Sunday, 4 April 2010

Day 10

Key stats: 93 miles; job done.

There was just one thing left to do: finish the 93 miles to Lands End from Okehampton. We set off into the morning mist over Bodmin Moor on the A30, our road of choice for the rest of the day, which would lead us direct to Lands End. Thanks to our drug of choice (ibuprofen) and our fuel of choice (clotted cream - no break was complete without lashings of Roddas finest), we powered through Cornwall, despite the best efforts of the Cornish drivers who contributed towards the top three most hairy moments.

The trip was summed up in the final 10 miles from Penzance to Lands End: we had driving wind and rain, rolling hills (Cornwall doesn’t let up to the bitter end) and a puncture (one mile from the end). However, this delay meant that when we arrived at the land’s end, the sun had come out in all its glory (pretty much the first time in England) and was setting over the Atlantic ocean for our arrival.

John o’Groats to Lands End: 5 guys, 927 miles, £20,000 (nearly!). Thank you for all your support. The End.

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