Friday, August 25, 2017

Edinburgh to London by Bike! Aug 2017

DANA’S TRAVELOGUE
Edinburgh to London by Bike!
Trip motto “It's an Adventure!!!”

Kim & Brent at Kings Cross London

Fly/Train/Ride

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Friday July 28th
Flew from San Francisco to Dallas and then on to London. Had to drop Kim off with the bikes at the curb, help Brent and his bike get from international terminal to Kim at the domestic, then drove back to get a ride from Thanh and Amelia.


Saturday July 29th
Kim, Brent and I arrived in London with barely enough energy to check in, eat dinner in the hotel, go for a short 30 minute walk & quick swim and spa. By 9pm out I was out cold, but only until 1am. I did get a few more hours from 4-7...hopefully jetlag won't be too bad from here. Today's joke was from Will Wheaton’s desire to have his birthday (29th) be known as “Don't be a D!@k Day”...is it the 30th yet?  
Sunday 30th
Rolling with the unexpected...it's an art. Evidently the 9am train to Edinburgh had a broken door on the luggage car. That would have been where our bikes would ride. Instead we were booted to the same type train at 9:30, no sweat, and all was well. Virgin Trains East was very nice, smooth and our eta into Edinburgh only 2:15. Since we can't check into the Apartment we are staying at for the next couple days until 3, the timing looks like it will be perfect.
After the fun ‘check in’ process which reminded me of an escape room in reverse, we got into our gorgeous flat. ‘Home’ for the next few days is perfect. I say ‘check in’ but it was a treasure hunt...go to this street,find tiny alley go to 1st blue door on left, type in this code, on back of door is a combo lock to get keys...take to building on another street, use fob to enter building and key to unit. Fun and seems simple afterwards, but doing while jetlagged, sweaty and pushing a loaded bike around the crowded ‘Royal Mile’ was a little more interesting.
We knew better than to linger in the flat so we walked around the Royal Mile and St. Giles Cathedral and I ducked into the writers museum for a quick look at the Stevenson room as well at the Museum on the Mound which was all about the banks and money of Scotland over the ages. Lots of fun alleys, courtyards and stairways between streets. Scottish dinner at Howies was lovely and I made it all the way to 10pm before sleep.

Edinburgh sights


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#2 Edinburgh to London by Bike!
Trip motto “It's an Adventure!!!”
Kim & Brent & I - Royal Mile, Edinburgh
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Monday July 31st
A fun but very full touristing day wandering Edinburgh. Started the day by visiting the Castle, seeing the Crown Jewels and taking a walking tour of the Castle grounds. Then we walked over to and around the picturesque area called Dean’s Village. On the way back walked the sunken Princes Garden and saw the world's first flower clock.


Castle from below


Edinburgh Castle
Dean’s Village

Oldest Flower Clock



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#3 Edinburgh to London by Bike!
Trip motto “It's an Adventure!!!”
Kim & Brent & I - Ride Begins, Edinburgh
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Tuesday August 1st
After 2 nights in the lovely flat just off the royal Mile, we decided to head out. We had originally planned to spend 3 nights and then head to Dunbar but the rate was almost double for the 1st. Evidently the “Edinburgh Fringe Festival” is a big deal and room rates skyrocket. So instead we decided to “wing it”. Without a set destination we headed down the coast towards Aberlady where we stopped at a lovely farmstand for lunch,  and then toured Dirleton Castle.
Riding on we stopped in North Berwick on the Coast for Scotland's best and award winning Gelato. Then we rode on to East Linton where we stayed in a lovely small place called the Linton hotel. We ate at the Crown and Kitchen and slept really well after having ridden 36 miles. Many hills, most in the last 6 miles and unfortunately on and off beating rain for those last few. Even so, a great start to our super bicycling adventure.
Our Flat- just a few doors down from The Royal Mile!



Dirleton Castle
Awarded Best Gelato in Scotland!

Our Hotel in East Linton just across from a lovely old bridge and beautiful river.

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#4 Edinburgh to London by Bike!
Trip motto “It's an Adventure!!!”
View from the Bayswell Park in Dunbar
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Wednesday August 2nd
East Linton to Dunbar
Since we had knocked out most of the miles that were supposed to be on today we had a nice short day of only about 9 miles to get from East Linton to Dunbar so we took our time and rode to nearby Hailes Castle which was beautiful and in an idyllic setting. Brent made friends with Joyce, a local octogenarian with a wealth of knowledge about the surroundings.
After the castle we rode along the coast until we reached Dunbar and stayed in the magnificent Bayswell Park hotel. Stunning views and a huge suite and super reasonably priced.
Since we’d only ridden 9 miles, of course we had to make up for that by walking the entire town and seaside harbor area.
Bayswell Park Hotel, Dunbar and attached is a panorama of the huge John Muir Suite
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#5 Edinburgh to London by Bike!
Trip motto “It's an Adventure!!!”
My rest stop between Ayton & Holy Island
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Thursday August 3rd
Dunbar to Holy Island 50miles
A little longer than expected at 50 miles vs 42 on the schedule. Kim had a flat before lunch and just as he was pumping up his flat it started to pour down rain so we got soaked and muddy. Luckily it hasn't been too cold. We pulled into Eyemouth where we were planning to have lunch and just at the edge of town I pulled into a shop and asked apologetically to use their toilet. They said of course and would you like a refill on your waterpack? Such a sweet greeting.The apology was because I was soaked and muddy brown from the knees down! A little wipe down with as few paper towels in the bathroom as possible and I could once again see my legs. Turned out it was an organic pie and gourmet foods ‘Jarvis Pickle Pie’ Shop. My chicken leek was delicious but Kim’s pork and blue cheese was even better.
After lunch Brent had some derailleur trouble which I left the two of them to work on and I ended up riding ahead at my own slow pace. I took a rest break at Meg’s Mount and hung out at the world's first pay public toilet (now an ice cream shop) in Berwick upon Tweed. I enjoyed a break on the benches and ‘Max’ the shepard. Shockingly, I didn't get any ice cream. I checked in with Kim and found out they were far enough behind that they wouldn't be catching up to me until the hotel so I rode on solo. After crossing the river there was some interesting rough terrain along the water and then a brilliant tailwind going along the causeway onto Holy Island. To get onto and off the island you have to check the tide schedule because the road is completely underwater half the time.
I beat them to the hotel only by about 20 minutes but everyone made it in safe and sound.
Once we'd showered and collected our picnic supper from the funny host at the Lindisfarne Hotel we walked out to below the church to catch the sunset.
Ayton Castle
Cliff/rough track looking back on Berwick upon Tweed
Holy Island
 
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#6 Edinburgh to London by Bike!
Trip motto “It's an Adventure!!!”
Alnwick Castle
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Friday August 4th& Saturday 5th
Holy Island to Guyzance (Alnwick) 50 miles
Another long day of cycling with only a few thankfully minor mishaps/misdirections. So we made a wrong turn and ended up riding into Craster and then back out again, no big deal, just a couple of extra miles. Luckily we'd spoken to a family who had cycled in the other direction and warned us off the sea route on part of the VeloRoute1 and so we knew to take the slightly longer but less ‘deep sand’ route on the road to  Alnwick. The bicycle route seemed to wind up and back without as much forward progress as I'd have liked on a tired and sore day.
But we saw some lovely castles and sea views as we went. And made it with time to spare at our absolutely lovely B&B ‘The Mill House’ in Guyzance a few miles outside of Alnwick (pronounced Annick...no idea why the l and w are silent).
Our lovely host Karen had taken the initiative to book us for dinner at a ‘Pub’ called the Cook and Barker. Turned out it was a really really nice upscale restaurant which we enjoyed thoroughly. I had a divine appetizer of pear and gorgonzola with walnuts over chickory and a side of vegetables that was huge and so hit the spot after all the meat pies and full Scottish and English breakfasts.
Saturday ‘REST’ DAY!!!WOOT!
Instead of riding we walked all around Alnwick during the market day/music festival/farmers market. Had delicious tea, scone and crumpets at Bari Tea House then walked all the way around the Castle..just not inside :( we missed buying tickets to get in by 15 minutes so instead we paid to walk around the gardens. However, the highlight for me was Barter Books! England's largest used bookstore located in an old train station. Fabulous and so worth a visit. As a matter of fact I am planning to come back and want to spend a whole day there!  Besides, I  would like to see inside the Castle as it’s still lived in and the set for many shows and movies. Some Harry Potters and I think Downton Abbey. We picked up salad makings and some ham and cheese to take back and have a lighter supper at the Millhouse. Still managed over 13k steps..but that is way under the trend to 30k when riding.
On the way from Holy Isle to Alnwick
Alnwick Castle and Gardens

The Mill House, Guyzance
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#7 Edinburgh to London by Bike!
Trip motto “It's an Adventure!!!”
McVitties snack break.
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Sunday August 6th& Monday 7th
Guyzance (Alnwick) to South Shields 40 miles
The Mill House and the area around it was so lovely it was tough to leave. It also unfortunately made our journey for the next few days seem a bit shabby. Going through Blythe and into South Shields, and even into the next day’s ride, this stretch is a bit ‘rough’ and “depressed”, industrial and poor, or just completely shut down. Teesmouth and North Shields near the end of Sunday's ride seemed a bit better off and had quite the holiday crowd. This made it tough riding the paths with so many dogs, families, walkers, joggers and other cyclists so we ended up choosing to share the road with cars for stretches.
Made it to the Atlantis Guest House which was fairly central. Tried to go to a seafood restaurant down by the beach but they were fully booked so we headed back towards the guesthouse and settled for Italian. After an hour of walking at the end of the 40 mile ride we were a bit starved.
Monday 7th
South Shields to Stockton on Tees 38 miles
Started raining while getting the bikes ready and then completely dumped on us for the first 10 minutes of our ride out so it was a wet start. Then it ended up being pretty decent weather for the remainder of the day.
We rode out past the beaches and amusement/carnival area of South Shields. Nice beach but overall town seemed ‘tired’ and past it's prime. I'm sure it had it's heyday when shipbuilding and coal were big and booming up in Newcastle.
We paused briefly at a petrol station and had a highway maintenance guy ask us where we were from and where we were riding. He then told us that we should be very careful and never take our eyes off our bikes since we happened to be in “the very worst part of England” at that moment. After the sketchy feeling Blythe the day before, to have him call it that made us stuff a few bites of cookies and snacks in our faces and get back on the bikes and pedal!
The nice part of the day’s ride was that it wasn't too hilly, much was on super green bike paths, and best of all we had a lovely tailwind! Part of the day was on an old rail line with hard packed dirt, gravel or paved. I played “avoid the mud and puddles”...unsuccessfully ;)
Right near the end of the day we chatted briefly with a young man named Jonah on the trail. Turns out he works for the company that make the maps we used and maintain the trails we have been riding all week.Thank you Sustrans!
Once in Stockton on Tees we checked into our B&B. Jane not only let us take over her garage with our bikes, but let the guys wash them down in her yard. While they did that she ran me over to the mall in hopes that I could find a battery charger since my phone stopped charging altogether. No luck, so I was forced to be unplugged and take no photos for a few days. Kept my phone off so I could save the last 14% in case of emergency. Luckily Brent is a fantastic photographer and his pics are all better than mine anyhow, so you will benefit from that.


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#8 Edinburgh to London by Bike!
Trip motto “It's an Adventure!!!”
Whitby Abbey
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Tuesday August 8th & Wednesday 9th
Stockton on Tees to Whitby 45 miles (I only did 30)
By far our most miserable day yet. Super cold rainy and some of the most ridiculous hilly routes. Even Kim pushed his bike up a couple hills as they were just too stupid-steep! Why we were told to go over the Yorkshire Moors and then the steep seaside cliffs…? It's an ‘Adventure’ alright!
We stopped for a late lunch in a small town called Skinningrove. I did a complete change of clothes just to try and warm up/get dry...that lasted for all of 5 minutes. We left and started to push our bikes up this crazy hill getting out of town. I made it up to about what I thought was half way and saw how much further it was to the top (turns out that it went even higher than that so I was only a third of the way up). The rain was beating down and we were freezing and Kim saw the look on my face and told me to go down to town and take the bus. I  didn't even argue. Of course once I arrived in Whitby with no battery and phone I was going old school. I was asking directions to get to the apartment we'd rented for two nights and got directed up towards the Abbey. I guess there are ‘Dracula Tours’ because Whitby Abbey is the inspiration for the movies. Well I did find Abbey Terrace...just not the one I was supposed to. So I had pushed my bike up the most ridiculous steep donkey track (that's what it is called) all the way to the Abbey on the other side of town across the bridge. Turns out the bus had dropped me a few blocks away/below it….if I'd only known.
Wednesday 9th
Rest day in Whitby
Much needed rest day. Meandered about the hopping touristy town for coffee and tea, toured the Abbey, got our laundry done and I was able to nap and catch up on this blog. Heck the sun even came out!
Whitby Abbey’s 199 steps

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#9 Edinburgh to London by Bike!
Trip motto “It's an Adventure!!!”
Cinder Track to Scarborough
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Thursday August 10th & Friday 11th
Whitby to Bridlington 40 miles
Bridlington to Barton o0n Humber 45 miles
A rest day here and there really helps when doing longer days of riding back to back. Also, when it's a rails to trails section without any cars it's much more enjoyable than playing in traffic. Today we had a beautiful stretch on the ‘Cinder Track’ from Whitby all the way to Scarborough. Had a delightful stop for lunch in Ravenscar on the way. Best tea cakes so far!
Today's saying “No, I didn't boost the saturation..it was just that green!” We got some lovely views of Robin’s Hood Bay but stayed up on the ridge instead of venturing down and then back up again.
Friday the 11th
Again got a nice stretch, almost half the day, on a rail to trail section. This one was called the TransPennine and actually goes coast to coast. We got to take it from Hornsea on the water to Hull. Just as we got to the outskirts of town I noticed a disconcerting sound. Another spoke had broken on my rear wheel so we limped into Hull and got to a wonderful shop called Kingston cycles. They fixed the spoke, trued the wheel and we were back out and rolling. Made our way across the Humber bridge which reminded me of riding across the Golden Gate Bridge. Very long, uphill most of the way, headwind and a disconcerting push when going around the columns. Pretty cool views though. Ended up passing through Barton on Humber on the way to our Inn at the Hope & Anchor Pub, which turned out to be about 5 miles past Humber.
Linda and Mike, our good friends that we met in Thailand, live in Hull. So they,along with Linda's sister Norma drove across the bridge and joined us for a fantastic dinner. They informed us that the Hope & Anchor actually had a Michelin star, at which point I felt really lucky they had room for us to dine on such short notice. Linda spent a little time talking us into coming to her birthday party next February. It's her 80th, and in Hong Kong! Sounds so fun with events and special buffets and horse races..we may have to figure out a way to go despite our apparently short lived plan to stay home more next year.
Dinner at the Hope & Anchor



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#10 Edinburgh to London by Bike!
Trip motto “It's an Adventure!!!”
Along the levee towards Boston
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Saturday August 12th & Sunday 13th
Barton on Humber-Ashby de la Launde 20 miles (with 37 covered by the train)
My legs were a bit rubbery from the cumulative riding and two 40 milers in a row. When looking at a 50% chance of rain and a 57 mile ride to get to our next destination in Lincoln, I decided on catching a train. The guys were going to ride, but in the morning decided to join me. So we rode 5 miles back into Barton on Humber and caught the 9:50 with hopes of reaching Lincoln by lunchtime. Well some trains had been switched over to busses so we had to reroute halfway through, a few switches later we made it to Lincoln  by about 2:15. We walked with our loaded bikes in towards the Cathedral, since it's a busy town. Then found a cafe to stop and have lunch.
Refueled, we hit the road to get to our B&B, another 15 miles from the city in a tiny village. The Old Grainery was gorgeous and in the tiny hamlet of Ashby de la Launde.
Everyone was grateful for the shorter 20 mile day and although the sky spit on us as we kept skirting the edge of a big cloud, it never opened up and actively rained on us. Unfortunately, way too cloudy to catch any of the Perseid meteor shower.
Sunday the 13th
Ashby-Boston 30 miles
Slightly more rested from the abbreviated riding day we set out for Boston. Polar opposite of last Tuesday...quiet low traffic roads, warm, sunny, flattish terrain with beautiful levee roads and paths the whole ride. As we came into town we ended up having to walk the bikes because we had stumbled on the 2017 Boston Dragonboat races/festivities. Still, we made such great time we worried it would be too early to check in.  But our hosts were super and after garaging the bikes and a quick change we were happily walking around Boston and the huge Church by mid afternoon. It is the largest parish church in England, much larger than many Cathedrals evidently.
Since it is Sunday we headed to a pub next to the church and a traditional English Sunday roast dinner. More walking was required to keep from passing out after that extravagance. Boston is super quiet and closed on Sunday so we ended up enjoying the lovely weather at an outdoor seating area with some early evening tea.
Tomorrow is a rest day again and since town is fairly shut we may not have much to do other than clean and check the bikes and rest up for our last 4 days of cycling towards London.
Busy Lincoln

Brent's amazing Drone Picture of the Stump  
Goofy guys! And the Boston Stump
”Are we really done with Phrasing?”


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#11 Edinburgh to London by Bike!
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Maud Foster Mill, Boston
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Monday August 14th
Rest day!
Kim took his rear wheel to get spokes tightened and trued after cleaning bikes and noticing an issue. A real quiet day with meandering about town and reading relaxing. Oh and some yummy Italian food at the Roper’s Arms just down the street from our B&B.
Tuesday Aug. 15th
Boston-Wisbech 40 miles
We were well rested from our relax day, with everything nearby closed,there wasn't much to do or see. So we headed out and all day the weather was perfect, topping out at 72f/22c and ride profile easy and flat. Made good time and all were showered and checked into our lovely Elm Tree Inn by 3. I felt 40 miles was a good ride, and we'd ridden straight through the downtown of Wesbech(pronounced Whiz-beach) on the way here. Because I'm sucked into a cheesy novel...gee thanks Wendy ;) … I let the boys walk the 2 miles back to town to check things out and get their afternoon coffee. Dinner downstairs was a humorous event, evidently this place is newly redone, new chef, crew etc. And we got the trainee waitress! Gave her our order 3 times...But everyone got the food they ordered eventually, not at the right or same times, but it was tasty and we were hungry and just laughed about it.

Panorama from atop the Boston Stump
What the last few days have looked like..gorgeous!
Wisbech
Brent's feeling confident this morning..could be the nearly 500 miles we’ve accomplished so far!


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#12 Edinburgh to London by Bike!
Trip motto “It's an Adventure!!!”

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  • Correction from early on...most of this ride has been on ‘National Cycle Route one’ (not Velo-route as I had posted)
After Turkish dinner with the Halls, Bishop's Stortford
Wednesday August 16th
Wisbech-Cambridge 20 miles riding (50 by train)
We couldn't find a good route to Cambridge that would keep us off the busier roads. Instead we took the bike route which took us East for about 15 miles. Caught the train and then rode 5 miles into town from the station to our B&B. Because of the shortened miles, we then walked all around Cambridge, saw several of the old colleges, the Mathematical Bridge, oodles of people ‘punting’ on the Cam and lots of other tourists! Spent a while in the Fitzwilliam Museum before dinner(Thai food!)and an early night.
Thursday Aug. 17th
Cambridge-Ware (38 miles for Kim&Brent) only 5 miles for me
Even with the shortened day, the cumulative riding has caught up with me. My knees were complaining enough that I rode a couple miles to the train station and took that to Ware.
Our dear friends Shannan and Stuart, along with our God-Daughters Chloe and Teegan, live near Ware and had invited us to stay. I felt the 3 of us and all our gear and bikes would be a bit much so I found a hotel nearby. It turned out the Marriott Hanbury Manor was actually 25 British Pounds cheaper than the nearby B&B. And even better, it has a lovely pool, hot tub, sauna, steam etc! I didn't realize what a gorgeous, historic house it is until the half mile ride through the golf course to the front of the manor!
Kim and Brent stopped by Shannan and Stuart’s for a cup of tea. Then they rode the last bit to the hotel while Shannan and Teegan came and joined me in the pool. After a long soak she then drove us all to their house and fed us an amazing home cooked feast!
Friday Aug. 18th
Hanbury Manor Rest and Visit day
After a gorgeous buffet breakfast, we explored the hotel, the grounds and gardens. There may have been some goofiness and antics involved ‘Rawr!’. I then relaxed and finished reading my cheesy books. At two Shannan, Teegan and Chloe came to once again join us at the pool/spa before taking us all out to dinner in Bishop's Stortford. It was a delicious Turkish dinner and we had a great time catching up and seeing how grown up the girls are now! After a post dinner round of pool, tub, sauna it was impossible to stay awake so we had another ‘early’(for my norm) night.
I just love looking at the fun barges and narrow boats!
Punting the Cam
Rawr!


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#Final Edition
Edinburgh to London by Bike!
Trip motto “It's an Adventure!!!”

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  • Most said phrase lately “Wow, Trip of a Lifetime! “
  • A huge Thank You!! to Brent for his mad photographic skills and for lugging all the crazy (and heavy) camera and Drone equipment 600 miles so we could have spectacular photos of this Grand Adventure!
  • And for those nutty enough to want to see ALL our photos reply to this email with “photos please” in either subject or body of email and I will send a link.
Queen’s Garden, Regents Park, London
Saturday August 19th
Ware-London 36 miles
Our last day of riding we were lucky enough to get beautiful weather and a great route. We were able to take National Cycle Route One most of the way in. Once we got closer in we then switched to Hertford Union Trail and Regent's Canal which dropped us into London super close to our Hotel. The ride was lovely and through the Lee River Water Recreation area. Make note, this is a place to visit, rent a narrowboat and cruise up and down through the locks and pretty canal area!
Lots of locks, narrowboats and cool stuff to look at. However, as we got close to the city the sheer number of walkers, dogs, kids and other cyclists made for excruciatingly slow progress. Everyone’s hands and arms got very sore from all the sudden hard braking and rough bumpy cobbles etc.
Even so we made good time. And because it was the weekend, once we got on the city streets it was remarkably quiet and low on traffic.
While I checked us into our hotel, Kim and Brent ended up locking the bikes to a drain pipe in the lower well beside the stairs streetside. They did a great job camouflaging them with a few empty garbage bags...and then a few of the full surrounding garbage bags.Evidently that was a good idea as we were told that bike thieves are super prevalent in the area and no one could even tell they were there.
We walked to Covent Garden and went through the London Museum of Transportation, mostly because of my fascination with trains. After some people watching and meandering we settled on pizza for dinner. ‘Homeslice’ in Neal’s Yard fit the bill, other than the hour long wait. It was worth it though, as the pizza was astonishingly good.
Sunday Aug. 20th
London (1 mile ride to our other hotel and then 7 miles of walking around the city!)
Spent the morning checking out, riding over to the Doubletree to lock the bikes there and leave our luggage. Then a half mile walk to the Crown Plaza to collect the huge bike boxes, empty carryon suitcase and packing tape that we stored there, russian doll style, with the help of their Concierge, and 20 British Pounds ;)
Back to the Doubletree to drop that and then we walked to Regent's Park and through the Queen’s Garden.
Our dear friends David and Anna met us for lunch. I felt so lucky they were free to come into town and were able to join us. They haven't changed at all and after a few catchings up,it was as if no time has gone by since we last got together. They suggested we go to the Serpentine in Hyde Park and take in the thought provoking exhibit by Grayson Perry. Much of his art was addressing the state of modern Britain and Brexit in particular. After that, the tube was a must for getting us back to the hotel and all thoughts of going out dancing were squashed by my sore feet. After a particularly unimpressive (and pricy) dinner at a Jamie Oliver Restaurant we were pleased to call it a night.
Monday Aug. 21st
Travel home day.
Spent the morning packing up bikes and luggage and then waiting for our reserved van to the airport. Unfortunately they showed up in a vehicle only large enough for the bikes but not for us as well. Brent and the bikes left and we were supposed to have another car take us. When it was 25 minutes late and pushing the comfort of us getting to the airport in time, we gave up and hired a taxi to take us there.
We keep joking about it still being an ‘Adventure’. At the same time still marvelling at the nearly 600 miles we rode, the fantastic places we saw and stayed at. I feel so lucky to have been able to take this trip...thanks for all the support, encouragement and blog requests! Until the next time...Hugs and love from 36,007 feet mid-Atlantic.
Thanks so much Louann & Thanh for the airport rides and babysitting the car! It's good to be home in my own bed, even if it's 4am and I can't sleep because I'm on London time :/
Gorgeous day,so pretty along the canals!
Covent Garden & London
Transport Museum
Don't skip ‘Homeslice’ Pizza in Neal’s Yard!
Regent's Park and Queen Mary's Garden


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#photo link
Edinburgh to London by Bike!
Trip motto “It's an Adventure!!!”

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Sheesh...ok nevermind...I thought one or two people would want to look at the big set of pics, but since I've gotten over a dozen requests so far, here is the link. I don't understand Google photos well enough to do this right but here's what I found so you can view the photos. You don't need to hit the "Join" button and please don't block or remove anyone or anything. With so many of the photos this time being done by Brent, I do hope you enjoy.

Well, we made it to the dance tonight and it was fun and great to see peeps, but I needed a 3 hr nap before and I'm thinking I'll try for another one now...Jetlag, it's all about the naps! Tomorrow I start back with two massage sessions so let the naps begin.

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