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Ride the Coast: October 2008
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A Charity Fund-Raising Adventure. Thursday, 30 October 2008. What I am trying to do is trace out the route on a map on my PC then upload it to the GPS however it is proving to be far from straightforward and downright fiddly. Take care and as Mick says 'You don't stop riding when you grow old; you grow old when you stop riding! Wednesday, 22 October 2008. On the subject of Cameras, that good friend of mine who came around at the weekend rides in Enduro competitions, it turns out he is about to invest in ...
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Ride the Coast: August 7th On the road again and many, many hours later I was still on it !.
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A Charity Fund-Raising Adventure. Saturday, 8 August 2009. August 7th On the road again and many, many hours later I was still on it! Because I had a few jobs to do, combined with finishing the working week meant I only got going at just before midday, even so I thought I would still get to Carlisle before 5pm, therefore I was thinking of going a bit further before finding a campsite, some hope! After a refueling stop in the Lake District I pushed on to Carlisle, to arrive there close to 7.00pm in th...
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Ride the Coast: Scotland Day 1 - Like fine wine, the start refreshing, the middle was okay, I then had some doubts And THEN the finish was spectacular!!
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A Charity Fund-Raising Adventure. Monday, 10 August 2009. Scotland Day 1 - Like fine wine, the start refreshing, the middle was okay, I then had some doubts And THEN the finish was spectacular! But fearing that this important stronghold might ultimately fall into the hands of the enemy, and enable them to make good their hold on the district, Sir Eustace dismantled the fortress, a service and sacrifice for which he was liberally rewarded by Robert Bruce. Behind the high gorse bushes and high hedges was p...
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Ride the Coast: January 2009
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A Charity Fund-Raising Adventure. Sunday, 18 January 2009. As the weather was that good I decided to come back using a different route and I am glad I did, it was great fun. Basically the route was, Pershore, Evesham, Broadway, Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water, Burford, Witney, Abingdon and then down the A34 to Newbury, then retracting the morning route along the A339 to Ewhurst then back through the lanes to home. Friday, 16 January 2009. Finally. Let’s try again. It is an Oregon Scientific unit t...
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Ride the Coast: Scotland Day 2 - Back on the road with a warning of bad weather to come!!!!.
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A Charity Fund-Raising Adventure. Tuesday, 11 August 2009. Scotland Day 2 - Back on the road with a warning of bad weather to come! I woke early, decided that 6.45 was too early and decided to snooze a bit longer which then turned into and hour and half later. No problem as I had been told breakfast was from 9.00am onwards so I packed my stuff brought it downstairs only to find that breakfast was well under way and it was on just after 8.30am. RAF Ayr should not be confused with RAF Prestwick which was a...
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Ride the Coast: June 2009
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A Charity Fund-Raising Adventure. Tuesday, 30 June 2009. June 29th A long run along the historic coast of Cumbria to Carlisle. Then it was into Rampside and then down the Causeway to Roa Island to then look out over Piel Island with its Castle (39) which is right in the middle of the channel. Barrow/Walney airfield was opened during World War II, though the site had been used as an airship station since World War I. Three runways were constructed, laid out in a triangular arrangement, The airfield wa...
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Ride the Coast: November 2008
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A Charity Fund-Raising Adventure. Sunday, 30 November 2008. For those that were either out of the country or on another planet, yesterday, Saturday 29th of November, was not a nice day. It also coincided with the first of Acorns Santa Runs in Brindley Place in Birmingham, I had promised Sanjay that I would attend and bring along one of the cheques I had already received. Take care and as Mick says ‘You don’t stop riding when you get old, you stop when you get frozen solid’. Thursday, 27 November 2008.
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Ride the Coast: December 2008
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A Charity Fund-Raising Adventure. Wednesday, 31 December 2008. Only a few hours left now! The holidays have gone so quickly I have fiddled about with the bike, topping up the fuel so I don’t have to stop on my way over to Worcester tomorrow morning. If the forecast is to be believed, If I stop I would no doubt be turning back due to the cold. Take care and as Mick says 'You don’t stop riding when you get old, you only stop riding when you need your head checking! Wednesday, 17 December 2008. Especially w...
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Ride the Coast: February 2009
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A Charity Fund-Raising Adventure. Saturday, 28 February 2009. Saturday 21st February saw one of the best weekends riding I can ever remember, so good in fact that there were so many memorable views and things to report I am going to split this into two separate chapters. Finally it is only a few miles through Studland Village an on to Ferry Rd, to the chain ferry back over to Sandbanks and Poole. Take care and as Mick says ‘If Carlsberg made great days for riding, this would be one of them’. For anyone i...
