Leaving the five star welcome at JOhn and Julie's early, ready for 100 mile challenge. Richard has enjoyed meeting and staying with friends, and making new friends, but he feels he has also had to say a lot of goodbyes too, which is sad.
100 miles clocked up today, taking the total to around 600 miles, approx two thirds of the way and crossing into Scotland. His last full day cycling on his own tomorrow, with Adrian flying up to meet him tomorrow night in Glasgow.
A lovely day's riding, mainly through quiet lanes in lovely countryside; lots of interesting wildlife, like big birds of prey (circling for cyclists fallen by the wayside), deer and other bird life.
100 miles clocked up today, taking the total to around 600 miles, approx two thirds of the way and crossing into Scotland. His last full day cycling on his own tomorrow, with Adrian flying up to meet him tomorrow night in Glasgow.
A lovely day's riding, mainly through quiet lanes in lovely countryside; lots of interesting wildlife, like big birds of prey (circling for cyclists fallen by the wayside), deer and other bird life.
Highlights included Gretna where he managed to rock up as a wedding party with a bagpiper were in full swing. Welcome to Scotland! Cycing along the Solway Firth was lovely too, even though the tide was out, and he enjoyed the estate of Drumlanrig Castle, home of the Duke of Buccluech. The river Nith was also pretty, and peaty brown.
The highlight of going through Carlisle was the castle which is at the end of Hadrian's Wall (he resisted the temptation to detour along the whole wall).
Staying in a nice B &B tonight in Sanquhar, a fair sized village. Richard heading out...on the bike...to the chippy, to bring back to the b & B. The landlady made a donation and also persuaded other guests to part with cash too!
I am getting a lot of questions about how his backside to coping! You will be pleased to hear that legs and backside are coping well, though the legs obviously tired. The neck which he had been worried about, following the whiplash injury last year, so far, fingers crossed, so good. The only niggle is some numbness in his hands inmthe position of riding, the weight of the body is thrown forward on to the hands.
Sophie returned from her travels at 6.30 this morning so 3 out of 4 Wallingtons home now! She kept saying on the way back how green and clean everything was here. Trying to keep her awake at the moment as Delhi is 5 hours ahead. She has lots of stories and great memories, and amazing photos; I don't think it has quite sunk in what she has done.
4 comments:
Great to hear the latest installment in the biking saga. Have fun in the rest of Scotland.
Very glad to read that our neck of the woods got a better tourism report than Runcorn did! (good report Penny!)
Hope your Mum & Dad enjoy their forthcoming holiday (?what holiday?)
2 "spare" inner tubes now on their way back to Penny in the post...hope that we have not tempted fate doing that Richard! (Don't panic anyone, he still has 2 more!)
Bye from us x
Neil & Tracy said...
Great updates - you are the man - keep it up!
Two thirds of the way - Whoa!!! So very well done Richard, fantastic news that all is going as planned. I sit and read the blogs with a mixture of wonderment and awe and most definitely respect. Aren't people lovely to stop and give you money along the route? Hope those wrists hold out...cue set-up line for Mrs Jones
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