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.

Wednesday 27 April 2011

Day 7: Wednesday 27th April 2011: Abington, Lanarkshire to Bridge of Orchy, Argyle & Bute. 106 miles today. 675 miles in total to date.

Departed 8.20am. Finished 7.29pm.

Todays route – From Abington, finished the National Cycle Network route 74 through the former mining belt of Lesmahagow, Kirkmuir, Stonehouse, Larkhall, Hamilton, Blantyre, Cambuslang, Rutherglen, stopped to pay homage to Hampden Park football stadium in Glasgow, joined NCN route 4 along River Clyde then Forth & Clyde canal to south end of Loch Lomand, took West Loch Lomand Cycle Path to Tarbet, A82 to Crianlarich, Tyndrum then Bridge of Orchy.       

With heavy hearts we bid farewell to scout, Mick, who must return to home life after 6 days.  We could not have got this far without him. Thank you.  Scout has been replaced by new scout Walter, Willard’s father, who claims to know this part of the world like the back of his hand, somehow.  But can he cook? 
                                                                                                                    
Warm and sunny all day.  Saw the full spectrum that Glasgow has to offer.  No camp sites within 15 miles tonight so new scout obtained permission from an estate owner to park the mobile home in a field by a stream.  Washing ourselves is more testing than the cycling.

Day 8. Plan to cycle over Rannoch Moor to Glen Coe, Fort William then somewhere on the Caledonian Canal.
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  1. Unknown27 April 2011 at 23:11

    Haggis flavoured crisps... enough saidfrom cammie :)Not exactly the diet of athletes such as yourselves! Hope Walt has settled in as new scout. Isabel kept that one quiet that he can't cook!Maybe he has other hidden talents! All will be revealed over the next few days. tee hee.Love from E xxxP.S
    Joke from Cammie: How do you know a donkeys bisexualy? He has a he in the morning and a hore at night, He-Hore :D xxx

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  2. Unknown28 April 2011 at 00:12

    Great to see you making good progress again today... but expected Willard to have you up to at least 120 miles Steve.Looks like another two days and you will have cracked it.
    Great inspiration to be so close to you out there doing it and the humour. Don't think others realise how hard it is. Anyway I bought a new pair of trainers today and will have to start blowing out the cobwebs.
    I've had no pasta or eggs today. How about you?
    cheers
    Mick

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