Up and Down Like a Fiddler’s Elbow
Cornwall is an old Gaelic word that means lots and lots of really, really steep short hills that will cause you much pain when riding a bicycle. Okay fine, that might not be quite right, but that’s what I will …
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Hooray for Callington
Riding out of Dartmoor National Park Tuesday morning, I passed through Princetown before stopping in the town of Tavistock for a few essentials. Pleased with having found locally made cheese, organic bread and a tube of toothpaste, I was soon …
Who Knows What is Good or Bad; Welcome to Dartmoor
Who knows what is good or bad? That mantra is one I have come to incorporate into my personal philosophy on life. It comes from the Buddhist tale of a farmer and his neighbour. Whenever something happened to the farmer …
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Which Way is West?
Last week I rode south and southwest towards the English Channel coast, making my way through Abbotsbury, Bridport and eventually to the beautiful seaside destination town of Lyme Regis. Walking along the sandy beaches, watching families tanning and playing in …
Thomas Hardy. Not him, the other one
Thursday morning, with the weather undulating between mist and actual rain, I left the city of Poole riding through Upton then turned south-west towards Wareham. From there I rode west along the Sustrans National Cycle Network route #2; one of …