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46. Walney Island

Tuesday 17th October 2023. I haven’t cycled much in the Lake District.  I’ve done a little bit in the Northern Lakes and I once did a sportive which started in Grasmere and meandered through the Grizedale Forest to Cartmel.  The sportive doesn’t appear on my stats since for some reason the Garmin failed to record […]

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45. A Scottish quasi tour

Sunday 10th September 2023 Several years ago (in 1991) I was looking to buy a car and an Austin Montego was on my shopping list.  The marketing for the diesel version played heavily on its excellent fuel economy; which was stated as being over 56 mpg which was remarkable for quite a large family saloon […]