With the time for us to leave on our journey almost upon us it means the deadline for us to have our routes planned and finished is almost upon us too. For some cycling touring, a flexible itinerary is possible. However when you are part of a team of eight, with limited time it is often better to have as much planned beforehand as possible, and this latter approach is what we have taken for our End-to-End. It has meant…
Tonight we visited Bruce and dropped off some bags with things that his wife Elaine will bring to Widnes for us. They contained some replacement toiletries, extra snack bars (gluten free ones) in case I can”t get any along the way as well as some different clothes and shoes to wear at the meal in Widnes. Elaine is a real star! Another star is Sue (Andy Sykes’s partner) who has very kindly offered to drive us to the airport on Tuesday morning!
The wind was decidedly chilly this evening and the head wind on the way home made it hard work. We went out around the lanes near Poynton, which is always very pleasant! There were loads of bluebells out and we saw quite a lots of lambs as well. Just a shame that the sun wasn’t out but at least the rain held off. That was the last training ride as such. Tomorrow morning there is a short SCCC club ride and then…
Tuesday next week, so the trip is very nearly upon us now. This is a trip that we are making as part of a team of eight. All of the team has contributed to the planning and training and so all are responsible for the success of this trip. The complete team consists of, in alphabetical order: Andy Loughrie, Andy Pennell, Andy Sykes, Bruce Shepherd, James Cartmel, Kevin Eardley, Paul Codling, Sarah Leatherbarrow. All have contributed to the adventure and the fundraising efforts,…
Yes, it really is just 7 days! Hopefully you are aware that we will be cycling to raise funds for Beechwood Cancer Care Centre. And thankfully, it’s not too late to sponsor us. If you haven’t done so yet, perhaps we can request that you take a minute out of your time and do so here: It’s for a worthy cause. Now is also the time to let us know if you would like to meet up with us en-route, and/or perhaps join us for…
