I HEART JOSIE DEW

Well now, this all started a long long time ago, one wintry night wrapped up on the sofa reading a book, but not just any book, a book by Josie Dew. I was submerged into the tales of an intrepid cyclist, who once wished for a horse, got a bike instead, and never looked back.

And now here we are planning our own adventure, the long way up Britain, and I can’t wait to get my wheels rolling on this long and winding road to freedom/exhaustion/and huge bowls of porridge! x

This is me!!!!

This is me cruising the Japanese streets local stylie!!!!

Preparation for the long journey

The date for the cycle ride from Lands End to John O’Groats has now been set. We aim to head off on Saturday, 19th July.

There will be three of us taking up this challenge:
Peter Root
Mary Thompson
Julien Buckley

Pete and Mary have been preparing for the long ride in their native Guernsey, whilst I have been putting in the miles cycling around London, on my way to and from work. However, even though I am knocking out about 20-25 miles a day, I really need to crank things up a gear or two.

Next Friday, I am off to Bridgewater, to see Thorn. They make some greats bikes and I have decided to go for one after Pete and Mary advocated how good they were. I’ve never been keener to spend my money on a bike!