The Grand plan is to leave on the afternoon of Sunday 16th August 2009. We are flying from Gatwick to Inverness then a 4-hour train journey to Wick where we will be staying overnight. Then it is the big day on the Monday when we start this wonderful journey. I've heard that the famous sign post at JOG is taken down overnight and not put up until 10am, so I'll probably wait around to get a picture of us with it. (Incidentally they charge 10 whole English pounds for this!) I can hardly sleep I am that excited. There seems to be so many things for us to remember, equipment mainly. If a spoke breaks in the middle of the highlands then a Halfords wont be 5 minutes away unfortunately. (*Makes mental note to write an itinerary*)
Shortly after 10 am we will be starting our journey. The plan is to do around 100 miles each day, therefore completing the entire trip in around 10 days including a day off somewhere along the way.. However, the furthest we have ever cycled in a day to date is 120 miles and that was a killer in Manila, so to do slightly less than that for 10+ days running might prove to be a little ambitious - we'll have to see. The total distance is going to be around 1000 miles.
We are going to get the accommodation booked in the next day or two. We are generally be going to be staying in hostels along the way trying to pinpoint them around our daily mileage target.
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2 comments:
good luck lads.
on yer bikes go for it.
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