I must start off by saying we may have under estimated this ride a tiny bit ... Today was tough. We started our day with a full Scottish breakfast which included the usual breakfast items plus some haggis which we declined. We then made some last minute tweaks to our bikes and made our way 1 down the road the the furthest northern point in the UK. Our picture was taken with the infamous sign,then we were off back up the road for the next 70 miles. The weather...

Why people would want to live here is beyond me already!! It rains, blows a gale and stinks of cow 24/7.. Of course I'm talking about John O'Groats, we made it safely. After ripping myself away from my bed at 4 o'clock this morning we were kindly given a lift to Southampton airport by Giles in which we would catch a flight to Edinburgh. The flight was great only about an hour... I was complaining about unreal toothache, dads hip is about to give way (apparently)...

About 3 months ago, my dad thought it would be a good idea to cycle from John O'Groats to Lands End, the whole length of the UK. I agreed with him and now with 3 days to go until we start this 1000 mile journey, it has finally come to the point where we are thinking why why why!! Only joking! Our bikes are currently on route to Scotland in Wick (according to the amazing tracking technology my dad is bragging about every 2 seconds) and we shall soon be following ...