Start Time 07:15
Finish Time 20:30
Total Actual Mileage: 102.3 miles
Average Speed (11.6 mph)
So what have we got to tell you about today?
Well we turned up at John O’Groats to find that the sign was owned by a private institution and was missing… We phoned them up and had to pay the substantial sum of 9.95 for a photo – but it was well worth it as you can see:
Next we faced devastatingly ridiculous head winds, heavy rain and generally poor conditions for 180 minutes between the hours of 11:00 to 14:00. And during this time period we heard 2 gunshots that turned out to be popped tyres. Luckily Joe’s tyres didn’t break and Steve’s did but Rob had a spare so we were all good. There was also some nervous moments when Steve decided to go full pelt down a hill while iot was raining only to find that his brakes almost failed him going round a sharp turn next to a cliff...
But it wasn't all bad. After 3pm the sun started to come out and as we cycled parallel to the north east coast of Scotland we got to see a castle, a sunset, a highland cow and a couple of Co-Ops! We ended the evening with a very quick pub dinner and nice cold beer to keep our spirits high. 'Wish you were here’ moment of the day (kindly sponsored by the Wish you were here Holiday Show): Being at the John O’Groats Sign with no sign.
