a few fwords to celebrate

I feel like one of the Father's favourites! :)
It weren't for Him and for mountain biking I wouldn't be so fit at almost 49, and I wouldn't be going on such a fine, fantastic, fun, full-on, far-out, fabulous foray to far away places!! Woo hoo!!

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Full-on British Road Trip

25 days, 19 days of riding at 12 locations (2 with chairlifts, 5 with uplifts) and the essential touristy stuff too!! Click on the links for more info.

7-8 Aug. - long long journey to the other side of the world
9 Aug. - Pick up van and drive to Wales. pay our respects to the Queen at Windsor Castle and check out pretty English cottages and country side along the way
10 Aug. - Unpack the bikes and put them back together to ride at Forest of Dean with uplift from 2-9pm! yes - it will still be light until about 10pm
11-12 Aug. - Cwmdown riding at Cwmcarn, in the forest with uplift service
13 Aug. - Drive to bonnie Scotland
14-15 Aug. - Ride Innerleithen downhill - full on! one of the best known downhill rides with uplift
16 Aug. - Visit the Queen in Edinburgh. She's got another castle there. Ride at Glentress forest, near Innerleithen (a laid back ride - pushing up hill if necessary)
17 Aug. - Driving down to Sheffield region in England to ride in Wharncliffe Woods, World Downhill Champion Steve Peat's winter training ground (that is the claim on the website)
18-20 Aug. - Kielder Forest on the border of Scotland and England. Lots of riding and red squirrels
21 Aug. - Downhilling at Ae Forest (with uplift) and then driving to Roy Bridge near Fort William in the Scottish highlands
22-26 Aug. - 3 or 4 days of chairlifted downhilling at the famous Fort William world cup track on Ben Nevis, and also at nearby Glencoe. One day of rest on a day trip to Mallaig on the Jacobite steam train. Gotta squeeze in a visit to Loch Ness too
27 Aug. - Not looking forward to this day - a long drive from the north of Scotland all the way to the south of England to Shillingstone, Dorset
28-29 Aug. - 2 days of uplifts and racing at UKbikepark
30 Aug. - Chicksands Bike park, north east of London. No uplifts but there is a Thai restaurant at the top! Pack up the bikes, drive to Stansted airport to drop off the van, and train in to London
31 Aug.-1 Sep. - Pure tourist stuff! Sightseeing London. Must visit the Queen again at Buckingham Palace - we're old friends by now!
2 Sep. - Day trip to Paris! Taking the high speed train under the channel. I want to ride a free velib bike to the Eiffel Tower.
3-6 Sep. - One last lunch in London before the very long long long journey home

14 days to go!!

25 days, 19 days of riding at 12 locations (5 with uplifts and 2 with chairlifts) and lots of essential touristy stuff t00! Itinary coming soon.

Four weeks

In four weeks from today I will have landed in bonnie England!

(not that I'm counting)

Flying with bike

This will be packed very very carefully when getting ready to fly off to the UK. This is my brand new fabulous "Black Beauty" which I picked up from the bike shop yesterday. It is a Giant Glory 01 (Give God the glory!) I can't believe how excited I was! I felt like a kid again getting my first bike! Then I took it for a ride and got bucked off, over the handle bars, complete with grazed left knee and scratches all down my right shin! Wonderful fun!

Five weeks

Five weeks to go until Joel and I fly off to Britain for four weeks!! Yay! Escaping the dark freeezing Tassie winter to go ride in up to 12 places around Wales, England and Britain. Yes, we are taking our downhill bikes with us. That is the first challenge of the holdiay as I've never flown with a bike before. I'll be posting details and photos up here so please follow us!