tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27820575803765255472024-03-13T17:33:43.135+00:00Matthew's LEJOG DiaryA nearly seven year old's take on a family adventure, cycling from Lands End to John O'Groats.Stuart (Family Adventure Project)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03269907336038854824noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782057580376525547.post-14673229762939081722007-09-01T09:44:00.000+01:002007-10-17T09:45:35.443+01:00My big journeyIn the summer holidays I cycled from Lands End to John O Groats. Not on my bike but on the back of my Dad’s tandem. A tandem is a bike with two seats but both of the people have to pedal!<br /><br />Lands End is at the bottom of England and John O Groats is at the top of Scotland.<br />I visited lots of places on the way. Here are some of the photos….<br /><br />We cycled about two thousand kilometres. A lot of them were up hills and it took us seven weeks. <br /><br />My favourite thing to do was Landmark where we went on three giant water slides. I liked body surfing and staying in hotels best because there are TVs and comfy beds which my brother and me jumped on all the time. My favourite county was Cumbria because it had my home in it and my bed! <br /><br />My worst things were: wild camping because Daddy gets in a nag in the morning because he doesn’t want us to be seen; and I don’t like camping especially the first night because of a fox that scratched around my ear outside the tent and then stole Hannah’s dirty nappy. POOH!<br /><br />And here are some of the times when it just got too much… the first time was when Hannah was sick in the tent and we had to get nappies to nap it up! Mummy said to Daddy to open the nappy but he didn’t because it would just spill through the holes. And the second time was when Hannah thought the tent was a backpack and said backpack EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR<br /><br />We ate fish and chips all the time and Dad bought us sweeties to make us pedal faster.<br />When he gave us 2p a kilometre, I wanted to cycle further. By the end I had earned £20.<br /><br />The weather was sometimes rainy. BOO!<br /><br />It was a bit hard at times but we still had great fun!<br /><br />Next I want to go cycling in Italy because my favourite foods are pizza, pasta, pannini and ice cream. I still like cycling even though it was tiring and one day I’d like to ride my own bike a long way.Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03150851552702467322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782057580376525547.post-22032469808992891612007-08-03T21:38:00.000+01:002007-08-04T09:28:23.575+01:00We love Youth Hostels!Today we started in Hereford and we got to Leominster and we have stayed in a Youth Hostel and it is next to a playground. <div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094759202918848946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcUR6aDSjzNxdiW6Dv9B5bzlPPF9yUMakPUHoRCv1-27N9agzD7FzGbC1GKPK2FtQrwbUD9ju0ZVg7wvxdDQsNJoDVUM9fDja4m82xX2kbyfV-bEkZuBORBGNZjsQIeWWD_YXbNhGbL2u/s400/crim0025.jpg" border="0" /></div>Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03150851552702467322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782057580376525547.post-49318550416756799422007-07-31T22:04:00.000+01:002007-07-31T22:06:20.242+01:00Picking blackberriesToday we went in the Avon Gorge and we picked blackberries. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBeo0RsW5nwgja1zfGojUuZIVWVuptZxDy1vMzkB5A2ZkKDOc7b81gX2LQx-Tsekohk_qP0K3U1mTGMwm0mxLflEQ9tggAbF27kwRBNsDPrDLQv3syz0q0FoJGyeucMjCcHmMyF8Lwxk/s1600-h/img_6033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093470123121688306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBeo0RsW5nwgja1zfGojUuZIVWVuptZxDy1vMzkB5A2ZkKDOc7b81gX2LQx-Tsekohk_qP0K3U1mTGMwm0mxLflEQ9tggAbF27kwRBNsDPrDLQv3syz0q0FoJGyeucMjCcHmMyF8Lwxk/s400/img_6033.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div>Here is a picture of us picking blackberries.</div>Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03150851552702467322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782057580376525547.post-26928891792710392882007-07-30T10:27:00.000+01:002007-07-30T23:12:24.567+01:00Looking for a swimming poolToday we are looking for a swimming pool and tomorrow.Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03150851552702467322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782057580376525547.post-8072375444681904562007-07-29T22:46:00.000+01:002007-07-30T23:17:40.345+01:00Wookey hole<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YCm7mgAS_DEAaFJzO3RM7DL8CIGq0GgShnzBdb0pwY0etiyBU8x325DkMdGC-lNcCZq12LzLYUX2_9lVPpgdWXyFycinAzfNTCzlXyvtiahbXSiZFi98cXb0R2g3HgEJlXJLK8uj1EU/s1600-h/img_5992.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093117407522438882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YCm7mgAS_DEAaFJzO3RM7DL8CIGq0GgShnzBdb0pwY0etiyBU8x325DkMdGC-lNcCZq12LzLYUX2_9lVPpgdWXyFycinAzfNTCzlXyvtiahbXSiZFi98cXb0R2g3HgEJlXJLK8uj1EU/s400/img_5992.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Today we went to Wookey Hole and it was.... FUN! And the best bit was the Air Guns again!<br /><br />Wookey hole is famous caves.Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03150851552702467322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782057580376525547.post-42535967144329214522007-07-24T09:38:00.000+01:002007-07-26T09:45:52.003+01:00Air shotToday we went on the Tarka Trail and inside a carriage there was a refreshment thing:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9HXro9H_sSB_cIJgA8TeZ959Ljgl-eRw0iQbQ_wrCRoVQ6WrTD2q-nYM2YhWWxEorOZ0PK0M9gQpZ7ZjdXtcUfO7on675G24nfKbyuVb_DX2WWWmrnx9c21saxvyr1oU1npqNSKjovY/s1600-h/crim0007_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091423738788377362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9HXro9H_sSB_cIJgA8TeZ959Ljgl-eRw0iQbQ_wrCRoVQ6WrTD2q-nYM2YhWWxEorOZ0PK0M9gQpZ7ZjdXtcUfO7on675G24nfKbyuVb_DX2WWWmrnx9c21saxvyr1oU1npqNSKjovY/s400/crim0007_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />and I did a picture treasure hunt and they had to geuss what the pictures were of and after that we went to the funder zone and I shot my dad on his bottom with an air gun! Hee! Hee! Hee!Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03150851552702467322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782057580376525547.post-84940057888981059842007-07-23T21:41:00.000+01:002007-07-25T21:47:29.728+01:00GnomesToday we went to the gnome reserve and we got a sticker, a gnome hat and at the end I got a golden gnome sitting on a toad stool. Here is a picture of a gnome.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggoj4YM6VsO9OlXVP0QbmpmlQWAAuY6oMVmK6sH6swp3BjzUgHN15PFBHaueZxqgLuTg3pZu-uPWjzcjMLygen61wTynFc-2a9kSagUKqV9qfvHBCSdPf75fgRT38cZX0tFX-MWQKSJkc/s1600-h/crim0001_edited.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggoj4YM6VsO9OlXVP0QbmpmlQWAAuY6oMVmK6sH6swp3BjzUgHN15PFBHaueZxqgLuTg3pZu-uPWjzcjMLygen61wTynFc-2a9kSagUKqV9qfvHBCSdPf75fgRT38cZX0tFX-MWQKSJkc/s400/crim0001_edited.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091238771726807810" /></a>Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03150851552702467322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782057580376525547.post-55331415034482004342007-07-18T21:09:00.000+01:002007-07-23T21:45:41.236+01:00Having fun!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbSRgvrP9Q1GPgC8mkgRjwB0_UiDziA5RPN3cJhfYyZxsBy_WGn4vJrKpZmI-oEwIBDUdcI7ObeYPmNMmjSUzuJw-rhsXFAFRLQMW-zAeF2FXCpm9xddoySGMRzmHy_SJ0f0QJhCt6EQ/s1600-h/crim0001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbSRgvrP9Q1GPgC8mkgRjwB0_UiDziA5RPN3cJhfYyZxsBy_WGn4vJrKpZmI-oEwIBDUdcI7ObeYPmNMmjSUzuJw-rhsXFAFRLQMW-zAeF2FXCpm9xddoySGMRzmHy_SJ0f0QJhCt6EQ/s400/crim0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090488209011962610" /></a><br />Today I went body surfing and I had FUN!Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03150851552702467322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782057580376525547.post-73346075177524322702007-07-15T21:01:00.000+01:002007-07-23T21:09:16.220+01:00Very tired<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEims7Irf9OWBM2gs-7vzQk4v9j-QdfMSvOKWKk15tFCEv8UcUDe43VW0OD9mFWKbKDQ4krqJUxzY0qPtPrfV6AAhAuLwKfFIQjuhfKiY_1dw4sYcXQKvSp9L5m5CSpXDYd4qrEAGROJAA8/s1600-h/crim0023.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEims7Irf9OWBM2gs-7vzQk4v9j-QdfMSvOKWKk15tFCEv8UcUDe43VW0OD9mFWKbKDQ4krqJUxzY0qPtPrfV6AAhAuLwKfFIQjuhfKiY_1dw4sYcXQKvSp9L5m5CSpXDYd4qrEAGROJAA8/s400/crim0023.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090486821737525986" /></a><br />Well today I am very tired because today this is the plans: cycle to Penzance, get the bus back, pick up the tent, drive to Wheal Rodney, so I am very tired.Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03150851552702467322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782057580376525547.post-63986355383519972202007-07-14T21:30:00.000+01:002007-07-14T21:13:40.978+01:00Bye bye car<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBynFaAMX65vEiDARt6mEQIqx8B-2OT_nZwlkeQrP8RXTHVmqf5QaJkf8v7IQGV-EIEOPM9RV144p2ffOEchx5cTe0J9ifYrqCZ6lscBu-Iz5b6DpP82Axo-r022GCSR5sucngju07pmE/s1600-h/crim0003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087146033976106450" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBynFaAMX65vEiDARt6mEQIqx8B-2OT_nZwlkeQrP8RXTHVmqf5QaJkf8v7IQGV-EIEOPM9RV144p2ffOEchx5cTe0J9ifYrqCZ6lscBu-Iz5b6DpP82Axo-r022GCSR5sucngju07pmE/s400/crim0003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>“Bye bye car,” we said as we cycled away from it. It has gone so quickly and now we are on our cycling holiday. </div><div> </div><div>Oh, sorry, come on and meet my family…<br />My mum likes shopping and things like that.<br />I like eating and eating and eating. I eat all the time. If I can!<br />My Daddy is funny and I like him being funny.<br />Cameron is cheeky and is sometimes a sneaky cheat.<br />My sister Hannah is very cute and I love her. </div>Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03150851552702467322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782057580376525547.post-14784967916419324402007-07-14T21:12:00.000+01:002007-07-14T21:12:55.879+01:00Driving a long way<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRA5H6hDTghgTvI1B9erIAWmdTML-TZJnwOyO8Fivh4rgMZxJ_HIAYyLVajXstE_qcgw-bUJwg1jY20A2ao6hI4TIfwtqgYtOWBOyZv9PxSdR2b-0PNdkELxNQ0OVXp-QbkRjhJjenbI/s1600-h/crim0001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087145308126633410" style="FLOAT: none; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRA5H6hDTghgTvI1B9erIAWmdTML-TZJnwOyO8Fivh4rgMZxJ_HIAYyLVajXstE_qcgw-bUJwg1jY20A2ao6hI4TIfwtqgYtOWBOyZv9PxSdR2b-0PNdkELxNQ0OVXp-QbkRjhJjenbI/s400/crim0001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Today we are going to a Premier Travel Inn. <br />It will be a long way so I will go to sleep!!!Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03150851552702467322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782057580376525547.post-88199431687878099502007-07-10T20:03:00.000+01:002007-07-11T21:58:52.538+01:00Matthew's LEJOG diary<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlBEdCS6H-2lB-WYZ7MJZTR0rW_S-hr8c5jgxvD8W7CxU9DAyAhxBHsY8JM-xFtR8o_qgE4MGMcT9JO8O3ra0ycDeKmsTlCKUo-1334VhSvKK6SNwxjpc_AkEV9tP8mhW2IpU83m_spkj/s1600-h/IMG_5101_rearviewcrop.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlBEdCS6H-2lB-WYZ7MJZTR0rW_S-hr8c5jgxvD8W7CxU9DAyAhxBHsY8JM-xFtR8o_qgE4MGMcT9JO8O3ra0ycDeKmsTlCKUo-1334VhSvKK6SNwxjpc_AkEV9tP8mhW2IpU83m_spkj/s400/IMG_5101_rearviewcrop.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086046662627241522" /></a><br />Welcome to Matthew's LEJOG diary. <br /><br />Matthew is six and almost three quarters and is our eldest and strongest boy. He's no stranger to touring on a tandem having covered 1000 miles last year on tours in Cumbria and Western Sweden. This year he's going to be coaching his mum from the back seat of her tandem on what will be her first tandem tour. He's going to use these pages to give you an almost seven year old perspective on life on the road as he helps power us from Lands End to John O'Groats.Stuart (Family Adventure Project)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03269907336038854824noreply@blogger.com