Since deciding that we wanted to cycle from one end of the country to another we have investigated further using the wonder that is the internet and made a few decisions based on this. The first being that we are going to start from John O' Groats and make our way down to Lands End. This is purely because as we live in the South West it would be quite nice to finish our challenge and be home a couple of hours later. People have said its easier going the opposite way as the wind is normally with them but it will be quite motivating doing it this way as the nearer to the finish we get the nearer we are to home as well. I have also got a bike sorted from my girlfriends dad who is a keen cyclist and paul is getting his put together from his girlfriends dad too so we are looking good on that front. We havent set a date for our little adventure as i havent got permission from work yet, a minor problem, i hope! Apart from that we havent done anymore but i suppose these things all take time. We will be doing it for charity, Paul works with the Devon Air Ambulance, not as a pilot thank the lord, only joking Paul and so is raising money for them whilst i thought id raise money for the Ward i work on at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. Hopefully we will be getting a page set up on the internet but that is another job we have on our list, blimey, its getting long!!
Apart from the organisational aspect that we havent got very far with yet, we have done a bit of training. Apart from the small rides which we do randomly we have gone for a couple of longer rides. We have done a thirty mile ride and a twenty five mile one. These havent been the longest but nearly all of the route is up and down so hopefully we are getting in good shape. Its tough on the hills but doable and I for one certainly feel it after the ride so it cant be doing any harm.
Oh and apologies for the stupid photos!
