New Journal
New journal bought today to cover the days of my cycling adventure. Tomorrow I begin and I am aiming to go to Scotland and return by the 15th (Wednesday), on the day after I leave for France with my Dad.
Will try and make Edinburgh in 5 days (ed. I never made it to Edinburgh).
Waypoints as follow:
- Weymouth > Bristol (~70m)
- Bristol > Wocester (~70m)
- Wocester > Manchester (~120m)
- Manchester > Carlisle (~120m)
- Carlise > Edinburgh (~120m)
My weight is : 11:11.5
Inventory (and what became of the items)
| Panier #1 | What became of .. |
|---|---|
| Self inflating sleeping mat | Punctured. Does not play well with knifes. Still in use. |
| Sleeping bag | Not warm enough, now have 2 silk liners. |
| Cooking kit | Good. |
| Camping Gaz | Have gone through about 5 of these. |
| Micro-fibre towel | Good. |
| Winup head torch | Better than nothing, requires constant winding for decent light |
| Cutlery (spoon,fork,knife) | Lost knife |
| Thermos flask | Lost original, went without for time, bought new. |
| Wash bag | Still here |
| Small backpack | Now primarily used as larder and bungee strapped onto tent on bike rack. |
| Solar charging kit | Paritally broken, wasnt very useful, actually drained battery on mobile phone. |
| First aid kit | Used 1 plaster. |
| Panier 2 | And now ... |
|---|---|
| Trainers | Good, smelly |
| Books: King Lear, Kant | Left Lear in Weymouth, still have Kant (introducting) but dont read it. Have read "A History of de Tour de France" and now reading Hemmingways Short Stories and Animal Farm (in French) |
| Grey Vest | Good |
| Jeans | Good |
| Fleece | Good |
| Museili Bars | Good for snacking on the go |
| Dried Fruit | Gone |
| Belt | Good |
| T-Shirt | Good |
| Plastic Bag | Lost |
| Ankle Support | Lost this original, but have another. |
| Journal | Running out of pages |
Also one tent.
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