Day 4: Ga’an hame, with Yan, in the rain. Pitlochly to Aberdour (65 Miles) The pitter patter of raindrops on the roof of the tent proved to be the perfect remedy for me to fall asleep last night, it also proved to be foreshadowing for the day ahead. After a great night’s sleep, I packed […]
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 […]
I created and designed this entire website myself, it took me an extremely long time and I have substantially less hair now than when I started. Therefore, it will be a tremendous waste of my time, talent and tears if nobody visits. To aid anyone who might suffer from the social taboo of computer illiteracy […]
Hello and welcome to the Jog to the Black Sea! Here you will be able to follow me every step of the way as I travel from John O’Groats to the Black Sea. Swimming the English Channel is something that has intrigued me for a long time, I have always enjoyed watching documentaries and listening to […]