Today’s ride was pretty straight forward. I rode the better part of the first WHW day in reverse. It was easier to walk! Must have said good morning 100 times to all the people just getting started on their walk. From there it was some suburban riding and then into Glasgow on great urban cycling…

First, sorry about ccing everyone about yesterday’s post. I should have bcced. But I hadn’t had the requisite 12 oz of coffee yet so can’t really be held responsible. You’re all good people so I’m not too worried. Also. I hate it when a decent tool (Mailchimp, the email platform), gets bought out by a…

I don’t know exactly what technical riding means, but my intuition tells me this is near it. I know someone in Toronto, he may have sold me my cargo bike, who says his favorite kind of riding is technical climbing. I want to say (1) good on ya, bud, and (2) get yourself some help….

An example of not having fun is riding a bike for 97 km directly into a 20 to 40 kph wind. In the rain. Well, a strong mist. Gets you wet either way so no need to split hairs about it. In any case, fighting for every meter is hard work, and the harder you…

I just got off a FaceTime with Karen and she said some among you are having some difficulty understanding how I could be having fun. Let’s unpack that, shall we :)? There is a difference between fun and enjoyment. They are not equivalents. I am most certainly not always having fun on these trips. But…

The goal for today was to not kill Mohr. So I did my best to find a balance. I was wiped last night, but couldn’t sleep. It was oddly cold and I think I was so spent I was beyond dozing off. Also, the skin on my ankles is all dry and split and it…

Did you miss me? It was bound to happen that I’d have no connection at some point. I’ll do my best to reconstruct the last 2 days, but it’s going to be tough. If I’m honest, half the reason I keep this blog is so I remember things. The days are loooong and varied Day…

So much to share today, and not just whining about the damn hills! I’ll start with last night. It was 9ish and I was just about to climb in my tent to do some planning while being horizontal. I pitched in a pretty empty spot near the kids park, which was a little pathetic so…

I’m in a cute little port town called Ullapool tonight. I get the sense it is the largest population centre in the region, but I don’t know that for sure. I finally got some decent distance today, 125 km. Pavement is so predictable and easy, even with a good amount of elevation, >5,000 ft. These…

I knew I was in for some fun getting out of my sheep pasture. The highway was only 200 meters away from where I pitched my tent, but there was a river between. I considered fording it, but in the end decided to suffer through the ~3 kms of pasture to the bridge. And suffer…

Traded in my Panorama for this knitted beauty 😂 Very nice day and a half in Fort William with Karen. She may have been a little weepy :(. Ending holidays is hard for me too. She’s back at her aunts now and I’m in a sheep pasture. First 40 km of ride was gentle river…

We made it! For a variety of reasons, today may have been the toughest. True, it was on the long side, and for some reason the trail was particularly busy (especially in the morning). Also true, it drizzled all day long and was rather cold. But more than these things, it’s tough to march to…