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When i cycled on mull i purchased the footprint visitors' map on the ferry over. Necessary since I had done precisely no days planning and went up on a whim because the weather looked nice :oops: . http://stirlingsurveys.co.uk/visit.php It shows all footpaths, and also paths suitable for cycling (t...

Far from the madding crowd
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-y ... e-56232546

I couldn't see one for Scotland. Do you know if there is one? I've not seen one for Scotland yet, when it comes I hope the BBC add it and also norn iron too for us over here... The new plan for Scotland, but only in words: https://www.itv.com/news/2021-02-23/how-lockdown-will-end-in-scotland-as-nic...

matt2matt2002 wrote:

Traction_man wrote:Quite a handy graphic from the beeb.
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Nice. Thanks.
I couldn't see one for Scotland. Do you know if there is one?

I've not seen one for Scotland yet, when it comes I hope the BBC add it and also norn iron too for us over here...

All the best,

Keith

Quite a handy graphic from the beeb.

I think some of their ferries may have been switched to Irish routes. I've been keeping an eye on this crossing, Ireland-France, once we have more freedoms to travel (for me NI/RoI/F), putting in some random summer dates into the Brittany Ferries web-site, bicycles do seem to be bookable: Your book...

Might be of interest

https://www.cyclinguk.org/news/what-doe ... ll-clarity

Cheers,

Keith

I had slime in both tubes, it was awful, gunging up the valves, which would then slowly leak air over time as they wouldn't close up properly after pumping up, and I'm sure the gunge slowed me down on the road! More rolling resistance?! Any way, I ditched the tubes with the slime and bought new tube...

Great photo! And it is a gravel road (I expect it's smooth tarmac now*). But we should beware of falling into the "someone extraordinary did this so you can too" trap. Well when I was a kid we used to go all over the place often on stuff a lot worse than that on 5 speed "racers"...

My copy arrived today, completely soaked, it's now dry but wrinkly... Keith I hope you complain to RM, waterproofing mail shouldn't be the responsibility of the sender, I'm glad it's not wrapped in plastic. I have indeed, it's affected other stuff I've received lately, though the weather here has b...

My copy arrived today, completely soaked, it's now dry but wrinkly... IMG_20210205_104323470.jpg I like the mag, there are no 'normal' cycling magazines on the shelves, just ones for sporty types or mountain bike types, I'm neither of those. I just wish the mag was longer or more frequent, and bette...

Somewhere out there on the web is a website listing pubs that allow forms of over nighting in their grounds. Usual requirement is that you eat/drink there and there may or may not be a cost.My experience of the website was that it catered for camper vans but I bet many a pub has a spare bit of lawn...

Hmm, vaccine passports...

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2021 ... ganisation

Interesting article Joggers and cyclists should wear masks – here's why ... The main one being that the NHS is truly overwhelmed for the first time in its 70-year history because of the rise in COVID hospital admissions. All possible measures must be taken to reduce these numbers. ... ...The 15-min...

One thing for sure, as soon as it is deemed possible (by any countries concerned) to travel in Europe again there will be a mad rush. Ferry and air tickets (and accomodation) will be like gold dust. Such a pent-up demand, at least from those who don't have financial worries and haven't been spendin...