WE'VE DONE IT !!!!!!!!! 103 MILES.
Well as you can imagine we are all on cloud nine at this end and feeling extremely proud of ourselves.
The day started outside the hotel at 7.00am all in our fancy dress. We travelled back to Ovingham Bridge, unloaded the bikes and swapped a pedal off one of the spare bikes so Carl could continue with the ride on his bike.
It has been very cold today so most of the fancy dress costumes had to be adapted in some way and extra layers added so we didn't all catch pneumonia.
We left Ovingham Bridge about 7.30am and started our final miles towards Newcastle. We were on our own today as the support vehicles couldn't get anywhere near to cycle track.
The route took us along the riverside and into a small village called Newburn, then it continued into Newcastle. The whole route was on cycle paths most of which were by the riverside or quay side, it was hard to imagine that we were in a Major City, it was so picturesque.
When the paths did open out to run along side some of the city's roads the response we were getting from the public was amazing. All the cars and lorries were bibbing their horns and waving and smiling at us. The whole atmosphere was just fantastic.
Everybodies spirits were high and we pushed on through Newcastle and on to South Shields.
Just before we got to the South Shields ferry we hit the 100 mile mark and the cheers went up.
The ferryman waved our fare due to us riding for charity and went we got off the ferry on the other side Alastair & John were there to meet us.
We then rode down to the closest beach to officially dip our front wheels in the North Sea (as we dipped our back wheels in the Irish Sea when we started).
The final mile and a half was up to Arbeia Fort which is the official Start/Finish of the Hadrian's Wall Cycleway.
We are all so amazed at what we have achieved and really can't believe that we have actually done it and that it is all over, considering we started planning this last July!
Ina rang Beach Radio when we finished and they put us on the Air. They have been following us all week and have given us alot of coverage and have been updating you all on our progress.
Well not much more to say now except that we are off out tonight to celebrate before our trip home to you all tomorrow.
A great big thank you again to all who have helped and supported us through this adventure, to Alastair and John for being our support drivers, and not forgetting Lesley who unfortunately isn't here with us, we couldn't have done it without you all (George has suggested Lands End to Lowestoft next year but we will see).
Don't laugh too much at the pictures. I will update again in a few weeks when we know how much we raised.
We will see you all soon. Chez.
P.S I am having trouble with the photos again I will try again later.
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6 comments:
Congratulations all you Wobbly Wheelers!! What a fantastic achievement. I love today's photos. My children and I have really enjoyed following your blog and finding out how you all got on. You are all going to have to do it again next week otherwise what are we going to do for entertainment in the evenings?
fantastic ,you should all be very proud, enjoy yourselfs tonight. its been great to be able to follow you on the journey ,I'll raise a glass tonight to you all from this end take care see u soon love emma xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi wobbly wheelers well done you lot. I think you deserve your celebrations tonight. Have a good time see you all soon. best wishes LesleyX
Brilliant! Well done all you Wobbly Wheelers. Loving the day 4 photos. Can't wait to read how much you've raised. Enjoy a weekend resting those weary legs.
Luv
The Repro Babes
Well done to you all! :o)
Am going to have a look at the photos now!
Rebecca Saunders (Trinity Methodist SW group)
Yes we finally did it.................. I can't believe it! Thank you to all my fellow wobbly wheelers for the support you gave me on the ride. Everybody made a difference and made it possible for me to enjoy this fantastic experience, Thank you to our support team (aka japanese tourists) Alastair and John, for ferrying us about and being there, it was a comforting to know that they were around the next corner! I can't wait to see the video footage! Thank you to Carl, Paul and George for taking it in turns to ride at the back and encourage those of us struggling up the hills. Thanks to all the men for their hard work loading and unloading the lorry at the start and end of each days ride. Thanks to Paul for raising my saddle, it really did make a difference and improved my riding, and for all his bike repairs. Thanks for all our drivers, Carl, Jim, John and Alastair for driving us safely all week. Thanks to Chez for all the advance warning of steep hills ahead.....you could tell just how steep it was going to be from the sound of her voice shouting 'change down, change down'!! and for all her organisation and for keeping the blog up dated. Thanks to Chris for giving me a hug when she fell off (!) and for getting such a high score at tenpin bowling so that we thrashed the lads!! and to Ina for her constant chatter, I learnt a lot from you about the sun and the sea!! Thanks to Pam for her excellent company and going up the hills at my pace and to Pip for introducing me to tacking and to the joy of Godfrey! Thanks Cherry for being my beloved roomie for the week, did we really get married at Gretna Green? And finally thanks to George and Jim who came up with the daft idea in the first place - Jim you inspired me to keep on going no matter how hard it seemed. George you were always there making sure we were all ok,I do feel a special mention must go to your panniers - how you managed to cycle 100 miles with enough food to feed a family of four for two weeks in your panniers is amazing! See you all soon!! Lynda xxxx
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