Lift to Penzance

[Dave Dusgate]

I and a friend have hired a van to travel from Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire down to Penzance on the 11th September 2013. We will go by Macclesfield and then down the M6 and M5.
We have a spare seat and room for another bike if anyone would like a lift for a contribution to petrol.
We will be cycling from Lands End to Bristol as a first stage.

 

[speccy1]

Thats a long and lumpy route, good luck

You doing Lejog?

 

[Dave Dusgate]

Thats a long and lumpy route, good luck

You doing Lejog?

We are following sustrans trails. Longer but around some of the hills.
As we live in the Peak District we are used to a few lumps of our own.
If we survive this leg then we might carry on next year.

 

[Dave Dusgate]

Sept 2013 Lands End to Bristol and last year we did Bristol to Preston in April and then had glorious September weather for Preston to Edinburgh.
870+ miles done already following Sustrans routes. May we will finish Edinburgh to John O Groats. Train Warrington to Edinburgh and then a Skoda Octavia from Wick airport(Europecar) back to home in the Peak District. Likely distance will be about 1250 miles in total.

 

[ColinJ]

[QUOTE 3526427, member: 45"]Is that lift in the van still going?[/QUOTE]
11th September 2013 ...?

 

[ColinJ]

[QUOTE 3527501, member: 45"]To quote Adrian, another subtle piece of humour ruined....[/QUOTE]
Oops. and there was me explaining the missed irony in another post a few minutes ago!

 

[Dave Dusgate]

Yes that was in 2013 so no the lift is not still available. Edinburgh upwards is the next and final leg and no lift available as travelling up by train and coming back by car

 

[Dave Dusgate]

Finally finished at John O Groats on 14th May 2015 having ridden from Edinburgh, Weather OK and whole trip amounted to 1200+ miles following sustrans routes
No punctures or mechanical issues all the way!