Why JOGLE

Why JOGLE? And Why on a Brompton Foldup Bicycle? John O Groats to Lands End (JOGLE) is something that every cyclist wants’ to do and I am no different. Its a challenge and it's there so why not!

The main reason for completing the challenge is to raise money for The British Limbless Ex Serviceman's Association (BLESMA) and The British Legion (Jersey).

Blesma is a charity that directly supports all our service men and women who lose limbs, the use of limbs or eyes or the sight of an eye whilst in the service of our country. Blesma are with them whenever they are needed for the rest of their lives.

The British Legion (Jersey) again continues to support Ex Service Personnel both young and old and plays an important role in the welfare of Channel Islanders that have served their country.

Like so many servicemen and women that have served on recent Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan I have seen first hand the injuries sustained to service personnel and the long term injuries that they have to live with for the rest of their lives, long after the conflict has finished

I ask you to donate to Blesma on www.bmycharity.com/brompton or if you want to donate offline to Blesma or The British Legion you can find Sponsorship forms at the following places:

Murphy’s Mens Clothing (West Centre, St Helier)

Big Maggy's Coffee Shop, (26 Burrard Street, St Helier)

Reception at Lloyds TSB (New Street Branch, St Helier)

C5 Alliance (Anley/Sand Street, St Helier)

A big thanks goes to those that have already donated and also to C5 Alliance that are the main sponsors.

Sunday, 18 July 2010

Cycling In The Highlands Get Me Out Of Here

Another long day in the saddle left Fort Augustus about 9:15 in the rain and headed for Fort William following the Caledonian Canal and Lochy. Stopped off for a photo shoot at the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge which provided some spectacular backdrops and is a fitting place for the impressive memorial.

Stopped off at Fort William for some food and tried to search for a bandage.

Ben Nevis was obscured by low cloud and cycling past the actual mountain range I carried out my winter mountaineering training.

My left knee has got worse today and have had to strap it up and start taking Ibrufen. It's an old injury from a pulled ligament that has reoccurred and is with me for the next 750 miles.

The ride to Glencoe was spectacular but dampened by the wind and rain. Climbing out of Glencoe I was lucky to have the wind behind me which made a big difference. A long climb out of Glencoe leading to Rannoch Moor at 1150ft

A real mixed bag of weather but at least the last hour and a half was dry with the sun making a appearance.

Scotland is bigger than you think and it's the BBC 's fault as they tilt the country on the weather report which makes Scotland look a lot smaller than it is.

Scotland is a beautiful country but I have not been inspired by the architecture, to sum up it's pretty dull and non-descript !

The Brompton continues to cause intrigue by people with even drivers slowing down to take pics.

But the comedy bike isn't that funny at moment as it's been hard going with the limited gear range.

Most interesting thing seen: A three wheeler Morgan and a Nice SII E Type

Road Kill: 1x Deer

Distance covered today 84 miles

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