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Lands End to John O'Groats -2010/11

5 September 2010
At last the nice weather is over and I can look forward to gales and rain with the Met giving out Severe Weather warnings for the west country.  Is it me?
Really excited none the less and thanks to Pauline taking me down to the start at Lands End. Oh and the record I may set - well when we reach LE the Bed & Breakfast is 3 miles from the start so I thought that I would do that today maybe setting a record for the shortest distance cycled on the first day.  Probably the only record I'm likely to set.
11 September
5 days in and already 2 days behind schedule and have to admit found Lands End to Exeter tough going. It's all very steep hills much harder than any of the mountain ranges I've crossed before. But some of the downhills are better than any of the Florida rides hit 42 mph down one before panic set in and had to brake. Been spectacular scenery and princetown with it's history of Dartmoor Prison built to hold French pow and then American POWs facinating. Went to the museum and had one of lifes dilemmas, sign saying "OAP (over 60) £2 Adults £3" huh not an OAP for two more years but 63, so do I choose prudence over ego? Very upset when they didn't want proof of being over 60. Arrived in Taunton and have two very sore Achilles tendons, physio has bound them up like a mummy and sent me off with a stop whinging. Some stats as have been asked for details of bike etc -
Gears I have one large granny and the rest are for show. Saddle b......y uncomfortable. Panniers give me hours of amusement it's like those games of chance where you have a pea and three cups, you have to guess which one it is under. Well I never pick the right pannier when looking for something.
Wheels two of them and that's about as technical as i get. As you can see i can't even control the type on this machi8ne. Hope to cross over to Wales in two days after visiting Cheddar gorge.
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