Willard & Steve, accompanied by 'scout' in a hired motor home, embarked on their most adventurous cycling trip to date, from Lands End to John O'Groats (LEJOG).


Between 9.50am 20th April and 8.58am 30 April 2011 they succeeded in completing LEJOG, covered 900.18 miles and left a blog along the way which they hoped would make people smile as it did them.

Friday 22 April 2011

Day 1: Thursday 21st April 2011. Lands End to Doublebois (2 miles east of Liskeard), Cornwall. 72 miles.

Departed 9.50am into a stiff easterly, yes easterly, head wind.  The first easterly wind at Lands End since records began.  Only the strength of our personalities saw us through; and the sun. Finished 7.24pm.

Todays route – Lands End, Penzance, across the peninsula to north coast at Hayle, across Withian, into Portreath, back across the peninsula via Chasewater, down the old Mineral Tramway into Truro, up to Probus, Grampound, St Austell, Sustrans route 3 south of Eden Project to St Blazey, up to Doublebois.

Staying overnight near St Neots on Bodmin Moor.  We thought it would be very restful. And then guess who appeared?  No, not Bradley Wiggins.  Neil Morrissey of Men Behaving Badly fame.  

Cornwall has lots of hills.  The headwind just made them more challenging.  Expect there will be more tomorrow.


Day 2. Plan to cross Dartmoor.
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  1. The Liverbirder22 April 2011 at 09:18

    Steve - you should have your binoculars - you are cycling through a birding 'Mecca'! What a waste!! Keep it up, only another 802 miles to go. Gordon Milward

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  2. Unknown22 April 2011 at 17:01

    Good to hear that you two are enjoying yourselves and it was great that u had met neil from men behaving badly and waterloo road :)
    Hope you keep enjoying yourselves and will see you soon
    Cammie :)

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