Still feeling feverish, i ate a light breakfast. The mountain hut workers asked if i was ok after inspecting the room and i confessed to having vommitted. Today was going to be all down hill, so i layered up with everything I had and began my descent down to a town called Ourika. About 10 …
The plan was to cycle to Oukaimeden, a height of 2400m. I spoke with the hotel worker and he assumed i would cycle down to the town of Asni and then up. I said no, my route takes me up to Tacheddirt, the highest rural settlement in this area, and then down and back up …
Today was a challenging day of cycling. My target was to travel 60-80km, but the climbs were absolutely epic today. I tried to ask Mustafa, the guest house owner, whether the route I had planned was viable to cycle, and he strongly suggested I take another route. I couldn’t understand what he was saying when …
After getting stranded last night, I decided to go back to the nearest village to ask for directions and get food and water. I asked locals where the nearest shop was, and was passed off to a man named Omar. He said he saw me last night and wanted to chat to me but didn’t …
I arrived in Morocco the night before. I won’t bore you too much with the details of that, other than to say that as soon as I arrived I unpacked my bike from the cardboard box and put it together quickly. I also realised that I had forgotten my tent footprint, oops! The aim for …
Having done a large portion of the coast and castles (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne to Berwick-Upon-Tweed), the next part of the journey was to get from Berwick to Manchester along the Pennine Cycleway. The Pennine Cycleway is a renowned long-distance cycling route in the United Kingdom, spanning approximately 355 miles (572 km) from Derby in central England to …
After a nice breakfast at the holiday park and a slow morning knowing that we haven’t got too much to cycle today (Bamburgh to Berwick-Upon-Teed), we set off with the sun shining. We noticed Holy Island on the map, so we decided we’d try and check it out…… … but we didn’t know much about …
The first nights sleep went well in the dunes in Cresswell. We woke up around 7 am and there were a few dog walkers around. The weather was dry but threatening to rain, so we quickly got up and packed our tents. The annoying thing with packing the tent first thing in the morning is …
The Coast and Castles Cycle Route is a breathtakingly beautiful and historically rich cycling trail that stretches along the eastern coast of England and Scotland. Spanning approximately 200 miles (320 kilometers), this scenic route takes cyclists on an unforgettable journey through picturesque landscapes, charming coastal towns, and majestic castles. Oh, and it’s also super flat! …
