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J123404 Jun 2021
In the CTC mag this month there is a suggested route Newbiggin to Sunderland point, and kind of follows the Lune which sounds great. Its a journey source to sea, generally down hill, and just seems a nice idea.
We like the trains, but they would take 3 or 4 hours and cost £55 ish.
We could take two cars and have one at each end, but that defeats the trying to be a bit more eco friendly I am trying to do.
Just having a bit of a moan really, thanks for listening.
bloody nature of three dimensional space tut. need some 4d wormhole action to make point-to-point routes easier. 😂
If it makes you feel better I paid £40 in the end for a 15 min taxi from Tryfan to Pen-y-Pas the other day for a point to point route, but the first quote was £65.
I did wonder. Fair play though, I bet the driver had to get up at 4am and come from Bethesda or some where, but I do feel your pain. Did you give a tip?
Getting trains definitely has some issues but overall could be quicker than the car logistics and definitely better for the environment. I'm still amazed that me and a mate managed to do the C2C (Whitehaven - Sunderland) in a weekend, what with our bike reservations being ignored and cancelled trains etc. Certainly made it an adventure.
You'll also have to look at the tide timetable for Sunderland Point - road is covered by water at every high tide! if you get it wrong you could be there a while...the Lune Bore is cracking to see though
> You'll also have to look at the tide timetable for Sunderland Point - road is covered by water at every high tide! if you get it wrong you could be there a while...the Lune Bore is cracking to see though
Not too great a problem on a bike as you could use the BW on the west side of the point if the road was under water. That will get you towards Heysham.
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