Biking Bridges for girls' education in Malawi

I pledged to cycle across 20 bridges before November 2013 to raise £2000.00 to support girls in secondary schools in North Malawi via the Mamie Martin Fund. My total is £1200.00 pounds as at end November so thanks for helping me to do that! A 1% rise in women’s literacy is 3 times more likely to reduce deaths in children than a 1% rise in the number of doctors.


Tuesday 18 June 2013

Midsummer Odyssey - nearly leaving

The midsummer team
We have had great fun planning this.  Bill is now sailing off the West Coast as a sort of warm-up, though the only connection is 'West Coast'.  I am bringing a first aid kit for us and he is bringing a first aid kit for the bikes.  That should work.  I am packing as sparingly as possible and have decided that it's not a good use of space and weight to bring swimwear.  If I really do have an irresistible urge to have dip there will be options :-)

We start at Kyle of Lochalsh on Saturday next and cycle to the Bridge over the Atlantic at Seil Island.  We plan to be at Seil Island on Monday evening. We hope it will be warmer than Boxing Day when this pic was taken - our last bridge crossing together.

B&Bs are booked, extra padded shorts are purchased, lots of maps consulted (special thanks to Sustrans for their useful information and map).

Day 1 will be Kyle of Lochalsh to Arvasar (Skye Bridge)
Day 2 will be ferry to Mallaig, train to Glenfinnan and then cycling to Duror (Ballachulish Bridge)
Day 3 Duror to Easdale (39 miles - ouch!) (Connel Bridge)
Day 4 Cycling the Bridge over the Atlantic, back to Oban  and home on the train.
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  1. Frances Wilkins24 June 2013 at 19:46

    Great to see you both in Kyleakin! have a great cycle down to Easdale and hope to see you in Skye again sometime soon,

    All the best,

    Frances

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  2. Unknown26 June 2013 at 23:46

    Thanks Frances and thanks for the lovely warm tea. We got very wet before we saw another cup of tea that evening!

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