Tag: Ernie Buck

  • ERNIE BUCK: AN INTERVIEW

      When and how did you first discover Buddhism? Oh heavens!  In a conventional sense I would say by accident.  I started doing TM in about the early nineties or late eighties.  I had a quite stressful job at Bradford Chamber of Commerce; lots of squabbles and small ‘p’ politics, that sort of thing.  I…

  • DAYS 1 AND 2: END TO END

    Day 1 – 1st August – 55.65 miles It was still raining when I pedaled away from the Sandy Bank Hotel at just after 8 am. The wind was still blowing too, not so strongly as the night before but luckily still from the same direction, this time blowing me along the A30 towards Penzance. Although I…

  • JOURNEY DOWN

        Journey Down 31 July 2009 The three­leg train journey down to Penzance wasn’t quite as bad as I’d expected; despite my disappointment when booking at not being able to repeat the trip my son and I made years ago.  At that time, we travelled Leeds to Penzance direct so had eight hours to sit back and enjoy the journey.   Manchester to Birmingham New Street  on ‘Cross Country’ trains turned out to be the most problematic.  I arrived at Piccadilly Station in plenty of time for the 7.26 departure.  

  • ERNIE’S END TO END – LAND’S END TO JOHN O’GROATS

      It’s time to hit the road again. Since returning from the ‘big ride’ ­ over two years ago now ­ I’ve been clocking up quite large mileages. What with 4­ – 5 sessions a week of cycle training with schools during term time, occasional rides up to Scotland to visit a Buddhist Centre and trips to…