TIME TO REVIEW THIS BLOG: I NEED YOUR HELP!
It’s the New Year, and I’m already looking forward to cycling, camping and the adventures that 2017 will bring. I love living a healthy lifestyle …
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CYCLING, CAMPING & WALKING: A REVIEW OF 2016 AND MY MOTIVATION AND APPETITE FOR THE NEW YEAR.
Time to review With the New Year just days away, I thought I would write a review of 2016 and reflect on what a …
DISABILITY AWARENESS: A REVIEW OF NUFFIELD SPORTS FACILITY IN EDINBURGH
Health and Fitness I thought I would review a sports facility I use in Edinburgh to look at Disability Awareness. For many years people have …
RUCKSACK AT THE BUDGET END OF THE MARKET
I have to Confess, I live on a budget at the moment and I don’t have money to burn on expensive kit, however this doesn’t …
INCLUSIVE WALK IN THE PENTLAND HILLS
Beyond Boundaries East Lothian, or BBEL, is an organisation that helps to provide access to the outdoors and outdoor sport to disabled people. Founded in …
REVIEWING THE LUMOS NEW GENERATION CYCLE HELMET, IDEAL FOR THE URBAN CYCLIST.
First Impressions I was quite excited when I took my new Lumos helmet out of the box and with good reason too. The first thing …
A SHORT WINTER WALK IN THE PENTLAND HILLS
The Pentland Hills lie just past the city boundary on the south side of Edinburgh and are a popular place for people of the city …
JUST GET YOUR SHOES ON, THE JOYS OF CYCLING IN WINTER
A long time ago, around this time of year, I remember chatting to a friend over coffee about our cycling and saying how difficult it …
EDINBURGH BICYCLE CO-OPERATIVE, AN EXAMPLE OF GREAT DISABILITY AWARENESS
I wanted to start my reviews on a positive note because I think it is very important to show appreciation to organisations especially when it’s …
VISIT TO ABERLADY BAY, A HAVEN FOR BIRDS AND A COASTAL GEM
Nestled on the East Lothian coast, Aberlady Bay is a wonderful nature reserve with a staggering amount of bird life on it, and somewhere that …
8 THINGS I LEARNED FROM MY CYCLE ROUND THE OUTER HEBRIDES
If you have been to my blog before you will know that I have recently cycled the Outer Hebrides and that this has been a …
DISABLED PEOPLE IN EAST LOTHIAN PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF SPORT
For a group of disabled people in East Lothain, any form or disability or impairment presents no barrier to enjoying outdoor activity and sport. Beyond Boundaries East …
THE JOY OF THE MOUNTAINS
By far the best part of my cycling adventure was cycling over the mountains of Harris. Here is a short videos to try and show …
CALLANISH, A MUST FOR EVERYONE WHO VISITS LEWIS
Cycling over Harris from Tarbert to Callanish was just wonderful, the weather was fine, the road was quiet and with a cross-tail wind most of …
Spreading The Word That Cycling Is For All Abilities.
I have been lucky enough to get another guest blog post published, this time on the Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op website. I have written a summary …
Arrival on Harris and the Joy of the rain
By the time I stopped and it had dawned on me that I had probably gone too far and didn’t really know where I was, …
Bad weather on Uist
We had a comfortable night in Mrs McPhee’s house and really good breakfast to start the day. That was the first time for many years …
The first day on my Cycling adventure Barra to South Uist
We had a comfortable enough sleep in the Dunard hostel that night although I was so shattered after the journey to get there I would …
My arrival on Barra
I was all packed and ready to go the night before when I received a text message from CalMac to say that the ferry was …
Completed my Hebridean Cycle Ride
Glad to be home after my cycling adventure. Just a short video to say thanks to everyone who supported me, to Edinburgh Bicycle Coop who sponsor …