Cheshire and it's like coming home. Familiar landmarks and familiar faces. We got to visit my wonderful sister Val and Brother In Law Mike today. It was great to share the usual joke, a cold beer and more than our fair share of cake with them. Two of the very best friends a man can have also came to visit and so a big thanks to Ian and Alex for taking time out and to Oscar and Harvey for minding the house when their parents were away...so grown up for 5 year olds!
Lovely flat 60 miles today. Me and Eddie managed to lose Chris on route by speeding off in typical hare fashion. Only to find, somewhat predictably, that he got to the hotel first! Our suspicions that Chris has hired a Chaffeur, deepen!
Felt like a recovery day today, the legs aren't feeling as fatigued and with another relatively easy but long day to come we should be set for the Scottish hills.
Tomorrow it's my other brother in laws turn to join us. Brother in Law two is much uglier than No.1 and seldom comes out in the daylight. However; we're delighted to be meeting up with him enroute tomorrow before he leaves us to swim 2 miles across Windermere. And you thought we were nuts! Elliot has been kind enough to donate his sponsorship to our cause and you can therefore sponsor him through our justgiving site on this page.
We were delighted to find donations and comments from further celebraties on our site today. Anne Robinson and the Team at Watchdog have donated a fiver as have Rick Stein and the lovely (if tight fisted for the money she's on) Jennifer Aniston!
So we reach half way on this mammoth expedition tomorrow. Again, we've been stunned by all your fantastic comments, the funny ones, the caring ones and the ones we can't work out yet!
And to my wonderful partner Alison and my brilliant kids who are holding the fort back at LEJOG HQ and doing all the stuff dad usually does whilst juggling school, work and exam commitments...I love you very much and thanks for letting me try this x
Onward to Kirkby Lonsdale!
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ReplyDeleteNow I'm not the type to deter anyone from achieving, but come rain or shine if I hear you're been round at my old gaff with mi Kerry partying, then they'll be trouble. My advice is to keep yer bums on saddles and cycle straight on through Warrington Borough Council until the sun rises in Cumbria! Otherwise you'll have more than Watchdog's ponsy twosome on your trail!
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PS ... do you have Jennifer Aniston's phone no?
Nice one Phil I couldn't agree more with your sentiments!
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Ryan Giggs
Hey guys while you're here, why not pop in tonight for a cuppa and a chat.
ReplyDeleteHelen Baines
'Knit & Natter' Group
The Royal Hotel
Kirkby Lonsdale
Tel: 01524 271275
h.baines@queenelizabeth.cumbria.sch.uk
your welocme you are doing very well :) x glad your meeting up with val and mike and elliot- have fun!! xxx
ReplyDeleteGeorgia xx
I would go dismissing the generosity of Jen, she might come in very handy later on as you progress through your mid-life crisis. I hear she likes swapping her men.
ReplyDeleteMrs Mills
so glad you made it safely through the northern corridor and nothing half hinched en route. You know Ian and his cleptamania. So good to meet Eddie and Chris who appear to be looking after our very dear friend well, but why on earth you let him plan the route I will never know. Scousers for the record always feel the need to take short cuts even if it means through a dirt track or two. With bike dust in our eyes we bid you farewell for now and a safe journey ahead. Phil see you soon and love you loads. X
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