John O Groats to Lands End cycle ride

[Sam]

Good luck for this, hope everything goes ok

[palkanetoijala31]

P.s anybody wishing to register for zone 1 during this time wont get a response till im back.

[Going Underground]

Why have you changed it back to this way around

Chances are it will be much tougher as you will be mostly into the wind.......

[palkanetoijala31]

We actually have 21 days to do this so technically we only have to average around 45 miles per day some days we might do more some less depending on certain weather conditions and we have damo,s boozer to look forward to at end.Which should keep me the impetus to keep going

[nozzacook]

Good Luck & see you at the finish line Guinness in hand.

[palkanetoijala31]

Today is the day we drive up to Coventry tonight to stay in a Formule 1 hotel and then on to John O Groats on Sunday for the big start on Monday Morning.

[Soup Dragon]

Good luck Andi & Sara, hope that the challenge goes well and you get good weather for the next couple of weeks. Look forward to hearing your updates.

[RichieG]

. . .
Congresbury - Burnham on Sea B3133/A38
Burnham On Sea - Wellington A38
Wellington - Exeter via Cullompton B3181
. . .

May I correct you here... it'd be Burnham on Sea - Waterloo Cross (nr Tiverton) A38 then WX to Exeter B3181

[Soup Dragon]

***UPDATE 12:50 - DAY 1***
Andi & Sara just called, they've stopped for a bit of lunch. So far they have travelled through Wick and now at Dunbeath. They just had a nice hill climb before lunch. 27 miles left to do today and the first overnight stop is at Brora but Andi said they have a comfortable 8 hours in which to do this sector.

[Going Underground]

When you next speak give them my best and tell them I will be thinking of them every day during my 14 mile round cycle trip to work and back.....
Should be a piece of cake to finish the last 27 miles today even if some of it is uphill....

[Soup Dragon]

***UPDATE 17:30 - DAY ONE***
Andi & Sara have sucessfully completed the first leg of 62 miles and arrived in Brora.
They are both a little saddle sore and looking forward to a hot shower before bedding down for the night in their tent. Andi said that they had to walk up a few hills, but the cycling down the other side was good fun. The weather has been overcast but dry, very good conditions for cycling. Tomorrow they are aiming for Inverness, more updates to follow.

[Soup Dragon]

***UPDATE 17:15 - DAY TWO***
Andi & Sara are still on schedule, today they have covered around 60 miles, they are just crossing the river to the south of Inverness. It's been a tougher day today, cycling into the wind and rain, but they still sound in good spirits.

[Starkey7]

At least they don't have to deal with "customer incidents". There's noone else within one hundred miles of them at the moment.

[Going Underground]

***UPDATE 17:15 - DAY TWO***
Andi & Sara are still on schedule, today they have covered around 60 miles, they are just crossing the river to the south of Inverness. It's been a tougher day today, cycling into the wind and rain, but they still sound in good spirits.

It's a shame that they decided to do this John O Groats Lands End, I know we are several hundred miles away from them but the wind has been really tough the last couple of days heading South West in the evening.

[Soup Dragon]

***UPDATE 17:15 - DAY THREE***
It's been a day of sunshine and showers as Andi & Sara have been cycling along the banks of Loch Ness. Apparently the only monster anywhere to be found was in Andi's pants! There have been a couple of rainbows on view but so far no pot of gold. At the time of calling there was about another 5 miles to go before arrival at Fort William. Today they have covered around 65-70 miles.