Mull2Muckle
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Having ridden the length of the island of Yell on Sunday (twice: Ulsta to Gutcher, the Unst ferry departure, and back) all I had to do to finish the Mull2Muckle was the 10 miles or so through Unst to RAF Saxa Vord, or the Saxa Vord Resort as it’s now called, being filmed on the…
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The Mull2Muckle Scottish End-to-End, or Tom’s Fairly Long Ride, is nearing completion, with midsummer tomorrow and the last approach to the Muckle Flugga shore station on Unst first thing tomorrow morning. After the show today I’ll drive to Toft, get the ferry to Yell, drive the 18 miles across (or up) the island (seeing as…
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That’s Bryce (piper extraordinaire) and Kenny, who joined me on the route between Girvan and Ayr, upping my pace considerably. Fiona (electric bike, no less) heads up Prestwick Fair Trade and met me on the prom between Prestwick and Troon, where I stayed at David and Val Gwynne’s B&B. Old Loans Inn was really, really…
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Some pictures and people from the mull2muckle trip! Not finished yet as I’ve still got Yell and Unst to go. That’s the Mull of Galloway Lighthouse, Scotland’s southernmost point, and then the closed King’s Hall in Drummore, the nearest village, with its curious reversed ‘N’. Then New Luce – this little caravan site was where…
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Just wrapping up things in Shetland before heading off south tomorrow. This is where I’m going and what’s happening if you want to catch up at any point. Remember to follow the blog posts and also, though I’m not doing the afternoon show from 11th-15th, I think I’m doing daily updates for Fred Macaulay on…
