Lejog Day 5 Symmonds Yat - Much Wenlock

69.5 Miles covered today & 338 Miles in total so over 1/3rd of way complete. Another warm day with sunny intervals but raincoats were required for 30 minutes for a shower but after that we managed to dodge some heavy downpours which we could see near by. Debs feeling much better & even lead the group at one point! She has now set her sights on reaching Edinburgh. Following yesterday's puncture Mick had to get a new tyre in Ross On Wye. Some very picturesque villages were passed through & the lane along side the river Wye was gorgeous. A welcome afternoon tea stop was had in Ludlow before reaching Much Wenlock. We encountered a slight hitch on arrival as Steve could not contact his Mum & Dad to deliver the luggage due to poor mobile phone reception, but they did turn up. Hotel for tonight is very nice.

Lejog Day 4 Cheddar-Symmonds Yat

67.5 Miles. Start was in light rain through Cheddar Gorge but improved through out the day. Not a flat day with almost 5000ft of climbing. 1st puncture goes to Mick on the outskirts of Leminster. Debs still suffering & once we arrived at the overnight stay, she managed to get an appointment to see a doctor who has given her anti-biotics & she is going to continue. B&B was not close to village so take aways were the order of the day, delivered to our door.
Todays ride went over the Severn bridge.

Lejog Day 3 Great Torringtom - Cheddar

Debs is feeling even worse today, with some very long ascents to contend with up over Exmoor & the Quontock Hills, we are all in ore of her determination. A long day in the saddle with 82.5 miles to complete. Weather was sunny & hot. Can you guess who the Silly Billy is in the photo, who didn't put sun block on!

Lejog Day 2 Wadebridge - Great Torrington

Debs has suffered a little today battling the start of a cold. No rain jackets required today but shoes still squidgy!! Alot of steep descents followed by even steeper ascents at Boscastle & Willook (1in3)! made a difficult 59 Mile, some great views of the Cornish coast. Today we also crossed counties from Cornwall into Devon. A sting in the tail was waiting for us when we got to our destination in Great Torrington, when we turned a junction to be faced with another incredibly steep climb which went on & on. Well done to Debs.

A memorable start to Lejog!

Hi all, Sorry for lack of posts to keep you up todate but problems
encountered getting internet access. The Start at Lands End on Sunday 12th June 2011 will not be forgotten. Heavy rain & wind greeted us on Sunday morning & it was full waterproofs right from the off. We were all soaked before we got to Lands End approx 1.5 miles from the B&B. It was a sharp learning curve with the sat navs as we took a few wrong turns early doors. Weather improved throughout the day but NO SUN!! All safe & sound on day 1 in Wadebridge.

We've arrived!

Everyone has arrived at the start safe & sound. Bikes have been unloaded and put to bed for the night, they need their rest ready for tomorrow! Weather forecast looks very wet for tomorrow. B&B very nice with nice sea view. We're off to the pub in a while to stoke up the boilers. Later.

Only 2 sleeps to the start of our challenge.

The start date is almost upon us & everyones bikes were present & correct at Steve's last night. I had to do abit of last minute mechanics last night when I noticed the brake blocks were down to the wear bar, as I was loading it into the car! The minibus is due to pick us up around 8:00am tomorrow & the adventure will bigin. Just seen the weather forecast for Sunday and I'm afraid it's not good except the strong wind is in the right direction. Watch this space!