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It’s a long way to Tipperary

It’s a long way to Tipperary…. After a great nights sleep in the hostel I awoke to wind and rain, so decided to not risk the main road full of freight traffic to the ferry and risk a puncture (and miss the ferry!), so got the one bus out of town to Stranraer ….and...

Final Wishes

Some great fords to cross along the coastline.Final wishes I spent two days in Whitley Bay, barely venturing out due to the hideous wind and rain. I certainly picked the right day to be stationary! I did however discover Whetherspoons - a large pub food chain selling...

Borderline

An English garden….was waiting to see the Vicar of Dibley pop out!Hi everyone. Firstly, thank you one and all for your loving thoughts at this difficult time. It’s been a challenging time but we got through it. Dad met the ‘great cremator’ on the 16th May in a...

And then it rained….and rained

And then it rained….and rained When you are caught in the heavy rains, open the umbrella of mind, take refuge under the roof of reason! Mehmet Murat Ildan Today - rest day number 2. Equipment required,….canoe!    What did I have…..a bike. Gee did it rain. And rain....

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Slow Down

Lesson for the day: slow down! Those petty things that could consume me in everyday life simply don’t apply here. It truly is life in the slow lane. Wanna go fast….it dares me to try. They’ll be only one winner…(clue….it won’t be me). Maslows hierarchy of needs comes...

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Question

Q: If you are heading in a NW direction and the wind is from the SE, do you have a tail wind? A: Yes…Except in the NT 🤣 Well today was truly epic! Hit out from Dunmarra around 9 in the rain, and headed for Daly Waters. I stopped for coffee at the Hi Way roadhouse at...

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Wet, Windy, Wonderful!

Well the wet and windy weather arrived on cue last evening - it howled and poured all night but this morning bought overcast but dry skies. Picked up a good tail wind later in ride but got a few drenching too. Arrived at Dunmarra around 3. Met a couple of mad cyclists...

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SOS only…

SOS only,…. Hi everyone. ‘A signal, a signal, my kingdom for a signal’! It’s been SOS only for the past 3 days. I hit out from Tennant on Friday morning in to a mother of all head/cross winds towards my evening rest stop at Banka Banka station, around 100k to the...

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Riding Riding Riding

No communication for a few day so my friend has uploaded this image and video to let you know I am doing well.  Click the play icon to start the video  

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