In the middle of no-where, blogging with just a phone. Day 1.

In the middle of no where, blogging with just a phone. Day 1.
Good morning. Today I’m in a place called Kirkby Stephen. It’s roughly around that small silver pin and is small market town in Cumbria, near the Lake District. I’m on my mountain bike, and have a 170-something-mile journey using the Pennine Bridleway. We’ll be heading to Harlington, in the Peak District, on Sunday – it’s under the red pin.

This is going to be tough. Really tough. We have single 1,500 feet climbs and the entire route is a bit of an unknown.

Why am I posting about this? Well, I’m going to be pretty much in the middle of no-where and I want to see if I can blog a bit about this on my phone. We’re going really lightweight here, so I basically have my phone, a portable charger, some flip-flops, a T-shirt and some of that special cream. Y’know. That cream. No double dipping, my friend. No double dipping.
In the middle of no where, blogging with just a phone. Day 1.

We end on Sunday, hopefully in one piece. To be honest this is all a bit nuts. I’m no athlete. We were in the pub last night and, if I’m open about this, I can feel the beer sweating out of me right now. Plus I’m a bit green. It’s not a good start.

We (there’s 16 of us in total) are raising money for Edward’s Trust. It’s a charity we also supported on our trip to Paris last year. They provide much-needed support for anyone affected by the death of a child. I’d love it if you could help them. I’ve donated too.

I’m hopefully going to be doing a little daily blog about this, but if you’d like to help just ..

– Send a text to 70070 with NAZG69 followed by a space and then £2 / £5 / £10.

– Donate on my page
In the middle of no where, blogging with just a phone. Day 1.

Oh, and a HUGE THANKS.