Mud, Sweat and Gears

Well, that ride is probably the hardest thing, physically, that I've ever done in my life. However, it is a rewarding feeling to know that myself and the other 5 put ourselves through it and succeeded. I couldn't have done it without their support... and a big thank you to Jonny for supporting us by driving round after us, carrying our stuff and generally being there when we needed him.

At times it seemed a lot of things were against us, we battled wind, rain, some of the steepest hills in the country, a slightly dodgy map, my more dodgy map-reading ability and more than our fair share of mechanical problems, including brake issues, gear problems and three flat tyres, most of which cropped up on the last day! Despite all of that though, I managed to enjoy myself (aside from those horrendous hills) and some of the scenery we saw was simply breathtaking...

And finally a huge thank you to all of you who have so generously donated to such a worthy cause - I salute you!

Cheers,
Jim (James)