Day 20

At 2.20 pm we finally ran out of land to cycle on and found ourselves at the last signpost on mainland UK. After 5 hrs of the worst weather on the entire trip John O'Groats appeared through driving rain and howling gales marking the end of our adventure. Not much to report about todays ride except to say don't rush here on holiday! A surprise bottle of chamagne awaited us from Liz which was a great way to end.

Tonight we are sharing our hotel with the BBC Top Gear team who are starting a race to Lands End in the morning - we are thinking of challenging them on our bikes but looking at them we don't think they're up to it!

We've had a fantastic trip and are so grateful to have arrived safely with no falls, accidents or even a puncture between us. We have been overwhelmed by the generosity of those who have hosted us and have greatly appreciated all the comments, texts and calls along the way.
It has been a privilege to do this trip in support of Thembalisha and our hope is that in some way we've been able to make a difference to some other lives.

For those who like statistics:
Total mileage 992.77 miles (including our ride to start at Lands End we've actually cycled 1003)
Total climb approx 50,000 feet
Max speed 36.9 mph
Average speed 9.5 mph
Total calories 61,626

We plan on uploading pictures from the trip to this blog over the next few days. we will keep this blog open for the next challenge, whenever that might be!

Over and out!

Chris & Louise
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