It's grim up north, that much was apparent this morning leaving The Bluebell House b&b. This on the other hand was really wonderful and the hosts Neil and Margaret were fantastic. A lovely place with bags of character and would recommend.

On the road it was just a day of plodding on through the drizzle that stayed with us for most of the day. It was one of our coldest days but wind was low so it didn't really feel it. Maybe the 4 layers had something to do with it.

Our first stop was a bike shop coming out of Inverness to purchase a buff. Valuable bit of kit this and proved a good purchase with the cold winds keeping them off my face. Just wish I had got on weeks ago!

Now days like this need a highlight as it can be a bit miserable cycling in the rain. Today's was being joined by a team of LEJOGers that were also on our route and also meeting up with two fellas that we met the first day at our b&b back in Cornwall. This was great to catch up with them and chat with everyone as it completely takes your mind of the challenge. It also made me and Fathead realise we are not the only ones that behave like a married couple! We stopped for tea and cake with the guys and it made a refreshing change to the schedule.

The rest of the day was a bit dull really, firstly due to the weather and also due to the fact most places up here are like ghost towns. We stopped at one place and all 4 members of the village were in the local. We went in for a cuppa and let's just say they don't really like outsiders. Quickest tea we've had I can tell you. All inbreeds!

The day today was around 78 miles so quite a long one. The knees played up towards the end of the day as well as stomach pains just for good measure. This made the last 25 miles or so really difficult for me and it was hard to push on. This wasn't helped by the fact we were literally in the middle of nowhere and it was like a scene from a film where you see carcasses on the side of the road and tumbleweeds. The moment that really helped towards the end was FH signalling to stop. Once pulling up he informed me by shake of hand we had officially cycled 1000 miles. This was quite a special moment and in itself is a massive goal/achievement for me.

Tomorrow is the last day and a long one, around 90 miles I think. It's going to take a lot to get there but I'm sure we can do it now.
 


Comments

Uncle Colin & Auntie Pam

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 00:44:29

Hi Scott One more day to go. In the words of Neil Armstrong One small pedal for Pinhead but one giant bikeride for charity. Looking forward to reading you final blog tomorrow. Pam & Colin

 



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