Days: 8-11 Miles cycled: South Uist: 16 miles Eriskay return: 7 miles South Uist, Eriskay, Barra: 18 miles Barra, return to Oban: 5 miles Total miles: 197 miles On Day 8, we finally woke earlier, with the promise of an early start on the road. However, by the time we'd finished breakfast, chatted some more, swapped contact … Continue reading Bikepacking in the Outer Hebrides – South Uist, Eriskay and Barra
Day: 7 Miles cycled: North Uist, Benbecula and South Uist: 32 miles Total miles: 151 miles Our overnight wild camp on a headland in Lochmaddy had been a fun location. It was right next to the ferry terminal, with access to the amazing (and spotless) toilet facilities of the marina near by. In hindsight, I wonder whether that … Continue reading Bikepacking in the Outer Hebrides – North Uist, Benbecula and South Uist
Days: 5-6 Miles cycled: South Uist, Benbecula and North Uist: 37 miles North Uist (with a short hop onto Berneray): 31 miles Total miles: 119 miles Ever the late risers and slow packers, our fellow travellers at Howmore Hostel were on the road while we were still sorting ourselves out. Having calculated distances, we decided to make … Continue reading Bikepacking in the Outer Hebrides – North Uist and Berneray
Days: 3-4 Miles cycled: Vatersay to North Barra: 16 miles North Barra, Eriskay and South Uist: 30 miles Total miles: 51 miles Loading up the bikes after a good rest on Vatersay, we left our island retreat, stopping briefly for a photograph in front of a sign marking the start of the Hebridean Way. We … Continue reading Bikepacking in the Outer Hebrides – Barra, Eriskay and South Uist
Days: 1 - 2 Miles cycled: 5 miles Total miles: 5 miles Our preparation for a 10 day cycling adventure in the Outer Hebrides recently was pretty minimal to say the least. Ever a girl, I'd been keen to know how I could avoid packing everything but the kitchen sink and still feel clean, so had … Continue reading Bikepacking in the Outer Hebrides – Barra and Vatersay
I've always had a little wanderlust in my soul, although it can sometimes take me a few years to act upon it. Travelling the world was a big dream in my final year at Uni. Back in those days, taking a gap year had not really caught on and I was keen to start earning. … Continue reading Bikepacking the Hebridean Way – getting started
This week is Mental Health Awareness week, with this year's focus being on stress. We often struggle to talk about mental health here in the western world. So much of our lifestyles are about achievement, wealth, the latest tech, showing others how well we are doing. In reality, our super connected lifestyle is often contributing … Continue reading It’s good to talk about mental health
Winter here in Yorkshire has been never ending this year (as I write this post, I reckon it's actually the 100th day of January) so when we had a brief window of less than grim weather, I was ready for some fresh air and adventure. My husband Ride Holme and I decided to start upgrading some … Continue reading Bikepacking (mis) adventures
I parked the car and felt a surge of adrenaline fill my body. I picked up my phone to text my husband, unsure whether it was to reassure him that I'd arrived or to to get some extra confidence that I was doing the right thing. No Signal. Was I crazy? Should I bail? Was … Continue reading Cold water swimming
"C'mon, let's go out for breakfast in the morning" he said. I don't know about you but those words conjured up visions of a full veggie breakfast (sorry to all you full English breakfast aficionados), or a stack of pancakes, egg on toast, lashings of tea in a warm cosy cafe. You know what I … Continue reading The best place for breakfast?
