Beach Ride & Picnic

Joe's just finished a full week of night shifts so I decided to pack us an impromptu picnic while he had a power nap this morning.  The plan was to cycle to the big strand beach near the airport here on Islay and enjoy a spot of lunch in the sun. You've got to make …

Wedding Anniversary at the Stormpods

We decided to stay on Islay for our wedding anniversary this year.  Friends very kindly looked after the girls for us, leaving us footloose and fancy free…err sort of. We wanted to include cycling in whatever we chose to do.  And after hearing fab things about the Stormpods in Lagavulin Bay, the decision was pretty …

Queen of the Hebrides Ride 2014 (#womens100)

The inaugural Islay Rapha #womens100 ride took place on Sunday 20th July 2014. I’d been keeping one eye firmly on the weather forecasts for the previous week – the weather as usual for Islay, was “changeable”. However when the morning of the 20th came, it was a dry and calm with very many sunny spells. …