Topic: Long Way Down (Scotland to South Africa)

[dave400]

Anybody seen it? I enjoyed the Long Way Round very much and the new journey is on the BBC tonight after Top Gear, British Sunday nights on the telly just got interesting again!

[DammitDan]

Let's hope Ewan can keep the gasoline out of his eyes this time 

[SteveD CB500F]

Watching them riding those Scottish lanes made me want to get on my bike and go for a ride!

On a dark, cold, wet Sunday night!

[dave400]

Watching them riding those Scottish lanes made me want to get on my bike and go for a ride!

On a dark, cold, wet Sunday night!

Bring on spring eh 

Let's hope Ewan can keep the gasoline out of his eyes this time 

Looks like sand in their eyes will be the problem this time 

[andy750]

"On a dark, cold, wet Sunday night!

Bring on spring eh  Wink"

No that IS Spring in the UK 

[SteveD CB500F]

I can't think that Boston is that much different Andy (?)

What's it like there at the end of October?

Here it's bright sunshine (but cold) like today, or wet, windy and cold (like Sunday) - depends on the Atlantic depressions and whether they head for Scotland or just barge in over Southern England!

[andy750]

You are right Steve, more or less similar. Today is bright sunshine and cold - this mornings ride in was 36F (2C) whereas on Saturday it was rainy all day (though kind of warm - 64F, (17C)...but generally more or less similar but we probably have more blue sky/sunshine days in Boston than in England (thinking of my time in Oxford) and definitely more in than in Scotland.

However as odd as it may seem, I do miss riding in the dark, wet streets of Glasgow where I used to ride year round.

cheers
Andy