Cycling the UK

In May 2014, we cycled from the bottom of the UK to the top. These are our daily adventures.

LEJOG - A summary

Two bikes. 19 days. 2005 miles In May 2014, we quit our professional London jobs to cycle from Lands End to John O'Groats, affectionately...

Roll credits for LEJOG

Excuse the delay of our post due yesterday, we were gone fishing. After a delightful lie in at our Edinburgh residence, we slowly came to...

And now the end is here

And we have faced the final curtain My friends, let’s all be clear We’ve bloody finished, oh yes we’re certain We’ve lived 3 weeks of b&b...

Are we there yet?

No, but my goodness we are close. 93 miles today and we are about 20 miles away from John O'Groats. I am not sure what to say. Mixed feel...

Today was a good day

Our morning started out on the right foot - big bowls of muesli, facetime with a couple of our family and friends and finishing off the o...

I would cycling 1,000 miles

… and I would cycle just a couple more” Day 15 was pretty tough for me. It would have only been 16 degrees, but with sun the whole day an...

Brave hearts and sore bums

Today was a day of many-a-battle. The first battle was the battle of calculation. Despite my careful planning, it seems I underestimated ...

I don't want this high to end

I realised, when thinking about us 'End to Enders', that this mad and marvellous meander through Great Britain will in fact end. Not sure...

Bye England. Hello Scotland

It was day 12 and we only went and did it. We made it to wee bonnie Scotland. An amazing day cycling through the majestic Lake District ...

A game of two halves

With the World Cup around the corner, I can't help but compare this whole trip to a good old fashioned game of sport. We will go for Rugb...

The good, the bad and the mediocre

It's been 10 days cycling LEJOG. We rate all the places we have stayed. Who will win? We have ridden 632 miles over 10 days and have visi...

Fun facts from our LEJOG journey

Here are some fun facts from the first nine days of our LEJOG journey. Did you know: 1) I can wee with one cleat still attached to the bi...

Hard day in the office after the bank holiday

Riding along the Birmingham canals. Sounds like it should be lovely. It was anything but that! We all had some fun over the long weekend ...

Why walk when you can cycle?

You may have heard pro cyclists say why walk when you can cycle, why stand when you can sit and why sit when you can lie down. Just anoth...

Time for reflection

The top 5 surprises from our LEJOG journey so far Today was what we had imagined our entire LEJOG trip to be like - sunny but not too hot...