In summer 2009, to see if long-distance cycling was for me, I took my Trek bike on the train to Berwick-upon-Tweed and cycled all the way to Derby along the Pennine Cycleway. Staying mainly in youth hostels as well as spending a few days in West Yorkshire with my family, I loved every second! It was the perfect launchpad for the bigger Eurovelo 5 adventure that was to follow twelve months later…

As I cycled, I blogged:

• Kings Cross: The North starts here
• The Luxury of First Class Travel
• Great Quote

• Berwick-upon-Tweed
• The important number for the next few days – 68
• The view I came for…
• Wooler YHA

• Day 2: Good start
• Bellingham

• Day 3
• Hadrian’s Wall
• A picture for Ian in Adelaide
• Amazing they from Lambley railway viaduct
• Alston

• Day 4
• Hartside Top
• Appleby
• Raining again in Appleby
• And back to Dufton for the night

• Day 5
• Back to civilisation
• About half way to Ingleton
• On the valley into Ingleton
• Half way to Derby!
• Amazing weather

• The Ram’s Head
• Ingleborough Hall, Clapham
• Stunning!
• Private: Day 6
• Malham and the World
• Default evening position

• Day 7
• I hate these barriers!
• Calderdale
• Cafe society…
• Elland = End of Part 1

• YouTube Updates – Lots of new videos, these are just a taster…
• The Pennine Cycleway: Pause for thought

• On the road again
• Day 8
• Chapel-en-le-Frith
• South of Buxton
• Finishing in style

• Day 9
• The most complicated barrier yet!
• Finished!
• Shadow Cycling – more Puglia 2010 Youtube updates