9 days of hard graft, blood, sweat (bucket loads) and tears (of laughter) !
We left Keswick this morn only to be confronted with a 2-3 mile trek across a nightmare of a cycle path (rough terrain - puncture heaven!) - a few slight climbs then through the Cumbrian mountains saw us arrive at the iconic Gretna Green!
One of our other scheduled stops was the poignant Lockerbie (scene of terrible 1988 plane disaster).
Twas rather eerie cycling through the town.
As the mileage ramped up and fatigue set in we looked for opportunities to make our own entertainment :-
Roadkill was aplenty (photos too graphic for blogging)today and the majority of our route was on A-roads avoiding the traffic !!
Upon arrival at our B&B accommodation, we drew names out of hat for the single room (complete with private bathroom and toilet - but more importantly a 'snore-less' night sleep!!!)
Guess who won ??? - cue smiley faces - ME !!!
So I'm lying here, in complete silence, no belching, no gaseous emission, no 'seal pup-esque' snoring - BLISS!
Although we have just had a sit-down Indian meal tonight so I'm bound to start hearing the aforementioned gaseous emissions very soon!!!
A disturbance-free night is just what the doctor ordered too, as another 90 miler awaits us tomorrow.
We're now over the hump! We done more than we have left to do. We've cycled through the guts of England (whilst skirting Wales a little!).
5 more days of me sitting on my razor blade saddle, 5 more days of kitting myself out in Lycra and applying copious amounts of 'bottom cream' ;)
We're in Scotland now, we can almost smell J.O.G !! It cannot come soon enough! My legs are no longer with me , my derrière resembles that of an African baboon and I've nibbled on enough Snickers bars to feed the British Army !
We're also now getting a few 'Wet Nominates' on our fundraising page (which by the way has now toppled £8300!) - anyone willing to chuck a bucket of H20 over their head - please do it for #MND
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