First proper bike ride of the year, other than commuting to work and nipping to the shops, and what a great day for it. Blue skies, great views – a slightly chilly wind but not bad enough to affect my fingers, which is what normally stops me cycling so much over the winter months. Just under 30 miles, taking in Cambusbarron, Gargunnock, Thornhill and back to Stirling, via Dobbies the garden centre where I accidentally bought a hare – Amos is now settling into his new home. Here’s to more days like this.
As to my America trip I’ve done no further route planning, other than confirming that Cape Blanco Lighthouse is the 2nd most westerly point in mainland America and is the most westerly lighthouse in mainland America and this is where I plan to start from. What I have been doing is trying to figure out logistically and financially what is the best way to get to my start point – this is proving harder than planning my route across America. So far I have whittled it down to 3 airports – 2 of which will involve a day of travelling by train and bus from the airport to a town called Bandon and a 28 mile bike ride in the wrong direction to Cape Blanco – or an airport called Arcata / Eureka which is considerably closer to my chosen start point but would involve a couple of extra days cycling to get to Cape Blanco and the flight is an additional £800 (based on this years prices) – that’s a lot of extra money which is disappointing as I like the idea of landing at an airport called Eureka!!
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