Ride Scotland Rally 2022 – West & Islands Bikepacking by MuddyGoose - November 28, 2022November 28, 20220 I can't believe that this is the first blog post that I've managed to write in the whole of 2022 so far. It's not like I've even been so busy that there not been sufficient time, or any excuse like that. Anyway, let's put that behind me and tell you all about this year's RSR and the time I spent with friends old and new, cycling my way around the beautiful Scottish west highlands and islands. Ride Scotland Rally or RSR as it's known to it's friends is a relaxed, organised, but not too organised, bicycle wander around Scotland. Apart from the Scotland part it's actually quite hard to define, pigeon hole or put in a box in any way. And
Head to the hills, Day 2 – #ExmoorEpic Bikepacking Devon by MuddyGoose - November 2, 20180 Day 2, early morning, the tarp and bivvy combination seems to be working a dream. I'm snug, I'm dry, it's raining, I got some decent sleep overnight, it's raining... Oh, no - it's raining. And so we have that dilemma moment; do I stay warm and dry where I am and slowly watch the time ticking by or do I get up and get wet packing everything away in the rain and starting the day's route in the rain? The answer is of course a scramble to find my phone, it will know what to do! Have I got a signal? Yes. Have a got a weather app? Of course! Will the rain stop? Probably, in about an hour. Time