The correct plural of hovercraft is hovercraft. I checked. And I must have seen more of them today than any other day in my life. Even better, they were not all slowly rusting away in a slightly odd but truly fascinating museum (some were). Throw in a Spitfire and another ferry journey and you can […]
Category: 25 Bude to Hastings
Bude, Cornwall to Hastings, East Sussex
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Ordnance Survey HQ
There are 204 OS Landranger 1:50,000 maps. I had now reached number 196 and that is where the Ordnance Survey itself is based, just on the northern edge of Southampton. I had hoped from the start of my adventure that it might be possible to pay them a visit. Today, that came true. The OS […]
Dorset on a fine day is a lovely place to be. Such was my good fortune today. The rolling hills shone bright green in the low sunshine and the views were seemingly endless. Everyone I met talked about how awful the weather has been in November, and there were big puddles everywhere. But this morning […]
My original idea, when I conceived this mad enterprise, was that I would ride until the clocks went back near the end of October. That was two days ago and in fact I have cycled on until the very end of the month, because the weather has obliged. So why not? Even with blue skies […]