October 1st, 2011 / by jobyandjilly
There were smiles, tears, laughter, despair, joy, frustration and many feelings in between on what has been a truely amazing experience. About 10 months ago we were talking about our desire to cycle around the coast of Great Britain and at the same time we were reading a book written by the man who cycled around the world, Alistair Humphreys. Read more…
October 1st, 2011 / by jobyandjilly
A few weeks ago we joked that we hoped the weather would be rubbish in our last few days of the tour so we would be ready to finish and go home. Read more…
September 26th, 2011 / by jobyandjilly
After a well earned rest in Nairn and two days off the bikes, which included a visit to Inverness, it was time to start heading East towards Fraserburgh. Read more…
September 19th, 2011 / by jobyandjilly
All good things must come to an end. Who invented this statement anyway? Read more…
September 19th, 2011 / by jobyandjilly
After giving ourselves several big pats on the back for successfully navigating the mountain, and a few wee drinks to celebrate, we continued north towards Poolewe. Read more…
September 19th, 2011 / by jobyandjilly
A fab night spent in Arisaig was followed the next morning by a frantic pedal against time in the pouring rain to get to the ferry on time. This ferry would take us to the Isle of Skye. Read more…
September 19th, 2011 / by jobyandjilly
Every now and again along the way, when we are least expecting it, we find ourselves in one of those places that we will never forget. This time it was Arisaig, on the west coast of Scotland just below Mallaig. Read more…
September 2nd, 2011 / by jobyandjilly
Well our return to Carlisle to start the fourth and final leg of our trip was courtesy of Joby’s parents who decided to track us for 12 days – you have never seen such a laden car, two bikes, four people, all of our kit, and ‘Glamping’ gear! Read more…
August 10th, 2011 / by jobyandjilly
So much has happened since our last blog that a full version of events would take us about 3 days to write and you just as long to read. Read more…
July 18th, 2011 / by jobyandjilly
We forgot to say a big thank you to Tredz, Swansea for fixing Joby’s bike. Thanks guys! We are now in Bangor after just cycling around Anglesey and have completed approx 2900 miles. Read more…
