After the boys claimed they were staying sober at the wedding I was unsuprised to arrive in the van and find Dave riding a lion topless and Ed chairing the drinking games picking on the unsuspecting women. Needless to say it made the evening longer and the sleep much shorter.
I managed to drag the boys out o bed at 04:30 and into the van. The boys were very poor company having slept for the majority of the 7 hour drive to Inverness and smelling of jäger! We eventually arrived in Inverness and ditched the van before finding the station. The train was a 4 hour journey and really dragged. We tried to keep it entertaining by finding the local stranger who was more than happy to show off his odd magic skills shirtless. He also donated some vienese whirls which were quickly binned on our exit from the train.
We've now arrived in John O'Groats and are keen to get the first day started. People in the youth hostel seem to think either we look fit and like seasoned pros or just shattered as the question we keep hearing is; "have you just finished?"
Tomorrow will be an experience and hopefully won't be dampened by the forecast of torrential rain!
John O'Groats to Lands End
Thank you for visiting our blog. We are going to be cycling from John O Groats to Lands End in August 2011. It's a total of 945 miles and should take us 12 days to complete. Dave did a 6 month tour in Helmand with 2 Rifles in 2009 and it has inspired us to help to raise money , and support awareness for our injured military Heroes. We would like to thank you for your support and will keep you updated with our progress! Ed Coy, Andrew Cracknell and Dave Wallace
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