Perhaps I haven't gone in to much detail about myself, but I'm currently a fifth year medical student at the University of Aberdeen. I joined the cycle tour as part of my fifth year electives project,...
Reflections
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Video!
Create.
One piece of advice that I've heard time and time again is to create things you can proudly put your name to. I made this video for those of us who'd like to relive the experience; for myself, to remind me of how far I've come; and really, for anyone else who'd like a glimpse of the journey...
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Food Intake
For anyone who's interested, I did my best to keep track of what I was eating throughout the trip. Breakfast and evening meals were usually provided at our accommodation sites, and as for lunch, we usually just stopped wherever we fancied.
8/9
Full breakfast
4 nature Valley bars.
2 nutri-grain...
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Day 17 (and 18) - Bettyhill to John o' Groats
Final Destination
I spent the final night tossing and turning in bed, wondering what life would be like following the tour. With some luck, I finally drifted off to sleep but was soon woken by Jonathan's...
Monday, September 22, 2014
Day 16 - Tain to Bettyhill
The usual reluctance to get out of bed this morning was kept in check by my deep commitment to completing this godforsaken journey. I've grinned and bore it for the past two weeks.. what's another two...
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Day 15 - Boat of Garten to Tain
The effects of cycling every day for two weeks are finally catching up with me - my lower limbs feel like lead and it's getting harder and harder to convince them to press on. In the words of Jens Voigt,...
