Welcome to Lands End, finally!! So we had a bit of a hectic start and ended up setting off over 4 hours later then planned. I got held up at work and my Dad had to visit the doctors. To add to the panic the doctors advised my Dad not to cycle, at all, he had a bite on his leg which really didn't look too good at all. We panicked a little more, well I did anyway and had a mini melt down. My Dad, thankfully, was as cool as a cucumber and my Grandad motored on down to Bodmin like a trooper. We still didn't arrive til the early hours of Saturday morning but we were welcomed by family friends Steve and Debs who gave us a bed for the night which we are truly thankful for.
I will admit we didn't rush too much getting up in the morning so didn't reach Lands End, another one and a half hours drive from Bodmin, til 2pm. My Dad hasn't brought any lights so we then had panic number three, arriving in Bude for sunlight. In the rush I managed to fall out of the camper van (you may have heard the gasp). Luckily I only managed to take graze my arm, nothing a plaster couldn't fix. So we had a few photos and got on our merry way.
It's been hot hot hot and sunny, got crazy cycling tan lines already. It was a great feeling finally being on the road, heading North to John O'Groats. It wasn't until a few days ago that it dawned on me what we were actually doing and I got a little anxious but it all went once we started peddling.
We made for good time reaching Bude just after the sun had set. In fact the sun was setting over Bude bay as we were cycling down, the view was spectacular. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera to capture it but it was a great site to arrive to, the sky was a beautiful pink.
Once we were showered and changed we headed out for some food. Fish and Chips by the river estuary seemed like the perfect end to a fantastic first day. To top it all off we got the most magnificent view of The Milky Way!
