Walney to Wear 2007What We DidBuilding on the success of the Coast To Coast in 2006, after bandying about routes through Vietnam, China, and most of Eastern Europe, we decided by a majority vote to do the Walney to Wear route in June 2007. more
6 Months / 3 Days Day Zero - Thursday 21st June 2007Consett to Barrow in Furness, 130 miles in a couple of hours, travelling with 40 illegal immigrants. Day One - Friday 22nd June 2007 Walney Island to Tebay (approx. distance 59 miles). Frequent hills. 0 crashes, 1 trip to Halfords, 1 camera killed. Weather was patchy rain and sunshine. Ascent: 5243 feet Descent: 4611 feet Day Two - Saturday 23rd June 2007 Tebay to Barnard Castle (approx. distance 42 miles). 1 big climb to Tan Hill, 1 crash, no trips to Halfords, 1 camera resurrection. Weather occasional rain and sunshine. Ascent: 3711 feet Descent: 3802 feet Day Three - Sunday 24th June 2007 Barnard Castle to Roker (approx. distance 52 miles). Regular climbs even though it was a general decent. 0 crashes, no trips to Halfords. Weather intermittant showers Ascent: 3509 feet Descent: 4050 feet Fantasy Football LeagueThe new Premiership season is well underway and we are competing in the Premier League Fantasy Footy this year with a C2C league. Sign up at http://fantasy.premierleague.com/ and use the league code 20329-6522 to join. |