The Start. Lands End to Bodmin

The Blue Seas B&B provided a peaceful night and a splendid breakfast. I can recommend this place. Perfect in every way. It would win Four In a Bed hands down.   Taxi arrived at 0815 and with twenty five minutes I was standing on my own at Lands End. Nobody about even to take a picture. I eventually stopped a chap emptying the bins and he took the shots for me.  By 09.05 I was on my way back to Penzance having dedicated the ride to dear Shirley and to the Big C. Centre. It took me hundreds of miles last year before I overtook another rider.  This morning I had passed three riders in the first half hour.  Was I fitter or was it just luck?I think it was the latter for as I came into Penzance a guy flew passed me on his way to John O'Groats.  I don't think I will be seeing him again.  It put me in my place. Pride before a pass!!    Carried on on back roads to Camborne for my first break. Most welcome.  Decided to keep off the A30 and so headed towards Truro and thence to St. Austell.  Stopped on a steep hill for my dinner and for the sake of my legs.   Following the break I encountered the worst possible hill which went on and on.    Tired by this stage and the detour from the A30 had cost extra miles.  Tired and ready to finish.  After Bugle and a break I was cycling up the road when I noticed somebody aiming a camera at me.  As I was almost on top of him it turned out to be a great friend Steve Budd and Polly.  They had found the needle in the haystack.  Luckily I was cycling and not sitting at the side of the road.  A great effort and so good to see a familiar faces and as a surprise. The support from everybody on this ride is so much appreciated and moving.  Thank you. 

After I finally pulled into the rather unassuming town of Bodmin. Checked into the Westbury Hotel. Very pleasant.  75 miles on the clock.   Took a hot bath to settle the legs down and washed the kit.  No laundry service!!   Dinner in the hotel. Salmon and very nice it was too.    Back to the room to catch up on the blog.  I hope the legs will be in good shape in the morning when I set out towards to Crediton. 

Bon nuit.