Wednesday 15 April 2015

Morning Fatbike pilgrimage out to Lindisfarne...



Sunday morning ride out to Lindisfarne,  40 miles from home  and over the Border to Northumberland,
A while since been on a Fat pilgrimage across the sands to the Holy Isle, and for my sins i got Biblical rain on the return to Spittal :D




With the tide just on the turn i knew i would probably have to detour inland to use the causeway  but would still get along the sands ok...








Again here like back in East Lothian there is a lot of sand movement over the winter, dunes are huge again here!...









Out there...






Soft sand out here, never seen any quicksand that people talk about out here...


Over a mile away i could see cars using the causeway so knew i would get across...




Had to detour inland by the Beal Sluice...



Then around to the Causeway...








Back on to the sand and it was hard on top with a crust...


Seal was not to keen to see me so i kept my distance...



The spitting rain turned to constant rain as i reached the island...






Soon the rain was Biblical and the roads soon cleared of day visitors!...




Lindisfarne is indeed a place apart...


Though not so sunny today...




Changed back into rain gloves and camera packed away i rode back to the car at Berwick on the No 1 Cycle Route, a bit wet but happy to get in a ride before the rain arrived that i had left behind at home earlier...


Lindesfarne is a magical place...

Here is a film i made out there on the sands a couple of years ago on a New Years Day, probably one of the best winter rides i have done on the coast with the amazing light that day...

Blog post with pics of that ride; Here...

And the film from that ride,
Song is `Captain Coull`s Parrot`  by Peatbog Fairies

New Years Day 2013, The Sands of Lindisfarne from coastkid71 on Vimeo.

More soon,,,

2 comments:

  1. Great looking ride. Went past there on Friday night / Saturday monring, sadly tide was in when we passed so couldnt get across, you might have seen some of our tracks on the ride out of berwick tho !?

    http://askstato.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/april-bivy-and-beach-ride.html

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  2. Hi Richard, i thought i saw some fat tracks :)

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