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| With Alan on the 'Eye' |
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| All four bridges biked |
I was lucky to have the support of Alan Brice, the manager of the
Freedom from Torture centre in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for the crossing of the Tyne. Newcastle has six large bridges, four of which were cycle-able and we did all four on Saturday 20th July. Reasonably we were unable to cycle across the rail bridge or the motorway bridge.
I came down by train and we started our adventure with coffee at the
Pink Lane, an independent café with great coffee, lovely flapjacks and better service! All so wonderful that we came back there for lunch. It's just across the road from the train station so do check it out when you are next in Newcastle.
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| The High-Level Bridge |
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| Swing Bridge |
The High-Level Bridge is a beautiful structure. The motorway bridge is now higher but this was named because it is higher than the Tyne Bridge which is the oldest of the bridges, I suppose. Alan gave me a wealth of information about all these bridges but I was too engrossed in the fun to retain the detail.
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| All bridge-biking involves a cafe! |
We met some very interesting people as we biked around the city. Folk were interested in our Brompton bikes - we looked a bit like a comic duo but they (the bikes) are highly efficient and Alan has travelled the length of the country (UK) on his as well as the London to Paris ride.
Our lovely interlude finished where it started - the
Pink Lane Café where the staff allowed us to bring our precious Bromptons in and were interested in our project. Thanks!
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