I was always planning to cycle to Skipton this weekend – I have lined up an exclusive* interview for The Cycling Europe Podcast with one of the unsung heroes of cycling touring and we are meeting at the local Morrisonโs at 10am tomorrow (apparently itโs half price for Cycling UK membersโฆ) – but it was only a passing thought a few weeks ago when I arranged the chat that I might cycle up to Skipton from my home near Halifax and camp overnight. At the gym this morning I thought about it again. When I got home in the early afternoon I thought about it yet again. At 1:15pm I made the decision to do it, by 2pm I had packed the bike and left the house and just after 2:30pm I was on the train from Halifax to Bradford.
In episode 038 of The Cycling Europe Podcast, Andrew Sykes spoke to a number of travellers about their experiences of cycling The Hebridean Way. Now itโs his turn to get onto his bicycle, Wanda, and cycle from Vatersay in the south to Harris in the north along one of Britainโs most spectacular rides.ย In part 1 of the podcast he travels from the island of Vatersay to the island of Berneray.ย Part 2 of the podcast will see him complete his journey to the Butt of Lewis and it will be published on Sunday 19th September 2021.
In episode 038 of The Cycling Europe Podcast, Andrew Sykes spoke to a number of travellers about their experiences of cycling The Hebridean Way. Now itโs his turn to get onto his bicycle, Wanda, and cycle from Vatersay in the south to Harris in the north along one of Britainโs most spectacular rides.ย In part 1 of the podcast he travels from the island of Vatersay to the island of Berneray.ย Part 2 of the podcast will see him complete his journey to the Butt of Lewis and it will be published on Sunday 19th September 2021.
My plan is to make a film about my journey along the Hebridean Way. It will include more of the drone footage (in 4K quality) as well as footage taken using my Canon video camera. Look out for that in a couple of months. In the meantime, if you missed any of the daily videos (plus a few โextraโ ones including the as-yet-unseen video about my visit to Glasgow today, here they all are in one place. Enjoy! โ
Iโm now in Glasgow and heading back to Yorkshire later this afternoon. Time to look back on the past two weeks. Here are some Hebridean Way statistics (including travel to / from the Outer Hebrides).
Another interesting day on the road, and back on the railsโฆ Itโs been day two of my three-day return to Halifax and not without incident nor cycling (which is why you are here I assume). Indeed there was just over 50 km of the stuff followed by a long two-stage journey back to Glasgow. Thatโs where today finished but it started back in Ullapoolโฆ
