After a lengthy drive to Cornwall via Edington to pickup brother Karl who is joining us for the first leg of the journey (and all hoping the bikes are stable enough on the new bike rack) we made it to Lands End.
It's bright sunshine but with a stiff breeze blowing (fortunately from the South).
After the obligatory photos we eventually set off at about 16.00 heading for Truro.
Trudy managed to get the first puncture of the trip within 10 miles of leaving Lands End! Hope this isn't a sign of things to come...
To view our route please click here.
Bob decided to take the scenic route avoiding the busy A30 as much as possible. Hills, hills, hills and more hills - highest climb 700ft (good practice for Scotland) however it was very pretty!
We eventually made it to Truro and were picked up by Pete who had been monitoring our progress using an iPad and already knew we had stopped near McDonalds. how spooky is that?
A short car journey brought us to our first stop of the trip where we were made very welcome by Pete's cousin Jill and her husband Trev. A brief stop to shower and freshen up before heading to the pub for a meal and some cornish ale. Bring on those calories!!
Looking forward to our first full day of cycling tomorrow. Hope the weather stays kind to us.
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