It was my final day of cycling; the very end of a long and wonderful summer of adventure. It began in early June and I had imagined it would be over before now. But in a way, I was happy that I was able to enjoy cycling in the Hebrides in November. That in itself […]
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The trouble with going to a place like Harris – even in the winter – is that you have to leave again. On a Sunday in winter the only ferry leaves at 9am and travels via Lochmaddy in North Uist, turning a two hour trip into a four hour Hebridean cruise. Still, it was a […]
I had hoped to complete all of this adventure by the end of October at the latest. I failed. I could see it coming, what with a family holiday to Montenegro in September, various other commitments, and some unhelpful weather in the north west of Scotland. I did pretty well to ride almost every part […]
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Cardinal Spins 16: SSE – Day 6
Today was the last day of my sixteenth Cardinal Spin from home out of sixteen, and so you might think it would be cause for celebration. That, however, would be premature. I have set off from home sixteen times, but have yet to reach the end of one other ride, heading NE, due to the […]
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Cardinal Spins 16: SSE – Day 5
I had made a tactical decision not to cycle all the way to the coast today. My reasons were good. I was staying overnight this evening with good friends Sandra and Gary, close to Horsham and just east of my straight line. It would have been rude to miss them in an unwarranted dash for […]
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Cardinal Spins 16: SSE – Day 4
It was time to return to Milton Keynes. I’ve never said that before; but there is a first time for everything. After a couple of days at home, a Led Zep concert, a haircut, a band rehearsal and a get together with old friends, I needed to be back on the road. The days were […]
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Cardinal Spins 16: SSE – Day 3
I awoke to a misty start to the day, but after a filling breakfast and a leisurely start to the ride, the skies brightened and the sun made its customary appearance. Rugby was dispensed with in short order. The part of town I saw seemed to consist almost exclusively of large and stylish detached red […]
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Cardinal Spins 16: SSE – Day 2
We don’t have very many family traditions in our small family, but there are a few games that have been passed down through the generations on my mum’s side, some of which are played whenever there is an extended family gathering at Christmas. One such game involves standing in a circle with everyone holding a […]
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Cardinal Spins 16: SSE – Day 1
The magic spinner was not required for this last journey out of Hathersage. I already knew which direction I had to go – SSE was the only one left out of all sixteen options on the compass. This last straight line would take me all the way to the south coast, passing slightly to the […]
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Cardinal Spins 15: WSW – Day 4
I was excited that one of my straight lines out of Hathersage reached the coast at Tenby. I spent my third birthday there on holiday with my parents and younger brother, and I believe it is my earliest memory. I’ve been back since but not for a really long time, so I was very keen […]