At last, Lands End

Day Fourteen

From Boscastle To Lands End
Distance Travelled: 75 miles
Ave speed: 11.7 mph
Max speed: 34.2 mph
Weather: Sunny spells
Cycling time: 6 hours 22 mins
Total Distance so far: 951 miles

At just after 3.00pm on Saturday we finally made it to Lands End, to a great welcome from our families.

We had left Boscastle that morning at 5.45am. Our progress for the first 40mins was very slow as there is only one way out of Boscastle – up! Once over the top things got better and we enjoyed the first hour down to Wadebridge on relatively quiet roads.

After breakfast though it was a different matter as the holiday traffic began to build up, and when we hit the A30, the road turned into a continuous roller coaster. There is little enjoyment in the downhills, when you know that it only means another uphill.

But we where nearly home, and after lunch in Hayle, we took on the final miles (again these could have been flatter) to our end point. It was a fantastic feeling cycling those last few minutes down to Lands End.

For the statisticians amongst you, the final stats for our whole journey were as follows:
From John o’Groats to Lands End
Total Distance Travelled: 951miles
Ave Speed: 11.9 mph
Total cycling time: 75 hrs 36mins
Punctures: 5 (Rob – 3; Shaun – 2)

We will put down some memories of the past two weeks in a few days, but for now we are just savouring how far we have come, and what a wonderful experience we have had together.

Finally, we would like to pass on our grateful thanks to everyone who has sponsored us; to everyone who has offered support and told us we were made mad; to everyone we have met on the way who took an interest in what we were doing and encouraged us; to everyone who helped us at our overnight accommodation; and finally to our families who were happy for us to take our two week summer holiday in this way
R&S