The BIG bike ride - Land's End to John O'Groats

Some of you may already know that I'm cycling from Lands End to John O'Groats from 5th to 20th of May.
  I'm cycling with a friend of mine Rob Dentry who is 14 yrs my junior and a whole heap fitter, however he currently has the scars of a paintball pellet to the bum which makes sitting on a saddle extremely painful :o)
  1000 miles of pure hell I'm sure, but it will be for charity. Before you all reach for your wallets I won't be asking for your money. What I would like you to do is to donate a bit of your time to a charity or worthwhile cause.
  You'll be able to track our progress via this blog. Please feel free to leave some words of encouragement :o)

I'm not asking for your money!!(but...Rob is!!)

Fed up with the usual "give me your money" approach to charity. An idea came to me one day of asking people to donate their time instead. I thought my idea was unique until I found a whole host of sites and organisations who do such a thing. One such organisation can be found at
  http://www.volunteering.org.uk
  You will be able to find your nearest centre. There are a large number of different ways of donating your time. So don't feel that you will be pushed into something you're not comfortable with. Alternatively you can give blood for the first time or help out at a local youth group. The options are endless. There is no time limit on when to do this. Anytime from now until whenever. Your help will always be invaluable.
  It would be fantastic if you could post a comment on the site to say what work you would like to do and how many hours you have donated so that we can keep a running total. If you prefer send an email info@donatemytime.org.uk . If everyone I know can donate even just 1hr of their time to a worthwhile cause or charity then we would have achieved a great deal.
  If you'd prefer the easy option of giving money, Rob is cycling to raise money for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance and you can visit his fundraising page here.
  Thanks
  Peter & Rob :o)

PETER & ROB'S CYCLING BLOG - LAND'S END TO JOHN O'GROATS 5-20 MAY 2009

The Final Push - Day Fifteen - Tongue to John O’Groats

May 19, 2009

Day 15
Tongue to John O’Groats
Distance 64.42miles
Average 12.8 mph
Time 4hours 53minutes and 40 seconds
Day 15, our final day began at 07.45 when we left Tongue and headed for our final destination; John O’Groats.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
We were under pressure as we had to cycle on from John O’Groats to Wick to catch our train at 16.00 and therefore [...]

Day Fourteen - Lairg to Tongue (the second to last day!!)

May 19, 2009

Day 14
Lairg to Tongue
Distance 40.1 miles
Average 11.2 mph
Time 3 hours 28 minutes and 52 seconds
Our day started at 09.00 when we left Lairg heading for Tongue. It was a very very easy day today, mostly flat with just a few undulations. We took our time, poodled along and took some photos. [...]

Day Thirteen - Loch Ness to Lairg

May 18, 2009

Day 13
Loch Ness to Lairg
Distance 72.1 miles
Average 11.8 mph
Time 5 hours 51 minutes 41 seconds
We left Loch Ness still not having managed to get a glimpse of Nessie at 08.00 and after about 10 miles we picked up some food at a service station. We passed through Urquhart Bay which is [...]

Day Twelve - Glencoe to Loch Ness

May 17, 2009

Day 12
Glencoe to Loch Ness
Distance 60.1 miles
Average 12.4 mph
Time 4 hours 41 minutes and 45 seconds
We set off today at 09.15 and headed straight along the A82 literally all the way. It was overcast and a little bit drizzly but not too bad. The wind was mostly in our favour which really [...]

Day Eleven - Stirling to Glencoe

May 16, 2009

Day 11
Stirling to Glencoe
Distance  85.08 miles
Average 11.6 mph
Time 7 hours 12 minutes and 59 seconds
Day 10 began with us leaving Stirling at 10.00 heading for Glencoe.  We cycled up the A84 and the weather to begin with was overcast and a little bit drizzly and unfortunately that didn’t change all day.
We went through a [...]