As the song lyrics (slightly modified) go:
And we have ridden 500 miles
And we will ride 500 more
Just to be the guys who rode 1000 miles
To fall down at your door
We've made it to Carlisle. We had some beautiful scenery through the Lake District, including climbing a 1500 ft pass (Kirkstone Pass) and a 1000 ft pass.
My leg hurts slightly less now, having done what all cyclist seem to do. I've become a junky and am now surviving on Codine + Paracetemol "extra" capsules and Ibuprofen muscle gel. The pain is now bearable, and I'll cope with it for the next 500 miles.
Tom has tried out the Codine too, which has helped his knees pains.
Other than that, we're all fit, and ready to go!
Tomorrow we cross into sunny Scotland, but the forecast is for rain :-( We had it dry all day today, but ten minutes after arriving here it started to absolutely pour with rain.
Tomorrow morning we have to say goodbye to the wonderful Claire and Bee who have helped us out when needed, amused us, and found us lovely places to eat. Bye both of you, and again, ONE THOUSAND THANKS!!
Our driver for the next 5 days is Mike, who travelled up to Carlisle on the train today, and is now with us in the hotel. Welcome Mike!
Well done on reaching the border!
ReplyDeleteDavid Miles
Well done to the Fab 4! A fantastic achievement and tremendous effort. Keep going .... we're with you in spirit! Carolynn, Phil, Eleanor and Nathan.xxxx
ReplyDeleteVery Well Done! I see you are now well and truely into Scotland now despite the pain! Looks an interesting route island hopping up the West coast (with some well earned short rests on the ferries) - enjoy!
ReplyDeleteRichard
Alastair, I hope you gave a fine rendition of "Flower of Scotland" as you blew into the wonderful Thistle-covered land of William Wallace?! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat to see you're all going through the pain barrier as much as the pasties and I am sure you will look back with great pride and forget the pain!
Keep ploughing on - we're all rooting for the fab four!
Take care, Aaron.
Hi Alastair and all,
ReplyDeleteYour doing fantastically well - amazing that you have got to Ayr already! You will be at John O'Groats before you know it, but enjoy the beautiful highlands and islands scenery and some well earned R&R on all the lovely CalMac ferries before it's all over.
Sorry we didn't quite manage to meet on your Chehsire day - you wll just have to call in when you cycle the 1000 miles back down south - or are you not doing that?!?
Sandra, Pete, Isla and Alex xxxx