Lockerbie to Livingston - Day 9 (29 May)
The best way to see Britain is on a bike, the worst way to see Britain is on a bike!
Today was a day of two halves, with the first half being a real struggle!
We left the homely B&B in Lockerbie with our guest of the day, Alec, and headed to Beatock, which Pete kept calling buttock. En route we had a mini safari seeing a deer, rabbit and meercat,but unfortunately no red squirrels!
After a quick stop with views of the Scottish hills and Malcolm's pants, we set off to rendezvous with Beverley at a services in Ablington.Little did we know those next 20miles would be the hardest of the trip! With winds hitting us at approx 40 mph andwe struggled to stay on our bikes let alone go forward in it! We have never gone so slowly down a hill!
Taking us about 2hours to do 10 miles, we finally rolled into the services,with Fran having a little tumble off her bike!
We had one more hard slog, wobbling on our bikes for another 7 miles before turning off, leaving the wind behind us! Alec on the other hand left us and headed into the wind, I think he called it good training conditions!
From then on things were easier and we rolled into Lanark, apart the steep hill into the town which Beverley forgot to mention!The wind then blew us to the Travelodge, although we had a slight detour around Livingston!
We were clapped in by Pete's sister Suzanne and nephew Peter, and Marie's cousin Anne and husband Ian who hopes to join us tomorrow!
Supper was kindly provided by Malcolm 2 and Beth who fed and watered us with some fantastic food!
Total Miles: 75.16
Average speed: 11.2!
Hours in saddle: 6 hours 46mins
Petes pint: he's still taste testing!
Rider of the Day: Fran after surviving a fall off the bike!
posted by The Six End to Enders @ 14:08
5 Comments
5 Comments:
A Meercat! Lucky things I have had 33 years in the Scottish Hills & never seen one. Just a thought should that be 'a mere Cat' (As in Moggy, meow meow), as the other type of 'Meerkat' normally lives in the Kalahari Desert. Can't wait for your blog from Loch Ness.
Hi All!!
Well done for getting to Scotland, keep going! Finally had chance to catch up on how you've been getting on, went back to Devon to no Internet, so annoying!!
Great to see the pics of all the counties, I bet it brings great joy seeing every new sign coming into sight!
Good luck tomorrow, we'll be checking in
Jack & Kelly.
Hallo team. I have really enjoyed reading your blog every night and am so impressed by what you have achieved. I cannot imagine the determination that you must all have to cycle all this way but then, knowing Malcolm, you've probably got determination in spades. Good luck with the rest of your trip. If you come back through Bath, there's breakfast for everyone at Three Abbey Green. Best wishes
Sue and Derek
meerkat was that spotted by Peter after a beer???
must have been an insurance ad he passed
uncle jock
http://i.imgur.com/gBUCi.gif
sorry cant post the image
uncle jock
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