Starting in John O’Groats, I cycled 900 miles south to Dover. Passing through the Scottish Highlands, the Cairngorms National Park, the Scottish Borders, Yorkshire Dales and down passed London to Dover. I then took the ferry to France and continued to cycle through Belgium, Luxembourg and into Germany, eventually arriving in the Black Forest.
I cycled through rain, hail, thunder and lightning, over mountains and into forests, covering the 1,400 miles in 21 days. From here, I will begin the 2,800km kayak of the Danube River.
Day 3: Taking the high road Aviemore to Pitlochly (65 Miles) Last night I had an important decision to make. One of the dorm inhabitants was attempting to set a world record for loudest and arrhythmic snoring. I had to decide whether to throw my pillow at the guy, risking being without a pillow for the […]
Day 2: Searching for Nessie Golspie to Aviemore (85 Miles) Day two started as it almost always does, immediately after day one. Last night I had made a very detailed plan for today, it went as follows: Quick breakfast in the cottage, full breakfast in Tain, lunch in Inverness and then onto Aviemore for the […]
Day 1: Romania? Romania! John O’Groats to Golspie (95 Miles) “Romania?”, “Yup Romania” I replied. “You’re cycling to Romania?”, the kind stranger sitting across from me has now sat up in her seat. “I’m cycling, swimming and kayaking”. “What!?, why?”, “because I want to”. I then went on to explain the entire journey, at the […]
Preparation for the cycling sections of the trip has been done almost entirely in the gym, in the form of regular spinning classes. The 45 minute high intensity classes enabled me to increase my cycling fitness without having to venture out onto the manic roads of Dubai. Since returning home to Scotland, the cycle training […]