heading for sunny Lancashire Thursday ~ It can definitely only get better from now on! You must be through the pain barrier now. Keep pedalling boys!
Lotsa Love Ben's Mum xx
Northward bound Keep up the good work gents, don't let a little adversity get you down, there'll be three pints waiting for you in Manchester. Either that or I could get you some prescription only heavy-duty painkillers...
Ooh La La Well I thought of you while I cycled to work in the rain this morning. I'm sure by now the rain must be somewhat diluted with your tears by now. Anyway - Every cloud has a silver lining and all that. The fact that the lining has turned to a sopping rag is neither here nor there. Keep up the good work. I'm seriously impressed by your progress so far though. Exeter to Bristol in 1 day in that weather - I think I'd have gone loopy. Well done.
lightweights Call yourselves adventurers? New York to Orlando saw much worse than this!!! We had to duck Red neck bullets! Hills in Viginia were a poper size! Everything is bigger in the USA...including the women..believe me! Well done chaps...are we nearly there yet?
Well done for not just staying at home! Gareth - it must have felt like you had arrived back home and deserved a nice long rest.
Well done for getting your kit on and getting back out there!
- Louise
Turning the corner Don't forget to turn left at Gloucester/Worcester or thereabouts!
Good to know that you've all survived the perils of Dartmoor, the pain of Cornwall and the pleasure of Bristol !!
What was that in the travelogue about "pub lunches" - I didn't think you were doing this for pleasure.
Best of luck on the next few days.
Flap-jacks ready !
Gareth's Dad X
Smile Glad I managed to provide a useful cricket updating service during your day of hell. New Zealand's Flynn may have lost a couple of teeth up at Old Traff, but which of you sadists has got the sorest body-part so far?
Advise from Paul Greenway (my Dad) Hi - you're doing really! Comments from my Dad ...
The worst bits are up until Bristol so you should find it gets relatively easier now. He definately thinks south to north is better (although you might not agree right now!) as now he's in Scotland there's less traffic, people are bit nicer etc. He also veered off the A roads in Scotland as he felt they were too dangerous (perhaps when cycling alone in particular) and went on Route 73 or something for about 50 miles north of Perth. They are the Sus-Trans Routes I think on the National Cycle Network sites? Anyway, enough gabble, sure you'll figure it out for yourselves ... Claire x
Downderry hill HAHAHA!! I wondering what Ben and Rolkes faces looked like after biking an extra 5 miles and then being faced with a very steep hill to the house - brilliant.
Tires Rolfe, why are you bursting your back tire so often? How many pies did you pack in your panniers?
Keep up the great work everyone. The blog is excellent.
Things can only get better! Good to hear you made it to Bristol, despite the trauma of spokes, hills and over 50's! Great photos! See you Thursday. Still clucking! Mum x
Use the force! Hey fellas! Sounds like your having an eventful time already! Go fat (not really, I'm sure they're very toned - don't really want to know that's my brother - eww!!) bottomed boys!!! Good luck! Xx
Gosh Gosh, what a remarkable thing to be doing. There are cheap packages to Lanzarote boys, if you were unsure what to do with your holidays...
Hope you've got some fine insect repellent for when you get north of the border, although no doubt that seems like a long way off just now.
Hope the sore bits aren't too sore. L.x.
All puff and wind ! Nothing to it - went out on my bike this afternoon - for a whole 30 mins. - against the wind all the way.
Feeling for you guys - hope you've managed to "tack" down the roads to use the wind - or maybe more beans may help !!
I'm sure you're all in the groove by now - best of luck, we'll keep in touch.
Lots of love
Daddy Gwyn
Before and after shots... Good luck Ben, Gareth and Rolfe!
I'd advise filling your water bottles with red wine... It's a strategy to manage pain which worked for my brother when he cycled from London to Paris.
Hope you have a wonderful adventure which I look forward to following on your blog! Gail.xxx
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Careful you don't wet yourself with laughter when it gets to 80085