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The original purpose of this site was simply to amuse myself during winter evenings while my wife watched Coronation Street etc on the box. I have always enjoyed getting out and about on the North Yorkshire Moors which are without doubt my favourite part of the world, and over the years I have walked or cycled almost every part. Unfortunately,during the years leading up to my retirement my work as a taxi driver involved long hours behind the wheel and I have to confess I became overweight and completely unfit. I resolved therefore to correct this and upon my retirement I dug out my old boots and after scraping the mould from them and applying a good old dollop of dubbin I hit the footpaths and byways in the Whitby area revelling in my new found freedom. I would find myself striding along a muddy footpath with a big grin on my face as I rediscovered the joy of rambling.. I always loved walking but in my younger days I was a keen cyclist too and after a little consideration I decided to buy a new bike with the intention of venturing a little further afield. One thing I did not take into consideration was the fact that I am now on the wrong side of 60 and very quickly found out that I no longer have the miles in my legs that I once had. I might have given up on the bike except for the fact that at about this time we had new neighbours, 'John and Mariola' move in next door. John and I soon discovered that we had several interests in common and we began to go out on our bikes together. Now, almost all my outings are on two wheels and I intend to enjoy my cycling and walking for as long as I am able.
This site is basically a collection of photos and trip reports mainly of my more recent escapades but hopefully I will be adding some earlier pictures too. Most of the Photos are my work but a few are the work of others and wherever possible I will give full credit to people concerned. If I omit to do so please contact me and I will rectify the matter.
If you have followed a link or simply 'surfed' in, please enjoy and I would love to hear from you.
If you do enjoy this site you may also enjoy www.ogres-on-the-west-highland-way.weebly.com and www.our-coast-to-coast.weebly.com/
MIKE
This site is basically a collection of photos and trip reports mainly of my more recent escapades but hopefully I will be adding some earlier pictures too. Most of the Photos are my work but a few are the work of others and wherever possible I will give full credit to people concerned. If I omit to do so please contact me and I will rectify the matter.
If you have followed a link or simply 'surfed' in, please enjoy and I would love to hear from you.
If you do enjoy this site you may also enjoy www.ogres-on-the-west-highland-way.weebly.com and www.our-coast-to-coast.weebly.com/
MIKE