Day 19 - St. Ives to Land's End

Well, two and a half weeks ago when I set off from John O'Groats the sky was blue, the sun was shining and I was wearing three layers of clothing. Today, when I finished at Land's End, I was shrouded in mist but only needing a T-shirt! The ride from St. Ives to Land's End was only 20 miles and was uneventful apart from a couple of cars that kept passing me with people leaning out taking photographs! It was Jan & Denise and Brian & Tina. When I got to Land's End they'd got several posters, some bunting, a horn and some champagne - no chance of a quiet finish then!!

Now that it's finished, it's hard for me to realise what I've done. As M. Boik told me, it'll probably take a while for it to sink in. I know I have a number of people to thank but the biggest thanks must go to Jan - she managed my whole 'tour' magnificently and kept me going on the grotty days. She conquered several of her own personal challenges along the way and was utterly supportive all the time. I think it's fair to say that I couldn't have done it without her. She worked magic in getting to the right place at the right time and getting us some quality accommodation along the way. Once I get back home and can use my proper computer, I'll write in more detail about our adventure together. It's been a wonderful experience and has confirmed (once more) just how lucky I am to be married to Jan.

At the moment I'm on a bit of a high (nothing to do with the ciders I had whilst watching the England game) and can't think about all the things I want to write, so I'll sign off. Thanks everyone for sponsoring me and supporting me, it's helped me tremendously. Hopefully I've kept you entertained - keep coming back to the site as I hope to add a few more bits to it over the next few days.

Cheers, Bob.

Todays stats:
Accumulated mileage : 1001.9 miles
Todays mileage : 20.5 miles
Average speed : 12.6 mph
Maximum speed : 35.6 mph