Wednesday 28 January 2015

Test post from my phone

I am planning to post from my iPhone while on the trip so I am testing its process now. It looks as if I can take photos or post them from the camera roll, but videos don't seem to work

Im looking forward to some more of this


Coming down the pass from Applecross towards Loch Kishorn last summer - Fantastic.


Tuesday 27 January 2015

Final Schedule

As a result of my booking efforts, my trip now looks like this:


Day No.
Date
start
stop
total miles at end of day
Daily miles
1
28/04/2015
Humber Bridge
Hunstanton
185
185
2
29/04/2015
Hunstanton
Waldringfield
366
181
3
30/04/2015
Waldringfield
Thurrock
629
263
4
01/05/2015
Thurrock
Eastbourne
858
229
5
02/05/2015
Eastbourne
Isle of Wight, Ningwood
1037
179

03/05/2015
Isle of Wight, Ningwood
Paignton
1246
209
6
04/05/2015
Paignton
 Falmouth
1469
223
8
05/05/2015
 Falmouth
Elmscott
1709
240

06/05/2015
Elmscott
Newport
1931
222
9
07/05/2015
Newport
Tenby
2126
195
10
08/05/2015
Tenby
Borth
2324
198
12
09/05/2015
Borth
Anglesey
2537
216
13
10/05/2015
Anglesey
Preston
2763
224
14
11/05/2015
Preston
Cockermouth
2997
234
15
12/05/2015
Cockermouth
Newton Stewart
3190
193

13/05/2015
Newton Stewart
Ayre
3358
168
16
14/05/2015
Ayre
Inveraray
3589
231
17
15/05/2015
Inveraray
Oban
3810
221
18
16/05/2015
Oban
Applecross
4041
231
19
17/05/2015
Applecross
Tongue
4298
257
20
18/05/2015
Tongue
Inverness
4507
209
21
19/05/2015
Inverness
Aberdeen
4691
184
22
20/05/2015
Aberdeen
Eyemouth
4923
232
23
21/05/2015
Eyemouth
Middlesbrough
5091
168
24
22/05/2015
Middlesbrough
Humber Bridge
5279
188











Average daily mileage





211.16

Details Details

The last couple of days have been taken up with a lot of computer time, booking accommodation and rescheduling the trip to fit in with relocated overnight stops. Because my schedule covers the may bank holidays, it turns out that a number of the Youth hostes I had hoped to use are full, so I have spend a good deal of time using Tripadvisor and other booking sites to find B+Bs and budget hotels. Most are now booked. I had hped to avoid camping, but there is one place where I simply cant find a bed. Aplecross is arguably one of the most magnificent places on the west Coast of Scotland. As well as being a beautiful little village in its own right
 It has the most delightful roads in and out, one along the coast to the North, the other inland over the highest pass in the UK, both single track, so the riding is superb.
For this reason I was not willing to give up my planned night in Applecross so have booked a great little camping pod on the local campsite.
I stayed in one of these with my brother last year and they are lovely, the only problem is that I now have to carry a sleeping bag and pillow.

Thursday 22 January 2015

Provisional Schedule

Ok we now have a provisional schedule. its still not booked and therefore may need to change, but it should get sorted in the next few days. The start and finish point is as near home in Barnsley as I can get to the sea, getting there and back will add another 60 miles or so to days 1 and 24





Day No.

Date

start

stop

total miles at end of day

Daily miles
1
28/04/2015
Humber Bridge
Hunstanton
185
185
2
29/04/2015
Hunstanton
Waldringfield
366
181
3
30/04/2015
Waldringfield
Thurrock
630
264
4
01/05/2015
Thurrock
Eastbourne
864
234
5
02/05/2015
Eastbourne
Isle of Wight Totland
1045
181
6
03/05/2015
Isle of Wight Totland
Paignton
1243
198
7
04/05/2015
Paignton
 Falmouth
1467
224
8
05/05/2015
 Falmouth
Elmscott
1706
239
9
06/05/2015
Elmscott
Newport
1928
222
10
07/05/2015
Newport
Manorbier
2129
201
11
08/05/2015
Manorbier
Borth
2321
192
12
09/05/2015
Borth
Anglesey
2537
216
13
10/05/2015
Anglesey
Preston
2761
224
14
11/05/2015
Preston
Cockermouth
2995
234
15
12/05/2015
Cockermouth
Newton Stewart
3188
193
 16
13/05/2015
Newton Stewart
Irvine/Kilmarnock
3388
200
17
14/05/2015
Irvine/Kilmarnock
Inveraray
3585
197
18
15/05/2015
Inveraray
Oban
3806
221
19
16/05/2015
Oban
Applecross
4039
233
20
17/05/2015
Applecross
Durness Smoo
4269
230
21
18/05/2015
Durness Smoo
Inverness
4504
235
22
19/05/2015
Inverness
Aberdeen
4688
184
23
20/05/2015
Aberdeen
Berwick
4929
241
24
21/05/2015
Berwick
Middlesbrough
5089
160
25
22/05/2015
Middlesbrough
Humber Bridge
5277
188
Average daily mileage
211.08