A couple of people asked if we’d do a blog post each day so here’s Day 1. We’ll take it in turns over the next 10 days.
After months of cycling the usual rides, longer rides, back to back rides and weeks of getting the bike ready, checking the forecast and planning the packing accordingly, then re-planning as it changed to wetter/drier/colder/warmer weather Day 1 of cycling LEJOG had finally arrived.
We were relieved to get started despite the rain and fog and thankfully it was fairly warm with the wind mostly in the right direction.
We’d met the rest of our tour group, about 18, over dinner the night before and then throughout the day at the 2 feed stations and over lunch. By the last few miles we’d fallen in with a small group of similar cycling speed.
Lands End was bleak but we took the photo.
I’m sure there were sights to be seen en route but unfortunately the fog meant we couldn’t see them. St Michaels Mount was a gloomy dark shape and not worth stopping for a photo but occasionally the fog and then the rain lifted and once we even saw blue sky for a few minutes! There were 3 ferry rides which made a nice break from cycling
Overall we cycled 104 miles and 8,665ft (which is the reason this isn’t too coherent)!
We’re looking forward to tomorrow as the forecast is so much better.
Janice
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