Monthly Archives: August 2010

EPLC Rest day – Edinburgh – Longniddry – Dunbar: ‘Persistence’

One aspect to my character is dictated by my situation: this is persistence. I often find, like many disabled folk, that daily tasks take longer to do. Almost always, disabled people have to do certain things at a slower pace and often with a greater degree of application and concentration. This cycle ride may seem [...]

EPLC Montrose – Dundee – Kirkcaldy – Edinburgh: ‘Ingenuity’

Before we started our 36 mile day from Montrose to Dundee, over a full Scottish breakfast we were excited to see my photo on the front page of the Dundee Courier. An article on the ride talked at some length about my particular point of view – that invariably people with disabilities are defined by [...]