Thank You . . . .

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who donated to our chosen charity, The Hospice of St Francis. We raised a massive £7,069.15 . . . once again, many thanks . . .

Statistics . . . for LeJog

For those of you who are interested, these are the daily totals and time taken for each leg . . . the weather was a very influential part of this trip . . . we will be posting more pictures on-line in the future . . . keep watching for more comments over the next couple of weeks . . . thanks . . .

Day 15: Bettyhill to John O'Groats . . . 52 Miles - DONE IT!

Yes, we have done it . . . 15 days of cycling average speed 13.5 mph for the slow ones . . . average of 70 miles per day. 1001 miles in total . . . Rain for 8 days . . . John O' Groats is a beautiful place . . . Met with another team . . . the air ambulance guys from the north west of England . . . good bunch of lads . . . Roy (Real name Danny), Hernia man . . . didn't get his name but apparently he has two hernias and he had to "pop" them back in during his ride . . . Many thanks to the Temple Bar Lodge for a massive donation that takes us over the £2k mark for our sponsored charity, it's not too late to donate . . . site closes 1.10.08 go on . . . every little helps . . .

Day 14: Conon Bridge to Bettyhill . . . 84 miles

Weather was the best yet . . . sunshine all the way . . . we stopped at Crask Inn in the middle of nowhere . . . midges . . . midges . . . midges . . . but the landlady and the Dutch helper were quite interesting to say the least . . .

Bettyhill Hotel overlooks a fantastic bay . . .

Pictures to follow . . .

Day 13: Dalwhinnie to Conon Bridge . . . 80 miles

Only one shower this day . . . the weather was kind to us . . . Conon Bridge Hotel has a good menu and a very good chef . . .

Can't get pictures on blog today either.

Day 12: Perth to Dalwhinnie . . . 73 miles

The weather was bad again . . . two punctures, both on Dromoctor pass . . . 10 yards apart . . . Dalwhinnie is twinned with Las Vegas! Fantastic casino's

More pictures to follow . . .

How High are the Highlands?

Here we are at last 3 days in Scotland . . . and we still have not reached the real Highlands until this afternoon . . .

Quiz question . . . what does Failte don Ghaidhealtachd mean?

Is it no one allowed beyond this point without a helmet?

Sherpa Bates . . . Relaxing

There is one person that has not been blogged so far and that's Ed Bates . . . what can you say about Ed Bates . . . the richest man on the tour . . . ;-)

Well here he is relaxing with a glass of wine and a small single malt with a good book . . .

Take a look at his new hair doo . . . wow Back To The Future . . .