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 us for the rest.
A [...]
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 just after 4 PM. We saw [...]
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 and that he had no choice. [...]
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. Today was the nicest [...]
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 the climbs were tough, we were [...]
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 [...]
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