Today was a big day for our group of travellers, today we broke the half way point of our journey to John O’Groats, physically and mentally!
Not a moment too soon either. Wear and tear has started to hit bodies as well as bikes now, mainly on the knees and shoulders. Muscles not very often used in the shoulders and lots of repetitive motions for the knees are causing some problems.
Edes made us all have a laughing fit about a town we passed through called ‘Haweswater’ Saying “ I wouldn’t trust the water from there” (It is amazing what will make you laugh after 5 days in a bike!
We then cycled straight through Kendal, the home of the famous mint cake, where Grant had a run in with a particularly annoying Audi driver and of course we bought some mint Cake too all try!
Talking of cars actually, you may be interested to know that whilst I really do hate stereotyping… BMW drivers have for long been known as the worst drivers etc etc, well from this trip we can say so far that this is sooooooo true! BUT, they are not alone, the white van men are up there as well and I am ashamed to say it, as I drive one myself, but Honda drivers are not doing too well either. Just a massive side not for you all!
Shap Hill was next for us on day 5, it is a 15 mile hill just after Kendal which saw us climbing for nearly an hour and half! But what views… I know in yesterday’s blog it sounded like I was bashing the north a bit, but it is beautiful. We passed through some lovely towns and even some of the cities and they are all typical old quaint and refined. But then pedal a few more miles and you end up in areas I was scared to signal with my left hand in case I brought in my hand and my watch was gone! But anyway I digress, the views from the top of the hill were amazing.
SHap hill also for a lot of us was a technical half way point as well, it’s the hardest hill on the ride and once we had done it we felt that it was all down hill to Scotland from there!
Tonight we are staying in lovely hostel (but no wifi) called FellFoot hostel which is well worth a stay if you are ever in the area, or just crazy enough to be cycling through.
Another long day tomorrow! So bed and up at 6am, my body clock does not know what the hell is going on anymore, I think its given up!
Tonight is out last night in England, from around 11am, we shall be in Scotland! Hope everyone brought their passports!
Please also remember that this week is pay week, so if you have not given anything to our just giving site, then maybe this week is the week to do it!
The address is http://www.justgiving.com/WAMDSAD-e2e
Thanks so much,
Lynch
Lynch
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