Hallelujah, all of the accommodation is now booked. We will be staying in a mixture of Bed and Breakfasts and Hostels. This has been a test of our resolve in itself. As we have only just came up with the Idea of commiting ourselves to doing the End to End literally only a few days ago so finding rooms has been difficult with such short notice. With it being the height of the school holidays as well this has also been thrown into the mix for good measure. It is reassuring to know that we have a daily destination target to aim for rather than doing X number of miles each day. As being on the saddle for 8 hours plus a day then having to scout out accommodation for the night on spec with the risk of there being no rooms at the Inn would be a dent to morale, especially with weary limbs and hunger like a monkey on our backs.
I have made an appointment with the engineer at Rayment Cycles in Brighton to give my bike a thorough going over next week. Hoping he will be able to point me in the right direction regarding panniers (bags that sit alongside the wheels for carrying things in), as my bike is not designed to be ridden with them as it is a very lightweight aluminium/carbon frame. I am anxious that the weight which will be supported by the frame could damage the structure of it. I can only be optimistic that he can come up with a solution. Otherwise it is plan B which doesnt actually exist yet.
I will cross these paths as they come.
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