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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 this day [...]
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 [...]
