After a short wait and a group photo, we boarded the ferry. We locked all our bikes up and made our way upstairs and headed straight to the overpriced restaurant for breakfast. There was a table that we could all squeeze onto and exchange stories before we found some sofas for a nap and tried... Continue Reading →

Strangely, I woke up not to an alarm, but a very quiet dorm room. I glanced down at my phone and squinted at the screen. Panic ran through my body as I realised that I'd overslept my alarm. I dashed out of bed, gathered up my charging belongings and got dressed and dashed out of... Continue Reading →

Stuck in the middle of nowhere I double checked my tyre and wheel and thankfully the wheel was fine, the tyre was indeed dead to the world. I was glad that the hill was done with but now had the task of getting down the rest of the hill and getting back to the guys... Continue Reading →

I was starting to have one eye on the finish and figured out that if I managed to trim down the time that I spent off the bike and woke up slightly earlier each morning then I would be able to get a ferry back over to Wales that would get me to the finish... Continue Reading →

A 4:30 alarm awoke me as I wasn't sure what time the farmer would be up and. out in the house across the road and a morning incident was the last thing I wanted. It had been a chilly night so hadn't gotten the best sleep in the world but nothing I can do about... Continue Reading →

Despite being in a room full of other riders heading off and leaving during the night, I actually slept pretty well. Downstairs something wasn't doing so well, I had a puncture on my back wheel. There was also some tread coming apart from the tyre which was slightly concerning but not the end of the... Continue Reading →

It turns out that the dilapidated abandoned stone house that I stayed in was surprisingly chilly despite missing both a roof and windows. Nevertheless, I set off at 5:13 (nearly classed as a lie in) headed off. I had been warned that this was going to be one of the hilliest parts of the course... Continue Reading →

The early alarm woke me straight away, I've used the same alarm sound for years and in years gone by, missing my alarm would mean being late for a 6am rowing session which was bad, but now, it would mean potentially losing hours in the race. I was really tired, I could have slept through... Continue Reading →

I awoke and whilst I was gathering up the energy to leave my sleeping bag, a man started to walk from his house over to me. Worried that I was in for a telling off at 5am, I got out of "bed" and started to gather my things. Turns out he just wanted to make... Continue Reading →

After the sunrise alarm clock and a little bit of a doze, we all headed for a seriously underwhelming breakfast and then a chilled morning before a 10am briefing and 11am start. The clan chief gave a rousing speech and got us all hyped up for the start. Rather than sprinting out the gate, it... Continue Reading →

Hopefully I didn’t start as I meant to go on… I missed my 7:56am train by 2 minutes despite living 1 Mike from the train station. I headed back home and managed to get back in plenty of time for the 10am train. Sadly, this time round, I didn’t get the train again, however this... Continue Reading →

As the weather is looking really nice, my kit list is a lot less that it otherwise would have been, I've managed to get my dry kit weight (without food and water) down to about 13kgs (12.75ks to be precise), Below is a list of what I'm taking on the bike and what I'll have... Continue Reading →

This week has been a bit manic trying to get all my kit and everything ready. Some last minute bits of kit arriving just before the weekend and going through everything I'm going to take item by item making sure not to pack too much or too little. Amazingly, the weather looks ideal for the... Continue Reading →

It's been over 2 years since I returned from my trip around the world and a lot has changed. We've gone through several lockdowns, a couple of jabs and now a cost of living crisis. One thing hasn't changed though, I still want to explore the world by bike and this time, it is in... Continue Reading →