Ettrick Bay

Bute

April 29th 2012
Well here we are on Bute having completed our first island. The weather has been glorious with end to end sunshine, but with a strong NE wind. We stayed overnight at a Travel Lodge in Glasgow, which was not the most salubrious. We had to have towels delivered before we could shower and when we tried to shower we could not get any hot water to come through, although the tap was hot. I just love COL ... read more

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Richard Dugdale

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I am a retired engineer, born in 1945, who loves cycle touring. I started by riding Lands End John O Groats for charity. Followed by C2C, the Three Towers (Blackpool - London -Paris Blackpool), European section of North Sea Cycle Route (Rotterdam to Bergen, 3,500 km), several sportives and trips to Spain and the Alps, Slovenia, Albania, Macedonia, Turkey, Japan, Kerala and Tamil Nadu (India), Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Australia, including Tasmania and New Zealand. Kyushu Japan, USA, Republic of Ireland, Germany and Sicily. I ride two days every week with some retired riders and usually lead a... full info

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