Rhian and I spent last weekend in and around the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park. On our way up we visited the Glengoyne distillery. This was the first time I’d visited a distillery. The tour was informative and the whisky wasn’t bad either, light bodied and very easy to drink.
On Sunday we ‘bagged’ [...]
I spent the Easter weekend torturing myself along the Coast and Castles cycle route from Edinburgh to Newcastle.
The first day was 55 miles from Edinburgh to Melrose. This included a long climb into the Moorfoot hills. The climb was a bit of a shock to the system but we all managed to (finally) get to [...]
I took part in the The Newcastle Dragon Boat Race 2005 on Sunday. I somehow got talked into this by Simon and Ste but I must say I really enjoyed it. Simon took some great photos. He wasn’t able to take part due to his recent batting mishap. Day was made all the more enjoyable [...]
Had an eventful bank holiday weekend. Spent Friday and Saturday nights in Keswick. Did nearly ten miles walking on Saturday and Sunday. Keswick was a good place to visit though I don’t think it would be very comfortable at the height of the season. Enjoyed the Cumberland Ale, a good hoppy flavour. Probably the [...]
Useful Tyneside walking site. Most of them look pretty short though.
Spent Sunday afternoon walking along the coast at Marsden Bay and inland to the Cleadon Hills. There are some photos on the Miscellaneous page.
