Break the VHL Cycle Charity Bike Ride 2006
Charity bike ride from lands end to john o groats august 5th to 21st in aid of Cancer Research UK by 14 year old son and father for wife and daughter who have VHL cancer
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22-08-06_1814.jpg | 22nd August 2006, 17:55 |
| Ok final blog today ! This is where the bikes will remain for a while ! I just wanted to thank all our corporate sponsors and our supporters and the kind people we have met on our way thanks to the managers of the cancer research shops helen johnstone from cruk and all the kind press people and most of all to sarah and chloe we love you with all our heart x x | ||
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21-08-06_1629.jpg | 21st August 2006, 17:15 |
| Yahoo ! We made it ! The last 35 miles the stv camera man followed us filming which spurred us on and we were met at the end by the reporter . Once this was all done and we had our form stamped the bikes were strapped to the van and we were off to the campsite to rest and celebrate well earned of thinks ! Also i an so proud of mike and his achievement well done son x | ||
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19-08-06_1451.jpg | 21st August 2006, 09:25 |
| Today was wet very wet ! But we had the wind behind us so we made good time . Fingers crossed the weather will improve for the last 2 days ! If not i think we will sprout fins ! | ||
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20-08-06_1452.jpg | 21st August 2006, 09:25 |
| Penultimte day and we done another 78 miles today thankfully dry ones ! We are now at the stage where we just want to get to the end thank god its only 60 miles to the end | ||
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18-08-06_1310.jpg | 18th August 2006, 16:05 |
| Today was a fairly easy day quite hilly but we avoided the rain thank god ! I dont think we will be as lucky tomorrow according to the forecast . Thanks today to the very kind proprietors of the burger van on the a947 at turrif for the great boost of hot food and the kind donation also to the post mistress at whitehill post office for her donation also .brilliant campsite today aswell | ||
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17-08-06_1418.jpg | 17th August 2006, 16:30 |
| Another castle ! Today was hard work lots of hills and also mad lorry drive= rs on the a90! Anyway we made it only to find that the campsite (one of the= only ones which we booked that was not caravan club) is inhabited exclusiv= ly by builders the amenities are almost derelict ! And were charged =C2=A31= 2 to boot !Thank god we have our own facilities in the van ! Letshope tomor= rows site is a bit better |
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16-08-06_0854.jpg | 16th August 2006, 18:15 |
| Today was great we had sun and the wind behind and we were finished by 2 pm ! We passed some of the most amazing scenery today also .The campsite is basic but friendly we have a long day tomorrow with lots of miles and hills just hope the weather holds up ! | ||
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15-08-06_0725.jpg | 15th August 2006, 16:00 |
| Och i dan noo ! Yippie we made it to the border only 400 miles to go ! We made it to the cancer research shop by 1 thanks to a local mega fast cyclist to be greated by several newspapers all wanting a picture we duly oblidge and them head on to edinburgh to great relief its dry and no rain but forcast for rest of the week is poor on to dundee tomorrow | ||
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