We left Hayle at 10.30 this morning and were escorted along the causeway by 15 elite Sunday morning cyclists, all congratulating us on our achievement. Toots and waves from motorists, thumbs up from motorcyclists and then a rendez vous with Jim and Gill at Long Rock. Our Coast Watch, Road Watch mentor for the trip (the Coast Watch boys got the prevailing winds right for Cornwall, if nowhere else!).
Passed our starting point at Penzance Station, and then the family tooting and waving as they passed us at Newlyn. Five minutes later we passed them as they waited in a layby with Cornish Flags waving us on our way!
Leaving Newlyn we met two cyclist we had last seen at John O'Groats, amazing! Congratulations and Good Luck were shouted across the A30! Huge grins all round, suddenly the hills felt easy! Well, sort of...
From Drift onwards the GG's had decorated signs and bus stops with knitted daffodils, it wasn't until we went to collect the bike this evening we realised they had risked life and limb to decorate signs on the Heamoor and West Cornwall roundabouts! The encouragement they gave us is incalculable. A flicker directory of Daffodil photos WILL appear... Soon... There will be a link from this blog.
The final mile into Land's End. Predictably the bike had a say in this with a spoke twanging off as we went through Sennen! Who cares, we were within spitting distance! The barrier was held open as we swept past the queue of traffic and into Land's End and the Finish Line!
Roars and Cheers greeted us and the tears began to flow. 1,028 miles in 16 days.
What a wonderful greeting, what more is there to life than family, friends and patients?
Keep watching, there is lots more to say yet!
So brilliant, well done! Wish we had been there. Very proud of you both. xxxxxxx
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, you have both achieved an amazing journey. Visiting with Rob & Alex & rest of my family for the last 14 days, so have followed your journey with great interest. Well done. Elaine, Rob's Aunt.
ReplyDeleteWhat else is left to say, (i can always think of something) It started of as an idea, and from that you made it happen, we have followed you all the way through and we have loved every minute, so now back to eastenders :( WELL DONE TO YOU BOTH, you now have all those lovely memories that you will always have to share.xx
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