As I mentioned a bit back, I am visiting the Ancestral Homeland at the end of this month, and was wondering if any Dundonian URCers fancy meeting up and perhaps having a ride (bearing in mind neither the gears on my bike nor the gears in my legs are set up for Hills)?
I'm around all day on Saturday 30/07 and much of Sunday 31/07 (taking train back Down South that evening), staying with family near Fowlis (Piperdam to be specific). I need to spend some time each day with my Gran in Mill O'Mains but times are flexiblem and apart from that I have no plans (although a paddle at the Ferry and ice-cream at Visocchis beckon if this weather keeps up).
As I mentioned a bit back, I am visiting the Ancestral Homeland at the end of this month, and was wondering if any Dundonian URCers fancy meeting up and perhaps having a ride (bearing in mind neither the gears on my bike nor the gears in my legs are set up for Hills)?
I'm around all day on Saturday 30/07 and much of Sunday 31/07 (taking train back Down South that evening), staying with family near Fowlis (Piperdam to be specific). I need to spend some time each day with my Gran in Mill O'Mains but times are flexiblem and apart from that I have no plans (although a paddle at the Ferry and ice-cream at Visocchis beckon if this weather keeps up).
As I mentioned a bit back, I am visiting the Ancestral Homeland at the end of this month, and was wondering if any Dundonian URCers fancy meeting up and perhaps having a ride (bearing in mind neither the gears on my bike nor the gears in my legs are set up for Hills)?
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I'm around all day on Saturday 30/07 and much of Sunday 31/07 (taking train back Down South that evening), staying with family near Fowlis (Piperdam to be specific). I need to spend some time each day with my Gran in Mill O'Mains but times are flexiblem and apart from that I have no plans (although a paddle at the Ferry and ice-cream at Visocchis beckon if this weather keeps up).
Pete and I leave that Saturday, orienteering 6-days in Deeside. We may be around in the morning but it would have to be a very short trip - we're only home for a few days, we come back the Wednesday before from a Shetland paddling trip (proper paddling with sea kayaks, why is wading through water called paddling as well?). We could just do the ice cream bit of the trip :-)
I'm around all day on Saturday 30/07 and much of Sunday 31/07 (taking train back Down South that evening), staying with family near Fowlis (Piperdam to be specific).
Oddly, I'm travelling up to Dundee on the 30th and will be staying in Fowlis that night (before heading off for some orienteering further north.)
I'm around all day on Saturday 30/07 and much of Sunday 31/07 (taking train back Down South that evening), staying with family near Fowlis (Piperdam to be specific).
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Oddly, I'm travelling up to Dundee on the 30th and will be staying in Fowlis that night (before heading off for some orienteering further north.)
That will be that same orienteering thingy then 🙂 We're going up on Saturday so Pete can get some new shoes, and we can try to sleep through the Stutas Quo concert next door. I'll be manning the computers some of the days.
Ob bike content: are you doing the bike orienteering on the day off on Wednesday? I'll probably bring Pete's bike and decide nearer the time. And they want us to wear lids, what for that sort of event may be reasonable (though I haven't done mountain bike orienteering before)
Oddly, I'm travelling up to Dundee on the 30th and will be staying in Fowlis that night (before heading off for some orienteering further north.)
That will be that same orienteering thingy then 🙂
I expect so!
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We're going up on Saturday so Pete can get some new shoes, and we can try to sleep through the Stutas Quo concert next door. I'll be manning the computers some of the days.
I'll try to remember say hello but if it's at download don't expect coherence.
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Ob bike content: are you doing the bike orienteering on the day off on Wednesday? I'll probably bring Pete's bike and decide nearer the time. And they want us to wear lids, what for that sort of event may be reasonable (though I haven't done mountain bike orienteering before)
I'll probably not be doing the MTBO as I'm with a non-cyclist for the week. We may do the park orienteering or we may just head for the hills and put in a day's walking.
What appeals to me about the MTBO is that it is real cross-country, rather than score, which is a rarity.
well I am open to offers re: time place etc etc, either here or by email. I'm at Herriot-Watt from Saturday (the joys of OU summer skool) but presume they will let me have go on their interweb so I can check google groups and email
PS if we don't meet up but you happen to see a lady of the largish persuasion on a green bike (with fetching red bottle cage) looking confounded by the sight of Hills, give me a wave
PS if we don't meet up but you happen to see a lady of the largish persuasion on a green bike (with fetching red bottle cage) looking confounded by the sight of Hills, give me a wave
Took my youngest out in the child seat last night as I wanted to go for a ride and the others were off with SWMBO to see 'Madagascar'. Nice ride up through Strathmartine, Bridgefoot to Auchterhouse, down to Dronley, ice cream in Birkhill and then to Camperdown for the wee one to play. Lovely evening and not as slow as I thought it would be with him on the back and lots of lumpy bits.
The Hills aren't really that bad, and if you want the 'least hilly' routes, we can advise.
The Hills aren't really that bad, and if you want the 'least hilly' routes, we can advise.
Ta muchly, you and Roos gave me some adivce about best options for getting to Fowlis.
I've been looking at the OS map and there are far too many brown lines for my liking but I'm sure it won't be that bad when I get there. And I can always get off and push. It's my mum putting me off. I've had several conversations with her expressing concern and disbelief that my inferior English legs[1] will cope with the might of Dundonian Hills. "You'll never make it up Birkie Brae on a bike!".
Audrey
[1] You'd think it was my fault that I have inferior English legs and haven't be properly brought up amongst True Hills in the environs of a Proper River in finest City known to humanity (and centre of the known universe). Like it was my decision to move to the English midlands (with its lack of hills, pathetic excuses for 'rivers', vile accents and hopelessly inferior education system) the year before I was born.
The Hills aren't really that bad, and if you want the 'least hilly' routes, we can advise.
Ta muchly, you and Roos gave me some adivce about best options for getting to Fowlis.
I've been looking at the OS map and there are far too many brown lines for my liking but I'm sure it won't be that bad when I get there. And I can always get off and push. It's my mum putting me off. I've had several conversations with her expressing concern and disbelief that my inferior English legs[1] will cope with the might of Dundonian Hills. "You'll never make it up Birkie Brae on a bike!".
Can and do. And you don't have to go all the way up as you can head off through Liff. And even if you need to walk, the steep part is then not very long. Then again, most people wouldn't consider being able to get up anything that looks vaguely uphill. The rest of it is pretty easy.
well I am open to offers re: time place etc etc, either here or by email. I'm at Herriot-Watt from Saturday (the joys of OU summer skool) but presume they will let me have go on their interweb so I can check google groups and email
Heriot Watt? I'm 1.5 miles from there. If I shout you might just hear me. HELLO. -- the.Mark
well I am open to offers re: time place etc etc, either here or by email. I'm at Herriot-Watt from Saturday (the joys of OU summer skool) but presume they will let me have go on their interweb so I can check google groups and email
Heriot Watt? I'm 1.5 miles from there. If I shout you might just hear me. HELLO.
Looking at the scarey timetable, I won't have time.
Anyway I should get on with my packing. I've never tried to pack stuff for a whole week into panniers before. The panniers that looked plenty big enough in the shop seem to have shrunk ...
