The alarm went off at 4:35am this morning and pressing "snooze" only once I was out of bed at 4:45. Wash, brush teeth, get dressed, quick check of the kit, brush the week old mud off the shoes and with a quick bowl of cereal we were out of the door. We stood on the cold platform of Wellington station and waited for Gemma and Garrick and the…
- Ruth, Gemma, Garrick, Adam
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In the beginning of 2013, we decided that, this year, we would finally get around to cycling coast to coast. We would use the National Cycle Network (NCN) route 7 and all the off road/mountain bike recommended sections. This was planned during winter when it was cold, for Easter when we had a long weekend and the weather would warmer... Cue, the coldest March in 25 years, 6 inches of snow the week before departure and pictures on the news of farmers digging sheep out of 6 foot snow …
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Ruth, Gemma, Garrick, Adam
In the beginning of 2013, we decided that, this year, we would finally get around to cycling coast to coast. We would use the National Cycle Network (NCN) route 7 and all the off road/mountain bike recommended sections. This was planned during winter when it was cold, for Easter when we had a long weekend and the weather would warmer... Cue, the coldest March in 25 years, 6 inches of snow the week before departure and pictures on the news of farmers digging sheep out of 6 foot snow drifts in the north of England... Some things are sent to try us...
