Epilogue; back to normality

It's hard to be home; I really miss getting up and having nothing more to do than eat a good breakfast and then get on my bike and cycle with 23 great people who have one goal in mind.. It has been a truly amazing holiday (it really was a holiday!!) and amazing experience. This has been a great way to see our beautiful country at a pace that allows you to enjoy the scenery. We've experienced all the weather that a typcial British summer can throw at us - the most memorable being the absolute downpour followed by boiling hot sunshine as we arrived at John o'Groats.. The lovely guys from Peak Tours (Steve, Graham and Nigel) made the trip what it was and I can't wait to sign up for another holiday with them soon.

I'd finally like to thank in person all the people who made this holiday great; in no particular order:

Roy and Sheila - great cups of tea Sheila!
Gareth and Linda - for the great jokes at the Crask Inn on the last night!
Nigel (Watchman) for his interest in lager and not beer...
Lawrence and Wayne for their personal battles and amazing achievement...
Janet (Crystal Tips) for the laughs and joining in with the farting...
Rachel for everything totally ridiculous...
Frances for her route-note reading and leadership at a pace that made it look easy...
Helen for cheerfulness in the face of adversity....
Sharon for putting up with me and my nocturnal noises, and my incessant blogging and need for free Wi-Fi...
Helen and Chris for not laughing (to my knowledge) when I fell in the ford…
Mark for his helmet hair and ability to put up with midge bites…
Nick for being such an amazing and well-rounded youngster who is a great role model for today’s youth...
Da da dave for his companionship and looking out for the girls (us that is)
Ron Ron for the sprint finishes and riding tips…
Toshi for his amazing ability to take photos while riding along…
Chicken (Josh) for being the chicken…
Charley for entertaining us incessantly despite his pain…
Andrea for being Welsh…
Malcolm for the amazing Cherry Bakewells…

Nigel (Peak Tours) for his excellent taste in bottled beers...
Graham (Peak Tours) for his ability to fix ANYTHING (Rachel's flip flop included) and for wanting to be on his bike all the time...
And finally to Steve (Peak Tours) for making everyone's dream come true...


How do you finish off a blog of such a memorable and amazing experience?  No idea, but I’ve enjoyed writing it, and I hope you enjoy reading it…

Sue