Published: September 9th 2006September 8th 2006
The weather improved overnight and we had good cycling conditions to go with the spectacular scenery of the Kintyre Peninsula and the Islands and then on to the start of the Great Glen.
We also saw the tidal races of Loch Etive and went for our first swim of the trip in Loch Linnhe. Cold but refreshing. The day ended with an evening ride into Spean Bridge against the backdrop of Ben Nevis as the sun was setting. Simon narrowly avoided being run down by a red Toyota and we ended up with a few pints of heavy in the Commando Bar.
Muscles are now aching quite badly and our packs are getting heavier - just 2 days to go now
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From 1st to 10th September, five of us aim to ride from Land's End to John O'Groats with our kit on our backs and no support team. If we succeed, we will have covered a thousand miles in ten days. Admittedly, this is no Herculean feat, but we are overweight, hovering on forty and scared of the gym. It's going to be hard. It might be fun.
Sitting in the saddle, we hope to turn our sweat into pounds and if you would like to make a donation to one of our 2 chosen charities, please visit "www.justgiving.com/midlifechallenge" or "www.re-cycle.org".
Many of you have been very generous in yo... full info
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Ben Nevis
A perfect evening as we sped passed Ben Nevis to Spean Bridge
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