The Vicar and the Atheist

A buddy of mine has roped me into a cycling challenge. He's not much of a cyclist, and I might have extended the challenge a little too much.

He wants to raise money for a South African community that he will be visiting this summer. I want to raise money for Interburns. He suggested riding from Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, where he is training to become a vicar, to St Davids Cathedral out on the tip of West Wales. I said let's do it on the excellent cycle route 4 because I've ridden a lot of it, it's coastal and scenic, and it's a quiet route away from busy roads, and for much of its length away from roads entirely. That gives us a 2-day 156 mile ride though, with lots of short, steep climbs between Camarthen and St Davids. That's tough for me, a cyclist, so it'll be really tough for Steve. He'll need miles, not faith, to get him through it. OK, maybe a bit of faith in his biology will help.

We're aiming to do this at the end of March, but if the weather is awful we have a backup date in May. If the wind is blowing a strong westerly we'll do it in the opposite direction. I'll let you know more as we get closer, and I'll be hassling you for cash!

By Sam on February 17, 2011 10:05 AM | No Comments