Despite the lack of updates on the blog, adventure hasn’t been entirely absent in my life for the last year. It’s just that a couple of house moves (the most recent of which is into a house with gold skirting boards and purple grouting i.e. DIY ahoy) and new jobs (including helping to set up … Continue reading
Category Archives: Biking
It’s just like learning to ride a bike
Almost without noticing, the summer of 2011 has become the official ‘summer of learning’. Earlier this year, I took the decision to learn how to lead climb; the worst summer weather since 1993 has conspired against me, so that practice hasn’t been as frequent as I might like, but then again I’ve also realised that … Continue reading
A cycle in the Peak District
A few weeks back, Dave and I had our first camping trip of the year, riding our bikes in the Peak District and Ordnance Survey were kind enough to publish my post as a guest blog on their site. You can check it out here: http://blog.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/2011/05/a-cycle-in-the-peak-district/ Continue reading
Where does national bike route six go?
Ever since we moved into our house, I've been curious about the sign at the bottom of the street. Down by the railway line which separates our road from the Rylands area beyond, there's a small blue sign indicating a cut through to the next street; the blue sign has a picture of a white … Continue reading
A micro-adventure: biking to Clumber Park
You know how usually my posts are accompanied by beautiful pictures in glorious technicolor? Well, you’ll just have to do without those today. Dave didn’t come on my micro-adventure, and I was too busy biking to get many (any?) pictures! A few weeks ago, I met up with my friend Kate Lockhart. Kate’s a … Continue reading
Continental drift 