Progress

It's a lovely sunny morning here in Scotland and I woke up feeling happy and excited as last night I ordered the last lot of things I needed for the bike!  Once they arrive I can take them over to touring partner Gregor (whose latest post appropriately discusses the question 'to buy or build') where they will join the box of other new parts (shiny new wheels, eek!) and we can then start the re-assembling process.

As well as spending my pennies I did some re-designing of the blog last night.  I'm now using one of my own photos for the background which, although not tour related, shows one of my favourite summer views.  I'm not sure how it will look - this will depend on your screen size.  As I'm posting from a netbook with a small screen I can't quite get the measurements right so it may look a bit small on normal screens - if it's particularly skewif please do let me know!  You can do this by leaving a comment on the post, or you can try out my new contact me page on the blog.

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