• Eugene Kertzman
  • Eugene Kertzman

Lincolnshire e.o. BCQs

BCQ efforts in June 2023 Read more
  • Trip start
    June 19, 2023

    Heckington to Market Rasen

    June 20, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌧 22 °C

    First day was a solid 95km from Mekton Mowbray to Bailey Bridge in the Holland Fen. Tail wind nearly all the way. Heckington has an unique 8 sail windmill with a brewery, bakery and cafe. Only the brewery was open. A late swim session at the local lido cooled us down nicely but then a 20km das across the fens to find our campsite! Very lovely couple (Joy and ?) welcomed us to a basic site but still had lots of little home comforts such as flushing toilet, washing up sink with hot water, kettle and microwave as well as comfy sofas. Early to rise the next day to try and avoid the rain. Couple of hours in the rain got us to the Aviation museum at East Kirkby, the home of the Lancaster bomber. When they wheeled it out ant started it up it nearly blew our socks off!Read more

  • Market Rasen to Lincoln

    June 21, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    The day much improved after the Lancaster bomber apart from another rain shower on top of one of the Wolds. Quick decent into Market Rasen and we got to our campsite. This one was technically a caravan site but also caters for touring cyclists and walkers with small tents, £16 for the two of us with table and good facilities!
    Next day saw a quick dash up to Walesby where there is the Ramblers Church with a BCQ inside. A rather fancy church window with walkers and cyclists! Back to camp for coffee and finish packing the dried out tent and making our way to Lincoln.
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  • Lincoln

    June 21, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    They did build some fancy cathedrals back in the days, mind you the took 125 years over it and then they could get the spires to stand up for very long. Never mind it has left a good hill for a cycling hill climb appropriately called 'Steep Hill', 20% in places, used in the Lincoln Grand Prix amongst others!Read more

  • Swinethorpe to Melton via Bottesford

    June 21, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    Lovely camping spot here, by the side of a lake and some fancy lodges. Did have some on site entertainment laid on by the girls in the house next to the site, see if you can spot it!. Ride back to Melton included a nice long stretch on a newly laid tarmac cycle path, wind in the back as well, flying on our Orbit tandem!
    Bottesford was a welcome lunch stop and we had lovely views of Belvour ( or Beaver!) Castle to get to Melton just before 3.00 pm.
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  • Trip end
    June 27, 2023