Tuesday 03 June 2025
Penzance - Land's End - St. Bryan. 34.6 kms 1,400 feet. (felt a lot more!)
All Al's planning has born fruit. We left the van in Penzance, cycled to Land's End for the official start of the journey and then a little bit of the route north for our overnight accommodation.The distance is not great but at least 3/4 of that was with a "nostril wind" and for those of you who have followed us before, you will know how much I hate said wind! We have also spent some time pushing as we discover the idiosyncrasies of the Cornish hills.
That we did any riding at all was a surprise. I woke to gale force winds and pouring rain - not unusual but not great for a bike ride! So you can imagine my surprise and delight as the clouds broke,sun shone but the f.......g wind continued!
It was never planned to do more than this on the first day and just as well as returning the van which Al had driven here and hired from Enterprise in Swansea, turned into a bit of an epic. Not interesting enough to include in detail but suffice to say there were defects on the tyres ( Not our fault). Thus, our ride didn't start until late. It was, however, a delightful start along the front into Penzance, then the lovely ended when we hit the steepest climb ever - 16% and over 1km. Suddenly max power required.
Really pleased to have got going and had the best start with some fabulous accommodation which, sadly, we will leave behind tomorrow.
Very proud of you, you absolute LOONS.X
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