Rowed Trip Day 1: Cycling From Duncansby Head
Yesterday, Colin and Julie Angus began the Rowed Trip, an epic rowing and cycling journey from Scotland across Europe and onto the Middle East. Colin wrote...
After almost two years of planning, I didn't expect the expedition to begin with me getting my bike trailer tire stuck in the mud, but that's exactly what happened. We were at Duncansby Head, which is three kilometres east of John o'Groats, making it the most north-eastern point in Scotland. We were on our bikes with the boats in tow instead of rowing because today a 20 to 30 foot swell hammered the coast and tomorrow gale force winds were expected. So instead, our journey began at a beautiful sandy beach that faces out to the wind and wave battered Orkney islands, and after I pulled my wet foot from the mud we pedaled off the grassy knoll and onto the quiet country road.Photo Slideshow Of Trip Start (Photos courtesy of Martina Cross)
Today, Colin & Julie are cycling west to Bettyhill and then south along a single lane country road that's part of the national bike route. When they near Inverness, the trailers will be unhitched and backed into the water. The full size mountain bikes they're riding and the bike trailers will be folded and placed into watertight compartments on their row boats. Then, they'll row down the Caledonian canal system to Loch Ness.
Learn more by visiting the Rowed Trip Website.
Larry
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Julie and Colin are very nice
people and what they do is truly amazing.
The bikes look so cool.... I wish I would have one :-)
Today I had a quick chat with Colin and Julie again before they set off into the wild west... The weather has turned on them and unfortunately it rains since lunchtime...
It was such a nice weather as they set off yesterday, but now it all shows the grim scottish reality :-)))
Right, have a nice evening...
Larry,
Your full size folding bikes are performing flawlessly.
We'll be hauling the boats with the bikes for about a week down to the town of Inverness, then will be switching to oars.
Cheers,
Colin
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