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So this was it, the final day! We set off full of energy after making the most of our last meal in which we could eat an insane amount with the justification of lots of cycling the following day. Huge spag bol, garlic bread and a massive apple pie and custard for pudding! Yum.
Anyway, it was a relatively short day again, we only had 62 miles to cover but we pretty soon realized that it wasn’t going to be easy, our route along the (again stunning) Scottish north coast meant we continually dropped in inlets and bays, so we had some great downhill sections, but equally some monster climbs!
A quick energy bar stop at about 20 miles was very cold and windy, lucky there was a classic red British phone box on hand to shield all three of us from the biting wind. Not sure what passing motorists will have thought, 3 grown men in lycra squashed into a phone box, but who cares, it was warm!
Another 20 miles under the belt we were in Thurso and it was time for a bakery lunch stop. This place wasn’t quite as good as the bakery we found a few days back (the one I got shat on outside), the counter lady was very comparable to Little Britain’s “computer says no” character, when asked any question by us or any other customer it seemed her only response was “Its just what’s in the counter”, odd. Undeterred we again made the most of our last day of super calorie burn sinking a numerous sandwiches, sausages rolls, pies and cakes between us!
It was then into the final 20 miles of the trip! All pretty flat and the sun even came out, and that was it, we were in John O'Groats and greeted by a awesome welcoming comity with banners, balloons, strawberries, cream and champers! Result!
Again we paid a tenner to a random man with a film camera for a photo with the sign and that was it done, awesome achievement by all 4 of us, we have seen some amazing parts of Britain and met lots of cool people!
Here is a round up of the stats:
- 1000+ miles cycled
- 100+ hours in the saddle
- 500,000 peddle rotations
- 90,000 calories burnt
- 10 crashes
I think you will agree after that we had earned a few pints so after checking into the seaview hotel, we hit their bar for some great food, lots of beer and whiskey!
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