Day 7

Scotland Rejoices!


Route : Kendal - Penrith - Carlisle - Dumfries
Distance covered : 79.32 miles
Average Speed : 15.4 mph
Time in saddle : 5 hours 8 minutes
Calories : 2664
Arse Condition : prolapsed

A cheering crowd of some 75,000 fans and well-wishers could not, unfortunately, make it to the border to celebrate the return of the prodigal cyclists.

A day of friction and near disaster. Sammy, bored to the point of suicide by John's chat, is now cycling with the ipod permanently fixed to his big Welsh lugs, although how you could get bored of John's conversation after only 7 days is beyond me. Anyway, while pedalling away, listening to Peters and Lee's greatest hit, Sammy started to head up the slip road to the M74, quickly followed by the rozzers who beat him up slightly and pointed him in a less exciting direction. Pity.

They're still complaining that they have sore knees but I really don't care.


Come back tomorrow for the much awaited Dumfries to Tarbert leg.