Distance - 66 miles
Average speed - 10.5 mph
Total time - 8 hours
Stop Press !!!!! We reached John O' Groats and can now officially call ourselves 'Groaters' !!!!
Felt really good to be getting on the bikes for what we knew was our last day. Set off from Tongue and into the highlands for the final day, the first half of which compromised some rather large hills which nearly pushed me over the edge (Jo!) Still, the guy in the village shop had reassured us that when we crossed the border from Sutherland into Caithness the hills would end and it was almost all flat/down hill to J O'Groats. This did turn out to be the case, and although it was still a pretty windy day, there was no rain and the sun sparkled off the sea of the north coast of scotland and the views helped us along our way. We spotted the headland sticking out into the sea, spied our goal and sped along the last few miles to the village. The man was just about to take down the John O'Groats sign so we wizzed up and asked if we could take a few piccy's before he packed away. Stood on the stone by the sign and felt very proud of ourselves ! It has been a long 15 days but a really great trip that we will never forget. Has also been really great to have all the support of our family and friends and all the generous sponsorship that people have donated. We have raised over £2000 for the two charities which is brilliant. Thank you very much to everyone who has donated.
Hooray, no more cycling for a few days, oh, apart from tommorow when we have to cycle back the way we came to Thurso to get the train back to Inverness !! Looking forward to getting home and living out of more than a pannier, some clean clothes will be nice.
Average speed - 10.5 mph
Total time - 8 hours
Stop Press !!!!! We reached John O' Groats and can now officially call ourselves 'Groaters' !!!!
Felt really good to be getting on the bikes for what we knew was our last day. Set off from Tongue and into the highlands for the final day, the first half of which compromised some rather large hills which nearly pushed me over the edge (Jo!) Still, the guy in the village shop had reassured us that when we crossed the border from Sutherland into Caithness the hills would end and it was almost all flat/down hill to J O'Groats. This did turn out to be the case, and although it was still a pretty windy day, there was no rain and the sun sparkled off the sea of the north coast of scotland and the views helped us along our way. We spotted the headland sticking out into the sea, spied our goal and sped along the last few miles to the village. The man was just about to take down the John O'Groats sign so we wizzed up and asked if we could take a few piccy's before he packed away. Stood on the stone by the sign and felt very proud of ourselves ! It has been a long 15 days but a really great trip that we will never forget. Has also been really great to have all the support of our family and friends and all the generous sponsorship that people have donated. We have raised over £2000 for the two charities which is brilliant. Thank you very much to everyone who has donated.
Hooray, no more cycling for a few days, oh, apart from tommorow when we have to cycle back the way we came to Thurso to get the train back to Inverness !! Looking forward to getting home and living out of more than a pannier, some clean clothes will be nice.
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WOW!!!! WELL DONE, Absolutely amazing :-) Doesn't sound much of a holiday but a trip you will never forget. If you are still friends after that journey; the journey of life will be a breeze!
ReplyDeleteI hope Simon sponsored you on behalf of the Chieveley Chesworths!!??