Picos – Day 4
Wednesday 15 June was a rest day. I did a short walk in the morning, had lunch in Arenas, read and slept in the afternoon and joined up with the Petts Wood Boys and a few others for dinner in … Continue reading →
Picos – Day 3
Cabeza de la Mesa (Peña de Main) 14 June 2016 Route: Tielve village road 620m – Cabeza La Mesa 1612m – Collado Pandebano 1217m – Bulnes village 650m – road above Poncebos village 230m Distance: 17km Ascent/descent: 1095/1435 m Total … Continue reading →
Picos – Day 2
Peña Pandescura (1004m) 13 June 2016 Route: Lago Ercina 1100m – Majada Las Bobias 1240m – Majada Belbín 1071m – Collado Regueru 760m – Peña Pandescura 1004m – Canales village 450m Distance: 18km Ascent/descent: 465/1155m Total time: 7h10′ Before starting … Continue reading →
Picos – Arrival and Day 1
Arrival 11 June 2016 A ridiculously early start from a crowded Stansted Airport got me to Bilbao Airport arrivals hall around 1100. The instructions from Exodus were to look for someone with their sign and to join the group. Two … Continue reading →
Picos – info
Other information The Group The Petts Wood Boys – Chris, David, Ian, Ian, Stuart, Phil The Swindon Four – Allan, Dave, Dean, Martin Guy and Miranda Alex, Sarah, Steve and me Hotel Torrecerredo The hotel has been run for over 20 … Continue reading →
Last Flight of the Pigeon by Simon Clode
An account of a cycle ride across China. Hugely disappointing; badly written and with all the faults of an unedited self-published book. A missed opportunity.
Continue reading →Slow progress, but still progress
I’ve not been doing as much cycle training as I’d hoped, but there’s still 4 months to the BikeOxford 80 mile sportive I’ve set as my target for this year. It’s partly because I’ve been messing with the bike trying … Continue reading →
Oxford Canal Walk – Leg 2
5 May 2016 Access: Start – Drive to Banbury, park, bus to Tackley (Rousham Road stop), walk-in to canal. Finish – car parked at Banbury. 21 – 33km : Dashwood Lock – Aynho Wharf Any thoughts from the first leg … Continue reading →
Oxford Canal Walk – Leg 1
21 April 2016 The Oxford Canal runs from Oxford to Hawkesbury on the northern edge of Coventry. It starts in Oxford City centre next to the King’s Mill Stream. The first leg of my walk along its length covered 21km … Continue reading →
Woodstock 23 mile walk
Since I bought a new smartphone a couple of months ago I’ve been struggling to get the Viewranger app to record a track. After checking with @viewranger on twitter and some tweaking of the settings the problem seems to be … Continue reading →