We have arrived in Edinburgh, the furthest north that I’ve ever been. It is a great feeling to have broken that personal latitude record on pedal power!
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Innerleithen to Edinburgh
Jul 11
Kelso to Innerleithen
Jul 10
As we draw near to the end of our cycle tour, it feels similar to where we started. Today was our second day riding inland along the Tweed River, and we have returned to mountain scenery. It looks similar to the Lake District, and especially so today because it has been raining.
Berwick to Kelso
Jul 9
Nine continuous days of riding have finally brought us into Scotland. We crossed the border a few times today as we wound inland roughly along the Tweed River. This delightful and quite rural region is still called the Scottish Borders or sometimes the “debatable lands”.
Bamburgh to Berwick
Jul 8
It was a shame to leave Bamburgh without seeing inside the castle, but it didn’t open till 10. It was also too large to be worth a short visit, and we had to push on so that we could see Lindisfarne today.
Amble to Bamburgh
Jul 7
Today we achieved our highest average riding speed so far. This is becoming important because of the increasing density of interesting things to see along the Coast & Castles route. In one day we have pedalled past three castles, some old manor houses and a Pele tower.
Tynemouth to Amble
Jul 6
Its been the least pretty day so far, and also the longest by distance. A little over 60 km has tipped our trip total above 300. Read the rest of this entry »
Castleside to Tynemouth
Jul 5
We’re in a wonderful fourth floor room that looks out over the North Sea. The sun set inland tonight, reminding us that we have ridden across England since watching it set into the Irish Sea. Read the rest of this entry »
Alston to Castleside
Jul 4
A long and mountainous day has brought us within sight of the North Sea. The climb up Hartside yesterday might have been the longest ascent of the ride, but today was full of multiple climbs and fast zooms downhill. Read the rest of this entry »
Penrith to Alston
Jul 3
We’ve managed the longest climb of the C2C, although the highest point comes tomorrow. Our muscles might be growing accustomed to pedalling, because the climb was not as bad as we feared. Read the rest of this entry »
Keswick to Penrith
Jul 2
Today has been entirely within the Lake District, and we’ve gone through some of the prettiest countryside we will get to see on this whole adventure. The low cloud that gave us occasional light rain added a lot to the mood of these landscape views. Read the rest of this entry »
