Rough Stuff: Day 6
Kingshorn to inverkeithling
D: 33.39km. El: 744m
Rough Stuff Fife : Day Five
Cellardyke to Kinghorn
D:55.31km. El: 553m
Rough Stuff Fife: Day Four
Tay port to Cellardyke
Rough Stuff Fife: Day Three
Newburgh to Tay Port
D:37.66km. El: 654m
After a tough first 5km of excellent single track. Although too many gates! We split up again. Janet decided to go round on the road……I stayed on the route which was excellent yet again. I think we both benefited from being able to go at our own speed.
We met up at the campsite. Which was busy and had a snoring man in a nearby tent. The shower was most welcome and the chance to charge everything. We had a good meal out at the Indian restaurant although the wait for food was ridiculously long.
Rough Stuff Fife: Day Two
Loch Ore to Newburgh
D: 50.61km. El:850
Today was always going to be the big day, the excellent start the route had made continued with great tracks and quiet roads which took us to the heritage town of Falkland. We had a good stop here. Strawberries coffee and ice cream. Janet decided to continue on the road and we would meet up in Newburgh or somewhere where there would be a good camp spot. The rest of the route was lovely quiet roads cycleways and forest tracks. Pity we didn’t stay together as the planned camp spot would have been good. As it was Janet picked a park. A nice spot by the estuary but very near houses and dog walkers. I put my tent up late. There were some midges in the evening but my chair and new tent did the job of keeping me cosy and comfy.
Rough Stuff Fife Day One
Everything has gone really smoothly. No problems with the train. Absolutely lovely route. A right mixture of different surfaces. I think we chose just the right length of ride for the first day. I know I have done a bit but am not too tired.
We have a nice camp spot and I am loving my new tent. I have also got to grips with the navigation on my garmin. Which has been a real boon.
Looking forward to tomorrow’s ride. I think I will sleep well tonight.
Menorca. Last day luxury
After the nightmare of the package all inclusive resort which can only be described as a nightmare stay we really enjoyed the peace and luxury of this wonderful adults only hotel. And a pretty good evening out in Mao. A good last day.
Menorca Day 8
Pottering about.
Around Menorca Day 7
Around Son Bou.
Last night we arrived at our apartment hotel which we have for two nights so today was our first whole day with out moving. It was intended as a rest day if we had continued cycling round the island. The weather was getting hotter definitely. Kenny decided to cycle down to the shore to go fishing but it quickly became apparent that it was way too hot. I joined him via a reed bed path that was a bit nuts! The track along the coast was very nice with only one section of hike a bike. We arrives at Saint Tomas and I went for a swim and Kenny went to the bar. After we had lunch. Another nice salad. We headed back along the coast. Kenny came for a swim but didn’t want to go in off the rocks in a little inlet but wanted to go off the beach. Then it was too sandy. Actually it was just too hot! We then had an epic push along a sand path for a couple of kilometers. A bad choice. We thought it would be better than the reed bed path it wasn’t.
Not a ride day.
We left the bikes. Got three busses to the airport then a shuttle bus to the car hire. Picked up a car and drove back picked up the bikes. Stopped for a lovely lunch and went to our next apartment hotel. We stopped to get bread wine and cheese. It was really nice. Pool was fantastic and we ate our picky tea in the apartment.
Mountain Days and Photo Nights 