Bourton-on-the-Water is undeniably a pretty place. The wonderfully named River Windrush glides alongside the main street and there are a handful of small, arched stone bridges that cross it between the buildings on either side, as well as a ford. On either bank are achingly pretty Cotswold stone buildings, including a generous supply of pubs […]
Month: October 2022
After a stormy night, the morning began optimistically early (for me). After a breakfast stop in Brecon, I set out on another lovely day, the roads and the trees all freshly washed and sparkling in the sun. I followed the rough course of the Brecon Canal heading west and was doing quite nicely until I […]
It rained hard overnight in Pembrokeshire, but by morning everything had settled down nicely and I was treated to another fine day. I had largely empty straight back roads for an hour as far as St Clears and made good progress.This was handy, because when I came to leave my very comfortable lodgings, I discovered […]
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October plans – part 3
I am about 2 days behind in my blogging, so let me update my current plans before I post again. Then you might not notice! Sat 15 Oct – cycle to St Davids and then back to Narberth Sun 16 Oct – cycle Narberth to Brecon Mon 17 Oct – cycle Brecon to Bourton on […]
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Maps 157 & 158 – St Davids
You can’t get any further west in Wales than the peninsula that has Britain’s smallest city, St Davids, at its tip. It marks the start of my longest coast to coast crossing of the country: fully thirteen OS Landranger Maps from 157 to 169. A horizontal line from the cove of St Justinians, where the […]
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Aldeburgh and a toast(ed) rack!
I had everything worked out today and it was going to be a rare day off from the serious cycling. All I had to do was visit the seaside at Aldebrough, cycle back to the station in Saxmundham (no more than 15 miles in total) and then ride all of the trains I had booked […]
Today I had a morning meeting, then I cycled 96 miles, and then I was reunited with a second cousin whom I haven’t seen since we were children. Not for the first time in this adventure, I am discovering (and rediscovering) not only wonderful places; but also really great people in some unexpected places. It […]
One of the benefits of staying the night with a close relative is that you get very nicely looked after! I would like to thank Auntie Hilary and Dave for delaying their Sunday roast on my account and especially for the large helping of roast potatoes. I’m using a lot of energy during these big […]
A pattern seems to be emerging: I get up and have breakfast as early as I can, pack, faff about, and start cycling a bit later than intended. This is followed by a day of cycling through glorious countryside in beautiful weather, and then a final dash to reach my destination in the fading light, […]
After many hours on five different trains yesterday, a stopover in Cambridge, and a memorable ride through the iconic heart of London on very impressive cycle routes, I landed late in the evening in the very quiet, dark and (tonight) wet surroundings of Goodwick, a village situated on Fishguard Harbour at the end of the […]