Firstly both Richard and I would like to thank you all for the welcome comments during our cycle ride, they certainly helped to drive us forward.
Secondly we would like to thank everyone who have offered a donation and indeed for the donations already received. Once all donations are received we will let you know the total amount collected.
The Good Bits were – visiting places we would never ever have likely to have seen in a lifetime; no punctures on either bike; when the rain stopped; tail winds; breakfast i.e. cake and coffee; lack of things to worry about other than getting through each day unscathed; the horizontal position each night; bus shelters; drying rooms; getting to the top of extremely large hills; finding a supermarket; finding a campsite with decent facilities; putting on dry socks and clothing; wild camping; the achievement of completing the cycle ride and the satisfaction of doing something good for a very worthy cause; the support of everyone.
The Bad Bits were – trying to cycle up very steep hills with a headwind, rain and jellyfied legs; rain; wind; insect bites; discourteous drivers; being splashed by vehicles; floods; cycling in the rain with slick tyres (very slippy); falling off bikes; putting up a soggy tent in rain; wearing cold wet socks in the morning; being blown off bikes into hedges.
A Special Thank you to Richard from me – for his sheer tenacity; his great map reading skills throughout; his motivation when the chips were down; putting up the tent each night in the pouring rain; carrying the bulk of the weight, and his constant hilarious impressions of Prince Charles, Borat, plus a multitude of other impressions, and his singing in every accent known to man, even in the pouring rain (sometimes I nearly fell off my bike through sheer laughter).
A Special Thank you also to Keith and Meghan for creating this Website and in keeping it updated each day when mobile phone signals allowed them to do so.
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