The only way is up: Land's End to John o' Groats 2015

[somtamslap]

Made it Scotch-side. Pictorial when not so totally fucked.

Edinburgh-bound on the morrow...

[kingwilly]

Made it Scotch-side. Pictorial when not so totally fucked.

Because cycling up into the Highlands of Scotland is going to be so much fucking easier!

[Chittychangchang]

Red Bull and banana's and hopefully no more punctures, embrace the burn.

[somtamslap]

Because cycling up into the Highlands of Scotland is going to be so much fucking easier!

Long day today, William.

Red Bull and banana's and hopefully no more punctures, embrace the burn

Aches and pains beginning to materialise, but on the plus side, bought an indestructible Shwalbe tyre in Kendal this morning...

[kingwilly]

Lazy git, you've only cycled 3/4 of the island of Britain. Didn't even think to include Northern Ireland, did ya? A proper cyclist would be cycling the length of the British Empire. Well, except the bits were you'd have to swim, like from the fawklands.

Anyway, unless you were ringing that bicycle bell like a deranged madman all day I fail to see how your mouse button clicking finger is too tired to post a few piccies.

[dirk diggler]

Made it Scotch-side

Ah, you made it. You must be relieved.

May the rest of your journey be filled with such pleasantries as rowies, haggis neeps n tatties, cullen skink, scotch broth, stovies, macaroni pies, deep fried everything and Irn-bru.

May yer thrapple be quenched wi the finest of single malts named after the villages in which you are sampling them.

Enjoy the views of beautiful snow capped mountains, untouched rivers, streams and lochs of exquisite, timeless beauty.

May yer waterproofs be bloody good ones.

[withnallstoke]

A proper cyclist would be cycling the length

He probably is.

May yer thrapple be quenched

Only Thai and English please.

[dirk diggler]

Get tae Falkirk, this threed is in God's country the noo, awa n bile yer ba'heid ye hacket howlin jakey bampot.

[PAG]

Get tae Falkirk, this threed is in God's country the noo, awa n bile yer ba'heid ye hacket howlin jakey bampot.

Buddy of mine lives in Polmont, and I regularly order cycling goods by email from an excellent shop in Falkirk, G W Smith (Falkirk bikes bicyles cycles repairs). My buddy carries the goods over each December for his annual pilgrimage staying with me in Phuket.

[withnallstoke]

awa n bile yer ba'heid ye hacket howlin jakey bampot.

Bollocks diggler.

I have hair.

[dirk diggler]

Buddy of mine lives in Polmont

his annual pilgrimage staying with me in Phuket.

I'm telling you, these inmates have it far too easy these days.

Bollocks diggler.

I have hair.

Nae eftir ye've biled it ye winna!

[PAG]

Buddy of mine lives in Polmont

his annual pilgrimage staying with me in Phuket.

I'm telling you, these inmates have it far too easy these days.

He was certainly a young offender back in the day that's for sure. However, the only 'inside' that he sees these days is the bar of the Black Bull (http://www.blackbullpolmont.co.uk/).

[somtamslap]

Since I have you here - any good recommendations for places to stay about 70-ish miles north of Annan? I was gonna ride to Edinburgh but think accommodation will be lacking due to the festival...

[PAG]

Since I have you here - any good recommendations for places to stay about 70-ish miles north of Annan? I was gonna ride to Edinburgh but think accommodation will be lacking due to the festival...

You'll find that most towns/villages in Scotland have small hotels/Inns, and of course it depends on what route you're taking. You should be around the Central Region at the end of today, probably around the Glasgow/Edinburgh corridor area. Not particularly a tourist area until you get further north of Stirling and into Perthshire for example.

A few places on this website:

Inns and restaurants with rooms in Scotland | VisitScotland

[Gerbil]

You'll find that most towns/villages in Scotland have small hotels/Inns

Ah yes, but they generally capture lone Sassenach cyclists, keep them in their dungeons and cross breed them with wild haggis.

[somtamslap]

I think I'm actually able to stay/sleep in Wetherpoons in this country...

[palexxxx]

Have you come across any deep fried battered Mars bars yet?

[dirk diggler]

You don't wanna be leaving your bike outside unattended, and that includes stepping 10ft away to get it in the same picture as the establishment.

[chassamui]

embrace the burn.

I see what you did there.

Remarkable progress slap. Scotland looks smaller on a UK map than it is for real. You will need a midge hat the further north you go.

[PAG]

Just back from my local bike shop where I got new brake pads. Whilst there my wife phoned to order som tam from the small stall in front of the shop. Couldn't resist photos for Slap, purely for nostalgia of course.......

[dirk diggler]

Scotland looks smaller on a UK map than it is for real.

I can explain this:



Well done, you're half way

[VocalNeal]

Same thing happens with the USA vs. Canada. Canada always looks smaller than it is. Because of map projection.

[chassamui]

^&^^ I was only trying to cheer him up chaps. No need for those heartless graphics you unkind persons you.

[klong toey]

I am worried he might OD on deep fried Mars Bars.

[VocalNeal]

Only Thai and English please.

It's muckle mair fin noo we ur in bonnie scotland sassenach insae sic a flowery leid