July, 2016

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Paying The Bills (July 17th)

As mentioned yesterday, a small freelance project has come along and since it has a somewhat tight deadline (don’t they always?) I thought I’d best tackle it now while I know what sort of access I’ll have to the essentials (i.e. power and WiFi). As such, today I’ll be livingRead More …


Honey For Nothing (July 16th)

Perth to Stirling

This morning began as most mornings do – with breakfast. However, unlike most mornings, today’s breakfast included toast with honey. Now that might not sound particularly notable but that’s only because you didn’t taste the honey. The honey was courtesy of Andy’s personal bees and, well … his bees makeRead More …


Head (and Bike) In The Clouds (July 15th)

Braemar to Perth

Last night was another very successful wild camping experience. The small patch of land on which I was able to fit my tent had a slight slope to it but not as much as I had initially thought. Translation: I wasn’t sliding off my sleeping pad all night. Despite notRead More …


A Dram (Or Two) Will Do (July 14th)

Cardhu to Braemar

My plan to start the day was pretty simple. Pack up and head about 500 metres up the road to the Cardhu distillery for a tour. As such, there was no real urgency to get my day started because the distillery didn’t open until 10:00. Despite the lack of urgencyRead More …


All Roads Are Not Created Equal (July 13th)

Windhill to Cardhu

Something a bit unusual happened to start this day’s ride. The sun was shining. And it was almost sort of warm. So much so that I actually began my ride wearing shorts and a t-shirt. I really don’t remember the last time I was cycling where I was wasn’t wearingRead More …


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