Simple post-> we made it!! On May 15th around 6:30pm we rolled up to our hostel near Kings Cross, showered and then ate an Indian feast. I will continue to post on our completed stretch but just wanted to share that we had completed our ride. Becca and I had…

Route-> https://goo.gl/maps/BxZaFK5UA4R2 Milage-> -daily: 46 mi -total: 210 mi Highlights-> We made an effort to get an early start and frontload the days riding-it didn’t really work-we still road all day! Most of our early start was used to traverse a web of urban cycling paths and city roads until…

Route-> No route as we did not cycle today Milage-> Daily:0 Total: still 165 Highlights-> On our Airbnb host’s recommendation we took the train to Durham for the day. Durham is a quaint small midieval town about 20 miles south of Newcastle. It boasts a castle and glorious cathedral with…

Route-> https://goo.gl/maps/zUXWpj96ZsM2 Milage-> -20 miles -total: 165 miles Highlights-> We ate as much free breakfast as we could and then hit the road, following the coast a few miles until we angled inland to reach New Castle. Apart from a mile-ish stretch on a country road, we were able to…

Route-> https://www.google.com/maps/dir/55.496635,-1.7085983/55.5131899,-1.695478/The+Tavern,+Beaconsfield+Street,+Blyth/@55.1252988,-1.5276279,15z/data=!4m30!4m29!1m0!1m20!3m4!1m2!1d-1.6111089!2d55.4857466!3s0x4880a9d9f5cba46d:0xa56493fd726b8fc9!3m4!1m2!1d-1.5199163!2d55.1440624!3s0x487e12a756d8b557:0x4d12133647681d7e!3m4!1m2!1d-1.5382633!2d55.1321573!3s0x487e0d4c15687437:0x3327527d841e1a84!3m4!1m2!1d-1.5053216!2d55.1283599!3s0x487e12ad5363664f:0x943fefd8f412f594!1m5!1m1!1s0x487e6d4d8eea4145:0xeac634e747250e42!2m2!1d-1.5049092!2d55.1247025!3e1 Milage-> -daily: 44 miles -total: 145 miles Highlights-> We started off the morning with breakfast and a long conversation with our hosts Joyce and Conrad. By 11 we hit the road and traversed a quite a few more miles of cow paths and pasture gates. Lucked out on…

Route-> https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/YHA+Berwick,+Dewar’s+Ln,+Berwick-upon-Tweed+TD15+1HJ/Holy+Island,+Berwick-upon-Tweed/Belford/55.5077764,-1.7174882/The+Old+Dairy+House,+Doxford,+Chathill/@55.6305441,-2.132766,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m32!4m31!1m10!1m1!1s0x4887489e9ab0f28d:0xb66530a2d816a332!2m2!1d-2.0045788!2d55.7679835!3m4!1m2!1d-1.8976769!2d55.6968472!3s0x48874e7e757c1eab:0x46a724a9cb671c22!1m5!1m1!1s0x48874d12bc0465ed:0xdd5a130af9d5e5b6!2m2!1d-1.802039!2d55.671239!1m5!1m1!1s0x488753a633c1b7d5:0x6486d08d1a84f630!2m2!1d-1.828824!2d55.599331!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x4880aa63ae896d97:0x18854e997021b613!2m2!1d-1.7038438!2d55.4940085!3e1 Milage-> -38 miles -total:101 miles Highlights-> What should be an easy day ended up being long again.. Whoops! The UK has a robust well marked cycling web called the national cycling network, routes the criss cross between cities, towns and countryside and have very well marked transitions. We…

Route-> https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/East+Linton/Berwick-upon-Tweed/@55.7777083,-2.0831254,13.78z/data=!4m19!4m18!1m10!1m1!1s0x4887062962816fd9:0x90c56e06fd579ef5!2m2!1d-2.6592539!2d55.988747!3m4!1m2!1d-2.0447572!2d55.772547!3s0x48874645f688273b:0x541e815d2f421451!1m5!1m1!1s0x488740d23cd5e64f:0x6b49ee50ba9b24cc!2m2!1d-2.005395!2d55.770242!3e1!5m1!1e4 Milage-> -daily: 37miles -total: 63 miles Highlights-> More chatting and eating with Keith and Barbel in the morning, a review of the map and then a Keith guided bike ride out of the village. More beautiful countryside scenery composed of green grain fields, sheep and cow pastures and blooming…

Okay, traveling and cycling take up most of our day plus limited internet means posts aren’t going up super frequently. Sorry! I’ll make these reflections short and sweet – giving you or route, mileage highlights and photos/video. Without further notice.. Route-> https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Cowgate+Tourist+Hostel,+Cowgate,+Edinburgh/East+Linton/@55.9910767,-2.6625199,14.86z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x4887c7853bce850d:0xbd7562bed0f07ad!2m2!1d-3.1907131!2d55.948431!1m5!1m1!1s0x4887062962816fd9:0x90c56e06fd579ef5!2m2!1d-2.6592539!2d55.988747!3e1 Milage-> -daily:26miles -total:26miles Highlights-> I slept in to…

Tried my best to sleep off the day off travel and recharge for a day of urban exploring. Our hostel had a full breakfast of cereal, juice, a fruit and a role for a very reasonable 1.5L Becca and I loaded up and ventured out to knock off some chores:…

Hey family and friends! Catching up on posting from the first days in Scotland. We have been received well by crystal blue skies, fish and chips, left handed roads, and whisky. For those that don’t know – surprise! – I’m in Scotland. I am joining Becca(my romantic partner) on a…