam hazlett, blog, europe, neal mueller, scotland, trip report