It’s just over a couple of weeks since we’ve got back, and I’ve finished sorting out all the ‘photos and so on – there are descriptions of each day below which you can access by the links under the schedule. Here are the details of what we did – just the facts..:
Money raised for Oxfam: still counting, but set to be over £1,000 between us!
Miles cycled: 858.25
Average mileage per day: 70.06 miles
Longest day: 98 miles (Day 13, Onich to Dingwall)
Shortest day: 43.64 miles (Day 1, Land’s End to Blackwater, although there were also the 13 miles it took us to get to Land’s End from Penzance!)
There are other things of note that are unrecorded or unquantifiable: Bananas, flapjacks, Mars Bars, and sundry snacks eaten, number of times we wondered where the hell we were, but most of all: people who were amazingly kind in their proffering of directions, support, water, cups of tea, food, entertaining conversation, and sponsorship for no apparent reason other than just being nice people. Often during the two weeks, our expectations of human nature were surpassed...
Despite the accident which overshadowed the ride, it was an exceptional experience, and I'm really glad we did it.
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