Monthly Archives: July 2010

We are all in recovery mode after a busy week, but here are some of the photos from our Bar Yar challenge, courtesy of Stewart. Enjoy the slideshow!

The final day! Blue sky and sunshine welcomed us out of our lodgings and onto a lovely B road that took us into Norwich. We passed a road called ‘The Street’ and wondered whether they should have been a little … Continue reading →

Following a challenging Wednesday, today seemed a lot easier. A combination of a shorter mileage and flater roads meant that we were able to really break the back of this challenge and reach the 300 mile mark. Ray, minister of … Continue reading →

Wednesday was a challenge. It started well with a lovely breakfast at Anna & Catherine’s including pain au chocolat and bagels. It wasn’t long into the journey that we had to fix a broken chain off Ste’s bike. Stewart’s plan … Continue reading →

Yesterday we clocked up 67 miles but today we were able to go 10 better and were very pleased with our total! With a ‘Charnwood Smoothie’ from breakfast inside us we soon found ourselves in Bridgnorth and then began the … Continue reading →

Monday was a very successful day in the saddle. The hills we encountered were significant but we pushed hard and won the bettle! A lot of drizzle and a cool breeze enabled us not to overheat and by the time we stopped in … Continue reading →

After many hours planning this challenge it has been great to finally get on the saddles and begin! A good journey to Barmouth was followed by a lovely 10.5 miles cycle along a mainly flat route along the Mawddach estuary … Continue reading →

“Hey Ste! I knew you were gonna get me some nice new tyres but frankly this is beyond a joke…”