Nature Notes
Because where’s the point in cycling through countryside if you don’t look at its permanent inhabitants.
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Vamos! Across Nevada to Cedar City, Utah
In which Sid and Doris finally get used to 30 mile straight roads through murky sagebrush, only to have them replaced by scenery and blue skies.
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Over The Sea Day 5 – Towards Mallaig
In which Sid and Doris go round Ardnamurchan Point to Mallaig.
Read moreOur Epic Companions
Hermann Zer German Hermann is our 1967 Mercedes Pagoda. He is quietly good-looking and attracts waves and smiles and selfie shots everywhere he goes. Which in 2020 was across the whole of central Europe, and then at the end of 2021 he helped us escape Plague Island to chill out (or rather, warm up) on the Iberian peninsula. Hermann’s 2020…
Read moreEpic Journeys
Our blog entries for an Epic Journey are usually a mix of “Daily Diary” category posts by Sid, and “Random” category posts by Doris and whoever else has come along on the trip with us. We also try to create a GoogleMap of the route in advance and update it as we go along. Here are the journeys in the…
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Day 12 – A Beach on Harris (or Lewis)
In which Sid and Doris go beachcombing.
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Day 11 – Ullapool to Stornaway and the Isle of Lewis
In which Sid and Doris go to the Outer Hebrides.
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Day 10 – From Thurso to Ullapool
In which Sid and Doris move from one little ferry port to another.
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Day 7 – WW2 Orkney
In which Sid and Doris take the Narrow Road to the Deep South of Ronaldsay.
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Day 4 – Dundee to Inverness
In which Sid and Doris go past Glamis, Braemar and Balmoral castles to drive the wild Cairngorm road to the capital of The Highlands.
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