Had a good feed last night and met up with our old buddy from home Little Ally. He's up in Kirkby Lonsdale now and it was great to see him. We were both on a high still after the fantastic send off from the club in the day.
Stayed in Nab Cottage and Tim Melling and his wife were very welcoming. They only charged £30 for the three of us, a donation towards the charity. On the road for 9am and hit Dunmail Raise straight away. This long climb almost saw a reappearance of breakfast. As we got to th summit in driving rain a fighter jet screamed over our heads. This gave Kev and I such a buzz and the noise was incredible. We thought it may be Lee catching us up!
Thirlmere lake next and a great route around the West bank. Onto Keswick and out to Hesket Newmarket with a few naughty climbs. We were spurred on by cheering at he edge of a mountain by cyclists sat on a wall, another much needed boost. At Hesket Newmarket we stopped at a cafe, where Martin (a local) donated £10!! A lovely gesture. Then Diane, who served us toast and coffee also donated. The peopl we have met and have shown kindness on this epic journey have all made the trip so memorable.
We left the cafe in torrential rain and rode on for a few hours, skirting Carlisle and on towards Gretna. Kev was beginning to suffer hunger knock around Annan, so we stopped for food at about 3pm. The weather brightened up and capes were thrown back in the car. There was a great route through the edge of the Solway Firth. Dumfries next and through to this beautiful valley here in Auldgirth, where we are staying on a farm.
Tomorrow is a tough route through to Androssan, where we will catch a ferry over to Arran. Both Kev and I are quite shattered after a few tough days.
Lee has contacted and is planning to join us somewhere near to Fort William on Wednesday. Little Eze is much improved, great news.
Well done Kev and the guys, keep up the good work! We really appriciate what you are doing for our unit!
ReplyDeleteLove from everyone at Liverpool Women's xx