and i would ride 200 miles and i would ride 200 more...

I MADE IT!!! Well after 10 days and much pedalling at 1 o clock this afternoon I made it to Glasgow Airport, where I was met by a selection of Flinstones.

This has been maybe the toughest and yet the most rewarding I have yet to undertake. Yes there were days when I wondered if it was worth it, namely the one where I was hit by a tractor, yes there were days when the aches and pains got too much but overall the highs outweighed the lows.

The views were spectacular, the sense of achievement was great and most of all the support of all of my friends was overwhelming.

On that note I have a few thank yous to make. Thanks to Louisa for planning my route and driving it with me months ago. Thanks to Alison for sorting out my fitness programme and giving me advice right until the end on how to get through it.

Also a big thank you to Kirsty for driving the route with me and making sure I arrived in Glasgow in one albeit slightly battered piece.

Thank you to all the Flinstones for meeting me at Glasgow, and Gill for putting Kirsty and I up for the night today.

Nearly done, thanks to the best Mum in the world, for believing in me, supporting me from the minute I got this crazy idea in my head and keeping me sane throughout the 10 days.

Finally, thank you to each and everyone of you - your emails, texts and phone calls have been a constant source of support and I am eternally grateful.

I'll pop a photo of the finish up later - oh and it looks like I'll clear the £3,000.

For now that is all from me!!

Laura x

oh and if you want to come and meet me tomorrow...

the i will hopefully be at the address below at 1 ish

Express By Holiday Inn
GLASGOW AIRPORT
ST ANDREWS DRIVE,
GLASGOW ARPT
PAISLEY, PA3 2TJ
SCOTLAND

Thank you and Goodnight xx

1 more sleep until it's done

Hi Everyone,
Well tonight I am in Abington and I think it's fair to say that neither I or Kirsty can wait for tomorrow when I reach Glasgow airport.

Today was good, bizarrely the majority of the 40 miles was downhill, which was fantastic. The ride overall has been good, the highs have been high and the lows have been low - and I'm talking both hills and moods.

But the important thing is I've nearly made it. The post below has a few shots for you to look at.

Hope you are all doing good - thanks for the continued support.

Laura x

some photos for you

We're over the border!!!

Ladies and Gentlemen we are in Scotland - in Gretna Green. Day 8 of the ride was remarkably downhill, yes there were a few killer hills but the majority was fairly flat! The biggest thing I had to struggle with was the wind. There were some serious cross winds and head winds to battle against but even so I made good time and am happy there's only 80 miles of this adventure left.

For the Scottish contingent reading this the first words uttered to me once I crossed the border were "sorry pal, after you hen!" and suddenly I felt back in Flintstone territory.

The photos don't seem to be uploading will put them on my justgiving page later - damn technology!!

Anyways time for some grub me thinks. As always thanks for the texts etc they are getting me through the tough bits!

Laura x

3 days of cycling left...and yes I am counting!!

Well today was day 7 of the ride, seven is my lucky number, well i thought it was. The rain came, the hills came and the signal on mine and kirsty's mobiles went - thus meaning i had to do little bursts of cycling so that we didn't loose each other.

Also with rain comes damp, and my ankle ached in protest!! But enough of the negative stuff, we are here in Appleby-in-Westmoreland in one piece. We have settled in and are off to the pub over the road in a little while for dinner.

This post will be quite short as because we are in the middle of nowehere, the signal is bad and I keep loosing connection. I know I owe you all some photos but I will upload them in Gretna where connection will hopefully be lengthier.

Its also bloody freezing up here - i'm surviving but i think Kirsty may be an icicle by morning!

As always thanks for your messages - i really am looking forward to Monday now and even more so to Tuesday and sleeping in my own bed!

Until tomorrow, Laura x

My sun dance worked...

...well it was more a hop on my good foot, but hey the sun shined all day today so that's the important thing. That and another 40 miles have been ticked off the total so that's 240 down 160 to go!!

Today was a little bizarre, I was chased / tracked by a herd of cows along a dry stone wall as I rode past their field, which although there was a wall between us, was a little unnerving! I was also chased by a lovely black labrador as I ran past her farm, she came and said hello and then let me on my way.

The cycling today was definitely up hill and down dale but the views more than made up for it -spectacular. You definitely cannot beat England when the sun is shining and as I cycled through what can only be described as "Emmerdale" land I found myself humming Jerusalem - think I need to get out more.

We did take photos today but haven't had a chance to upload them yet so I'll put up a load either later or tomorrow.

Hope everyone is doing ok, i really appreciate all your support, texts and phone calls, as well as all the emails. This is living up to the challenge i knew it would be and I know that I wouldn't be doing it without you all backing me.

Anyways back to the important stuff, DVDs and dinner are calling. Bye for now!
Laura x