7 Stanes
The next day we moved on. It seemed that most people at Glencaple were breaking their journey to go further north, but we were heading west deeper into Dumfries and… Read more »
Category: Cycling
Caerlaverock
We remained parked up in Glencaple for the next day and night. The next day was bright and sunny to start with, and although it clouded over later and there… Read more »
Last days in Wales
By this time we knew we would have to be heading back to the south west as we had a music festival to attend in just over a week’s time…. Read more »
Blogging Anxiety and our final days in Anglesey
You may have noticed that I haven’t blogged for a week, this has caused me a little anxiety, but not quite enough to motivate me to blog. The reason for a lack of… Read more »
Being Certified
Yet again we needed water and so we looked around for a campsite to fulfil our needs. It just happened to be the weekend, and the weather was predicted to… Read more »
Squirrel Attack
In the spirit of going to new places, our next stop was Anglesey. This island – off the north west corner of mainland Wales – is a popular tourist destination, but I’ve only… Read more »
New boots and tired legs
The forecast was for two days of rain, but then some improvement. We decided to sit out the rain in Snowdonia, and chose to stay in Betws-Y-Coed, tourist hot spot and… Read more »
Strong Currents
Next it was back to the original plan, and so we headed back down to the northernmost ‘toe’ of the peninsula. Mynydd Mawr (literally Big Mountain) overlooks Bardsey Island and… Read more »
Downhill in Coed y Brenin
The weather was still very warm, but we decided we wanted something to do other than sit under our awning, so we took advantage of the campsite facilities for one… Read more »
Midge Attack
Never let it be said that midges are a Scottish phenomenon. Our next stopping point was the reservoir of Nant-y-Moch, by the head of the dam was a wide parking… Read more »
Ystwyth yomp
We fancied doing the cycle trail alongside the Ystwyth river so scouted round for a parking spot, something that we could access easily with Bertie and would place us on the cycle… Read more »
Enjoying some peace and quiet?
We made our way down from the Brecons to spend a couple of nights in a campsite, we had a few sweaty garments to wash and a few tweaks to make… Read more »
To the Brecon Beacons
Off to the mountains for us next. The Brecon Beacons are supposedly named after the practice of lighting fires ‘beacons’ to warn of impending danger. The road to the Brecons… Read more »
Wye not?
One of the things I wanted to do while in the Forest of Dean area was to cycle the Peregrine path alongside the Wye. Our wild camping spot was a bit… Read more »
Boar Encounter
Our next stop was the Forets of Dean for some wild camping. Wild camping usually means two key things, firstly finding somewhere to park overnight where no-one is going to… Read more »
Strawberry Line
Our final day in the Mendips was spent on our own as Aaron and Kate went to the Fleet Air Arm museum to take advantage of their free entry. We… Read more »