Having overcome yet another technical hurdle I was ready to leave Dublin. I took one last ride around the Temple Bar district, and just as I was beginning to know my way around the city I pointed my bicycle south and left. I couldn’t help but feel that I’d missed something. There was a bustling […]
Staying with Bruce and Katy was a blast. Mostly a blast of staying up far too late, watching lots of TV and eating lots of vegemite on toast, but a blast none-the-less. I also now consider myself quite the master at Wii Sports Resort Table Tennis (sorry Bruce) All good things must come to an […]
After my somewhat hilarious non-encounter with Royalty, I decided to camp close by so I could return to The Glenlivet the next day and take the grand tour. I returned to a small pub I’d come across on my way in to town, sat down with a pint and continued reading my book. A man […]
There’s a new “Current Location” link at the top of the site. It’s made possible by the SPOT Satellite Personal Tracker. Unlike most GPS systems it has two-way satellite communication which means it can send a message via satellite as well as receive a signal to find its position. It can send predetermined messages to […]
After a nice birthday in Lybster, it was time to move on. I was in no hurry, I’d ordered a replacement intervalometer for my camera. The closest I could find was on eBay Switzerland, so it was going to take at least a few days to get here. I’d arranged for it to be posted […]
My first day started early. Up at 6 o’clock to KCS at 6:45 where Pete, the KCS boss had kindly offered to take me to Penrith Station to begin my journey. Today my task was to get from Keswick, Cumbria to Wick in the north east of Scotland. Three trains in 11 hours. Taking a […]
