LEJOG Day 4! What a day! 3 counties, 79.5 miles, and 4213 ft of climbing and we’re now in Shropshire! It’s hard to believe how far we’ve come in just 4 days and all powered by our own legs (and copious amounts of cake!). Today started with the BEST surprise, a completely unexpected visit from […]
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LEJOG Day 3 – Wellington to Quedgeley
Day three was a tough day on the bike. I’d heard before the trip that Devon and Cornwall would be some of the toughest days and having got through all those hills I thought that it would be a little easier from then on. It turns out I was a little wrong, the hills certainly […]
LEJOG Day 2 – Liskeard to Wellington
Day 2 took us through more of Cornwall, Devon and into Somerset, getting us started on the tradition of taking photos of county signs which continued for the whole trip. It was also our biggest day of climbing, with 6240 ft of elevation gain, and 6 hours of pedalling. The big focus of the day […]
LEJOG Day 1 – Land’s End to Liskeard
Day 0 – Oxford to Cornwall Though not a cycling day, day 0 was a big day on the trip. Even after Sarah and Tracy’s suggestions to drastically reduce my packing, my bag still didn’t seem to be as big as remembered by the time I had stuffed it full of ice packs, and enough […]