--- title: "The Blog" url: https://adventurouslucy.com/the-blog1/page/4/ description: "Every entry from the Adventurous Lucy journal, newest first: the Te Araroa run, the LEJOG ride and the Europe and North America travels." published: 2014-06-04 updated: 2014-06-04 author: "Lucy Clark" --- # The Blog By Lucy Clark · Published 2014-06-04 Follow my day to day adventures — the Te Araroa run, the Lands End to John O’Groats ride and four months wandering Europe and North America. Page 4 of 5, newest first. ## Today was a good day By Lucy Clark·1 min read·[Cycling the UK](https://adventurouslucy.com/the-blog1/categories/lejog/) 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 By Tommy Wright·1 min read·[Cycling the UK](https://adventurouslucy.com/the-blog1/categories/lejog/) … 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 By Lucy Clark·2 min read·[Cycling the UK](https://adventurouslucy.com/the-blog1/categories/lejog/) 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 By Tommy Wright·2 min read·[Cycling the UK](https://adventurouslucy.com/the-blog1/categories/lejog/) 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 By Lucy Clark·1 min read·[Cycling the UK](https://adventurouslucy.com/the-blog1/categories/lejog/) 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 By Tommy Wright·2 min read·[Cycling the UK](https://adventurouslucy.com/the-blog1/categories/lejog/) 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 By Tommy Wright·2 min read·[Cycling the UK](https://adventurouslucy.com/the-blog1/categories/lejog/) 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 By Tommy Wright·1 min read·[Cycling the UK](https://adventurouslucy.com/the-blog1/categories/lejog/) 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 By Tommy Wright·2 min read·[Cycling the UK](https://adventurouslucy.com/the-blog1/categories/lejog/) 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? By Tommy Wright·2 min read·[Cycling the UK](https://adventurouslucy.com/the-blog1/categories/lejog/) 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 By Lucy Clark·2 min read·[Cycling the UK](https://adventurouslucy.com/the-blog1/categories/lejog/) 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... ## Wet, wet, wet. Or perhaps why, why, why? By Tommy Wright·1 min read·[Cycling the UK](https://adventurouslucy.com/the-blog1/categories/lejog/) WWW stands for wet, wet, wet or perhaps why, why, why?? The latter questioned what on earth we were doing riding through beautiful Somers... ## Family join the LEJOG party By Tommy Wright·2 min read·[Cycling the UK](https://adventurouslucy.com/the-blog1/categories/lejog/) Two became three, with Dougy joining the LEJOG journey. Whilst lying in our super comfy bed in a country home and in my slightly tired st... ## Tour de Lejog By Lucy Clark·2 min read·[Cycling the UK](https://adventurouslucy.com/the-blog1/categories/lejog/) Today we entered the mountain stage of Devon, and were crowned King & Queen of the Mountain. Yesterday we entered the mountain stage. Thi... ## Why didn't anyone tell me... By Tommy Wright·1 min read·[Cycling the UK](https://adventurouslucy.com/the-blog1/categories/lejog/) A day of eye opening experiences and reminiscing Childhood memories came flooding back today - ice creams, and buckets and spades all acr...