Trans Devon with Speare (2006)

The Idea was to go for a little bike ride to prepare ourselves for the ride in Ireland we were planning in the summertime. The route, Prawle Point (the most southerly point in Devon) to Foreland Point (the most northerly) covering a distance of 120 miles over 3 days of cycling. The only problem was that Speare had not used his bike since he passed his driving test. So his bike was not in the best condition, nor was he. We also learned that trying to cycle through Exmoor with a hang over from hell, in not the nicest of weather does tend to dampen your spirits. Strangely Speare's commitment to the Ireland ride started to wavier for some reason.

Lands End to John O' Groats (2005)

This was the big adventure to date, something that I had wanted to do for years. I have always liked exploring by cycling, but this was the ride that started me thinking of setting my sites higher. Cycling is such a great way to see the country around you, it just passes by to quickly by car and walking takes to long. This ride was a fantastic 3 weeks of my life. I did not see many other cyclists on the 'End to End' as it's popularly known, but that's because I chose what I like to call the geographers route. This being going via the most southerly and northerly points and taking 3 days off cycling on route so I could climb Snowdon, Scarfell Pike and Ben Nevis. The result was that I did not really see many people on some of the days because of the remoteness of the route. Here are a few photo's to help illustrate that.