We started the Scottish C2C on Thursday, which was day 0 (our way to Annan). Friday was our day 1 when we travelled from Annan to Moffat. Saturday was our Day 2 when we cycled from Moffat to Peebles. Sunday was Scottish C2C Day 3 when we cycled from Peebles to Edinburgh and Monday was to be day 4 when we would cycle to the end of the Scottish C2C route and then back Edinburgh to catch our train home…
We had always thought that JOGLE Day 6 was going to be the toughest of the tour since it was the longest distance and the most cumulative climbing …and so it proved. The theme for the day was ‘hills’. The day began with the usual bit of ‘fun’. After leaving Edinburgh Central SYHA we hadn’t cycled very far when Neil pulled up with the first puncture of the tour. And we were quickly in to the climbing as we made…
Coast and Castles South Day 6 – Our final day of our official Coast and Castles South tour (though some of us will have a couple more days after this when we return to Berwick via the Coast and Castles alternative route) brought yet more glorious sunshine. We climbed into the Moorfoot Hills. From the top of the hills there are some splendid views of Edinburgh. Lunch was taken by the roadside before we started entering the outlying urban areas of…
Coast and Castles South Day 5. Today, was another fantastic day. The weather was fabulous and the scenery was very green and stunning! We set off from the Plough Hotel in Yetholm and cycled to Kelso where we had a look around the old Abbey there. We then continued on following NCN Route 1, there was a slight detour due to a road being closed. We made our way to Melrose where we stopped for lunch. Part of the group went…
Three months to go before our first cycling tour of 2013, our Coast and Castles South itinerary is taking shape. There will be seven of us cycling the tour – Andy P, Sarah, Andy S, Des, Neil, Debbie, and Tracey. All, apart from Tracey, have cycled tours together before. We welcome Tracey as the new member of the team. We are sure she will prove an excellent addition to our team and will have a great time with us. Sustrans…
