john o'groats to lands end

We left at about 6.30 and probably got no more than half an hour into the ride before the rain started, undaunted we donned our waterproofs and carried on. Ulswater was a lovely place with its quite little lakeside retreats and rolling hills but the weather was dampening our spirits a little and the mountainous kirkstone pass at 1600ft really sapped our strength. So it was a bit of a relief to get to windemere fr a hot coffee and a rest. Julie noticed a sign painted fence outside one of the restaurants there that said <Lands End 434 John O Groats 434> we were half way. Not long after windemere I managed to miss my turn which added probably another 3 mile or so onto our journey. The landscape then flattened out as we passed through Cornfourth, Lancaster, Carstang and then into Preston, where it was still raining as someone I knew told me it would.

Mileage to date 536