Ben and Becky End to End Adventures

Monday, 21 June 2010

We made it to thurso!!

We eventually arrived in thurso at 10pm after a marathon train journey of 14 hours including three changes at edinburgh, inverness and dingwall!!

We have already met some really friendly people including a guy who is motorbiking the highlands before he turns 70 and is unable to drive a bike any longer!!

We passed the time by me beating becky at both naughts and crosses and a bicycle themed game of hangman!!

We checked into our room (overlooking the sea), had a stroll down to the sea front which was beautiful as the sun was setting and we sampled a traditional scottish dish of chicken chow mein and chips!!!

Off to bed now before we head over to john o groats first thing in the morning!!
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The long journey begins

So...we have eventually got everything packed and are now sat on a train venturing up north till we hit water!! A few minor problems at the train station but all is good now!!

We arrive in Thurso at 9:15pm this evening and immediately mak our way to our first hotel!
Tomorrow morning sees us taking the short trek to john o groats for a photo op, where we'll be sure to upload some delightful snap shots!...followed by a cycle down to Wick, which promises to be a nice easy ride to get us into the swing of things...hopefully this won't be a case of famous last words...!!

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Monday, 14 June 2010

1 Week to go!!

It is just 7 days from now until we will be up in John O Groats and ready to begin our adventure. We have all of our kit and our routes sorted. A quick service for the bikes this week and a couple of light training rides and we are as ready as we will ever be!

Mood in the camp is good - slightly nervous about the prospect of cycling for 13 days straight but we are determined!

Keep checking back for updates which will hopefully be more exciting come next week!

Wednesday, 9 June 2010

A massive thank you to Halfords

Halfords have kindly donated us £1000 worth of kit for our ride which has now arrived!

A massive thank you to them for their extremely generous support!

Monday, 24 May 2010

A lovely ride in the Sun

Yet another weekend passes and the ride becomes a week closer!! The weather was perfect for cycling on Saturday so we creamed up and headed out for a four hour ride which, although tough, was a lot easier than the last long ride - maybe we are getting fitter!!

Check out some pictures from the ride below...

A massive thank you to Sue and Neil York at Kimberley in St Agnes

Yet another huge thank you to Kimberley B&B in ST Agnes for providing us with a free nights accommodation - your support is very much appreciated!

Route from Okehampton to St Agnes

Check out the button below for our penultimate route...

A massive thank you to Charlecott Lodge B&B in Okehampton

Yet another thank you to Susan at Charlecott Lodge who has been extremely generous in providing us with a nights accommodation in Okehampton - Thanks Susan!

Saturday, 22 May 2010

Route from Wells to Okehampton

Click the link below for our route from Wells to Okehampton...

Still looking for accommodation in Wells

A Massive thank you to the Beltane B&B in Wells for providing us with a free nights accommodation - We really appreciate it!

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Route from Hereford to Wells

Click the link below to check out our route from Hereford to Wells...

A Massive Thank You to Bed and Breakfast Hereford

A massive Thank You to Teresa and her Team at Three Park Street in Hereford for providing us with a free nights accommodation - your support is greatly appreciated!!!

Bed and Breakfast Hereford