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Counting down…

Today is Tuesday 3rd May. That means 3 more sleeps before I leave home and begin the journey up to the top of the Shetland Islands. I think everything is almost ready. On Friday, Jenni and I will take a train to Manchester – and then another longer one to Edinburgh – and we will […]

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01 Hermaness to Burwick

The start

The trip will start at the northernmost cyclable part of Britain on the island of Unst, Shetland. That’s where the road starts (or ends) at a very small place called “Skaw”. It’s not technically the top of Britain; that accolade is generally given to the small island of Muckle Flugga, some 3km further north (and […]