Sep 21 2008
Archive for the tag 'scotland'
Jul 01 2008
Day 7 - Century Ride
Ride stats today
Edinburgh to Newcastle
110 miles
6875 feet climbed
Winds: 15 mph sustained, gusting to 35 mph
6500 sheep; 1200 cows
Tough Roads; Tough Weather. Today turned into quite a late day. We looked at the altitude profile last night, and it looked like a tame day compared with the rest of our days in Scotland. Although our [...]
Jun 30 2008
Day 6 - Rest day in Edinburgh
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 27 2008
Day 3 - Chasing Sheep
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 25 2008
Day 1 - A Journey Begins
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 [...]
Jun 24 2008
Go-time
Well, here we sit on what seems like the top of the world. It’s 11:30 PM and we’re watching the sunset on one of the most beautiful, untouched parts of the world I’ve ever seen (Inset picture is from our hotel). We’ve planned and planned and planned again, and tomorrow morning we set out with [...]
