Year Round Commuter, Cyclist and Adventure Seeker.

This weekend has been a cracker and i have set a new personal achievement on the miles covered over a 24 hr period and indeed a week. From last monday I have done over 175 miles on my bike in a week.. - Not bad eh? (For me anyway). We had planned a night away in Edinburgh to celebrate our 14th Wedding anv which was last wednesday. I had always wanted to do the canal path from Glasgow all the way to Edinburgh and thought that this would be a great opportunity to do it. I had also signed up to do a 100 cycle on Sept 9th but I am unable to take part as I am stocktaking at work, so decided that I would do this run both ways.- total distance 120 give or take. inc cycle to hotel. Also I decided to try and raise some money for the ongoing Alfie Sharp Appeal and make my run thus worthwhile. Here is link -  http://www.justgiving.com/Alex-Hamiltonfeb26th Neil came along with me for the Glasgow to Edinburgh route after a night out, and he was clearly hung over. Normally I'm trying to keep up ...

Last night me and Euan made a 120 mile round trip to Dumfries to collect the latest addition to our family - an 8 week Springer Spaniel. - After much discussion the 4 of us have decided to call her Cassie. Very well mannered she has settled in very well. Kept Dad up most of night 1 lol. But he did not mind. Lots of happy doggy years ahead. !

Well todays my day aff so like thurs I dropped the kids off at school and as the sun was partly out quick change upon return to the house and grabbed the bike and cycled out the street- no plan of where I was going.  Headed towards Kilmarnock then thought I could head down to Irvine and join the Ayrshire Costal cycle path towards Troon etc and head down towards Ayr…. Then back home... Great wee run.

Evening team... Well 1st week back from holiday and feels like never been away... how many of you get that feeling>? Working this weekend. and apart from next weekend the next 5. inc stocktake so the work hat needs to be on for a bit... Moving back to working 3 full weekends out of 4. - So currently looking for new opportunities. - I can tell you... So things are rather shite at the moment. In fact Im pulling back from social media for a bit. for a few weeks anyway. Yes I can hear 'heard this before..'but just busy lol... So I will blog . Done 64 miles on bike wed/thurs. - cycled to work on wed and got drookit on way home lol... rather mad. then 42 miles yesterday. Great wee run, shaked some well placed cob webs away. Going out sunday night for a 24 mile run as well.... Here was my run: I will admit I was knackered.... need pratice as I am cycling Glasgow to Edinburgh on Sat 25th and return Sunday 26th.... My last weekend off for 5 weeks.... Stocktake etc... GRRR Anyway upda...

Salou & Barca August 2012 , a set on Flickr. The Family Album of our Summer Holiday 2012 LOL

Well back to the grind today. Last night never slept a bloody wink and so was up at crack of dawn. By lunch time was knackered. - lol Amazing how quickly you are back into the rigmarole of normal daily life even after 1 shift. Big changes to rota, back to 3/4 weekend working which has buggered all my plans for cycling ESP mid sept. - my own stocktake. - such is life. Anyway back to it. Big watch on what I eat for next few weeks and try shift this usual holiday weight gain. - and from there get out on the bike. That's plan thurs. - day off and kids first day back at school. The Summer has gone !

So we are on the plane returning home as I write this blog on my phone. The iPod is on and the earphones are in. We are settled.- Coffee. In hand. - Time to reflect as the sun sets on our 2012 summer holiday and as of Monday, I return to work. Grr ! A bit late getting to bed on the last night. We went to the Guinness Tavern which became our venue of choice for dinner. In fact - we went 4 times ! Fantastic service and notably no1 venue in Salou according to trip advisor. Naturally I had to have the large sirloin on my last night. Accompanied of course with a peppercorn sauce lol. After dinner we went to the Flower of Scotland bar where Andrew is quite the star on the karaoke and pals with the resident DJ - Craig. Andrew belted out a few Queen classics before we said our goodbyes. Finally a quick visit to Chaplins then up the road at nearly 2am. - A bit late to say the least. Lol Bleary eyed we were picked up at 745 am from the hotel and the customary run around the local hotels which ...

Morning people. Well today's our last full day. Been a good holiday, as you know you make your own. Writing this blog, as I lay by the pool - Fly home Sunday morning. Yesterday we went to the local waterpark. I did my usual bit of moaning at the cost. Then having to pay for the extras once your in. Sun lounger, rings etc - Justifiably I felt lol. Anyway we were there till shutting and this defo worked in our favour as the crowds eased off and we were able to get on most of the rides again with little waiting time. After we returned home we went to the Guinness Tavern again for dinner. - fantastic place. Well today's just laying by pool and dinner tonight. Early rise Sunday for flight home. Grr. Haha