So the adventures continue ... so far on my quest for 50 i have reached the half way point.
Thats:
Wales - 7/10 (3 left in south wales, 1 or 2 trips to complete them)
Scotland - 2/14 (12 left, should be done in 3 trips)
England - 16/26 (10 left, probably 4-5 trips)
The last real adventure was me and Vince wild camping in the boarders. We set off on the saturday to ride at Newcastleton, the hardest part was finding the trail centre. At least the driving around lost was very pretty and in glorious sunshine. After completing a very pretty and flows trail that didn't fail to keep us smiling we along the boarder and into wilder forest.
We had a real hard time finding somewhere secluded enough to park the car and camp near by. After numerous car parks that seemed too busy and every forest road being gated. We eventually found a dead end road and parked our car near by. We camped the other side of a gated path and hoped to not be discovered. We were fine here until morning. We almost didn't make it till morning (slight exaggeration) when the BBQ we had burning for warmth, whilst gazing up at the night sky, set the grass on fire....
The next da we rode Kielder forest. This was a stunning and fun ride, although we could have done without the added black section. This was a killer uphill climb that took about 30 mins, we had to walk by the end. The down hill was a straight line, steep, with no jumps and no obstacles. It was not black in the slightest nor was it in any way worth the climb. It was too foggy on top to appreciate any views either. All in all a good ride and great bank holiday weekend.
The next adventure is looking likely to be a week in Scotland trying to tick off 5-7 new rides up their.
