Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
After a couple of weeks away and therefore no beekeeping we were wondering how our bees had been faring as we drove home after our holiday. We didn’t quite get home though before the beekeeping began! As we drove out of Builth Wells about an hour from home, I had a phonecall from someone down the road...
Our family summer holiday moved into it’s next phase, following on from cycling to John O’Groats to Lands End and then a day or two on Bodmin Moor we were now at my parents house in South Gloucestershire for a couple of days. We arrived at around lunchtime on Wednesday afternoon and had arranged for...
Following our ‘sort of holiday’ whilst cycling from John O’Groats to Lands End, we had booked ourselves a proper family holiday for a couple of nights on Bodmin Moor. We were staying in a camping pod billed as a Hobbit Home, high up on the moor at Wheal Tor Hotel. The welcome there wasn’t the...
Daily Stats – Day 10 Miles Ridden: 45.0 miles Metres Climbed: 3078 feet Time Riding: 3:02:07 Average Speed: 14.8 mph Total Miles Ridden: 898 miles Total Ascent: 41,898 feet Total Time Riding: 58:49:29 Todays Weather: Sunny. Once again I was up at 4am so crept out of the dorm and went for a wander in...
Daily Stats – Day 9 Miles Ridden: 82.3 miles Metres Climbed: 5915 feet Time Riding: 5:49:20 Average Speed: 14.1 mph Total Miles Ridden: 853 miles Total Ascent: 38,820 feet Total Time Riding: 55:47:22 Todays Weather: Sunny. I woke up at 4am as per usual today so crept out of the dorm I was sharing with...
Daily Stats – Day 8 Miles Ridden: 90.5 miles Metres Climbed: 3904 feet Time Riding: 5:55:06 Average Speed: 15.3 mph Total Miles Ridden: 770.7 miles Total Ascent: 32,905 feet Total Time Riding: 49:58:02 Todays Weather: Rain, overcast then sunny with heavy showers. We had an early start today as we had been staying at my...
Daily Stats – Day 7 Miles Ridden: 102.9miles Metres Climbed: 4199 feet Time Riding: 6:49:09 Average Speed: 15.1 mph Total Miles Ridden: 680.2 miles Total Ascent: 29,001 feet Total Time Riding: 44:02:56 Todays Weather: Overcast then pouring with rain. Day 7 already and with most of the riders coming from the Bristol area we were...
Daily Stats – Day 6 Miles Ridden: 105.7 miles Metres Climbed: 4538 feet Time Riding: 6:55:08 Average Speed: 15.3 mph Total Miles Ridden: 577.3 miles Total Ascent: 24,802 feet Total Time Riding: 37:13:47 Todays Weather: Overcast then sunny. Day 6 already of our JOGLE challenge and we were making good progress. We were now in...
Daily Stats – Day 5 Miles Ridden: 72.5 miles Metres Climbed: 2504 feet Time Riding: 4:59:15 Average Speed: 14.2 mph Total Miles Ridden: 471.6 miles Total Ascent: 20,264 feet Total Time Riding: 30:18:39 Todays Weather: Overcast. Day 5 of our JOGLE adventure started with breakfast in the Buttermere Hostel followed by a drive back to...
Daily Stats – Day 4 Miles Ridden: 95.1 miles Metres Climbed: 3360 feet Time Riding: 5:51:55 Average Speed: 16.2 mph Total Miles Ridden: 399.1 miles Total Ascent: 17,760 feet Total Time Riding: 25:19:24 Todays Weather: Rain at first, drier later. After breakfast in the hostel at New Lanark, we made a fairly early start today...
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