I'm a double cancer survivor, cyclist and walker who does various challenges for different charities, mainly cancer-related.

In 2016 I climbed every single 'Birkett' in the Lake District - all 542 fells over 1,000' within the National Park, including all 214 Wainwrights. I've also done a three-week cycle tour of Tasmania in February 2015 and amongst other things, I've cycled from Land's End to John o'Groats (2003), Rotterdam to Lemvig (Denmark) (2005), walked the Pennine Way (2008) completed (my first) ascent of all 214 'Wainwrights' in the Lake District in only 55 days (2009), cycled 4,500 miles around the coast of Great Britain (2011), cycled all 42 of the accessible Western Isles of Scotland in under a month (2012), twice abseiled 230 ft from the top of The Big One in Blackpool, cycled the WWI Western Front from London to Compiegne via Ypres and Arras (2014), cycled 750 miles in the Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton (2014), done a bit of sky-diving and cycled Australia's Great Ocean Road - just before lockdown in 2020.

Altogether I've raised over £120,000 for my charities including The Christie, Cancer Research UK, the Rosemere Cancer Foundation, and ABF (The Soldiers' Charity) and I was mightily chuffed to receive the British Empire Medal in the 2014 New Year's Honours List.

I'm a Rotarian and give illustrated talks about my adventures in exchange for a donation to charity, so if you're looking for a speaker leave me a message. I am also Event Organiser for the Ribble Valley Ride Cycle Sportive, to be held this year on Sunday 5 September 2021 - more details at www.ribblevalleyride.org

You can also follow me on Twitter - @CancerBikeMan and on Facebook - just search for Bill Honeywell

Cancer Research UK is the world's leading charity dedicated to beating cancer through research, whilst The Rosemere does fantastic work for patients in Lancashire and South Cumbria.

Thursday 17 May 2012

Yesterday we cycled an extra 20 miles in order to make life easier today, because the forecast was for heavy rain and gales. So this morning the sun was shining brightly! Mind you, it was blowing a gale too, and still frreeeezzzing cold!

After a relaxed start to the day we went down to the ferry terminal, to find that there's no ticket office - pay on the boat then! There were no more than 12 cars waiting to go across, plus me, Richard, and a couple on a tandem.

I soon realised why the ferry takes an hour - it has the most zig-zagging course of all as it avoids the various rocks, skerries and shallows. But you couldn't take your eyes off the view!

The ferry actually lands on Berneray, so we headed for the island's nearest café, to be served by an unusually miserable waitress. When Richard went to pay, she said, tersely, "Pay in the shop", so he went round to the shop and there she was again!

More soon...
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