P.S. Grum is back on the bike today from Bonar Bridge to Dumbarton to complete the 2 and a half days he missed to go to the wedding. Driving down the road it has not stopped raining and looks worse for the days ahead. So unlucky for G and Bill.
Whilst we were driving down the A9 I was thankful we took the route to Tongue even though it added an extra day to our schedule. The hills at Helmsdale and Berrydale Brae's were horrific even in a car and I felt slightly sick during the drive down the steep declines and chicane corners. This stretch of road is certainly infamous for a reason.
The Chainspokers vital stats: 989 miles, 12 days, 3 punctures and 3 broken spokes.
We were certainly lucky to have covered such a distance with very little going wrong. There was never a spanner in the works after the first day where we couldn't reach the accommodation we booked. But by the following afternoon we were back on schedule.
It has been a great experience for us all and there's not many things I won't miss about the whole thing. There are however a few things I will miss that are not acceptable in day-to-day life:
- wearing lycra while casually shopping in the supermarkets of the UK
- being allowed to pee at the side of the road
- eating a bag of Haribo before lunch and not thinking twice about it
- having a 12 day beard without shaving
- a cooked breakfast nearly every day
- Nick wearing gloves every day caused him to have a tanned arm but white hands!
- The tan mark's from Bruce's gloves made his hands look like he was Spiderman
- Grum using a Toy Story wallet from about 1996
Thank you so much for your support. We have completely smashed our target and raised just shy of £6,500 which is so much more than I ever dreamed possible. Thank you again kind people.
The Chain Spokers.
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