"You are not your job. You're not how much money you have in the bank. You are not the car you drive. You're not contents of your wallet. You're not your fucking khakis." - Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club) "Some will fall in love with life and drink it from a fountain, that is pouring like … Continue reading Sprechen Sie Deutche, Baby!

"Scotland's Brilliant!!!" - Random Scottish cyclist we met in the Highlands.  "I kicks the flavour, like Stephen King writes horror." - Elizabeth II (Queen of England)  Distance Cycled: 1237 km Number of Loch Ness Monsters Spotted: Zero Quantity of Fish & Chips Consumed: 709 lbs Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome back! Welcome once again my friends, … Continue reading Anarchy in the UK

"You can find your way across this country using pubs the way a navigator would use the stars." -R.M. Morrison (2017) Good day ladies and gents! Welcome to Rachel and Steve's bicycle journey, Inverness to Edinburgh edition. While Steve brought you through the first bit of our trip he forgot to talk about something very … Continue reading Up and down and up some more, along the coast we roam

"It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no telling where you might be swept off to." - J.R.R Tolkien "There's nary an animal alive that can outrun a greased Scotsman." - Groundskeeper Willie (Scotland's Ambassador to the World) Greetings All,  I … Continue reading Welcome to all things Scottish: If it’s no Scottish, it’s CRAP!!! 

Woke up this morning Feel around for my shoes You know 'bout that babe Had them old walkin' blues - Robert Johnson Well, another 50 or so miles and we have learned the following: After hiking over 250 miles, we both hate the desert. It's beautiful from about 6am to 8am and 5pm to 7pm … Continue reading Desert Lows and Mountain Highs

Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a big fucking television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disk players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. Choose a three piece suit on … Continue reading Choose

"On a long journey, bread is never heavy"  - Old timey Russian proverb "Sure, I had tested myself before, but this was to be a more lasting and thorough examination" - Richard 'Dick' Proenneke (One Man's Wilderness)  "Damn right it was a good day" - Ice Cube Gentlemen and assorted Lady-folk,  I realize I'm breaking … Continue reading Great Success

Position: 33 deg 44.75'N, 116 deg 42.63'W Distance Travelled: 288km Have a good time, all the time. That's my philosophy, Marty - This is Spinal Tap Well, here we are.  Another week later and another 165km down the trail.  Only 3991 km to go!  We are in the lovely, friendly, town of Idyllwild, California where … Continue reading It’s not all rainbows and sunshine.

I've got mortgages on homes I've got stiffness in my bones Ain't no beauty queens in this locality -Freddie Mercury (On Hiking the PCT) Position: 33°4.67'N 116°36.08'W Distance Hiked: 124km Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me tell you a story. A story of two Canadians magically transplanted to a world of cactus, sunburns, underpants full of … Continue reading Week #1