Day Fifteen review

Well a suprising day of hills after what had been a relatively flat area. The difference was that even though each one was slowly conquered, I found myself feeling it was easier than the first two days in Cornwall. Either I felt fitter or the hills were smaller! A nice lunch in Thurso followed up by the final 20 mile, but relatively flat run to John O Groats. It's amazing how active you feel with only 20 miles to go and despite the knowledge of having to ride the 20 miles back, we put in a good effort of about 17mph despite a strong head wind.

Seeing each sign come closer with an ever shorter mileage pushed us on till we crossed the entrance into John O Groats and to the world famous sign post. 1032 miles, 15 days, 1 puncture, 30 minutes of rain and far too many hours in the saddle. We had the photo taken to prove we made it before a quick drink and then heading off back into the mist that had engulfed the whole village.

The ride back was the best experience with no time constraint, no head wind, no worrying about the next day's ride or directions. Fantastic!

The stats for the day were 65 miles averaging 11.9mph and taking 5hrs 28mins. This does not including the ride back to Thurso!

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