Day 8 report

The hard end of the challenge has certainly arrived and today has been a real test of our characters over the course of 14.5hrs on the go and 128 covered by cycle and kayak.

After the first bike stint, lake bala was a treat and at 4.5miles long we were able to complete in under the hour.

From that point our day became progressively worse, as we twice missed turns that resulted in unnecessary miles, lost time and dipping moral.

Later we suffered our first puncture of the trip on phil's bike just as it began to rain. We have been amazed that we have not suffered more and blame bob for tempting fate the previous night!

At our final stop around 6.30pm, we found ourselves looking short of the days scheduled target and we then made the decision to push on for a further 40miles to a campsite near hereford to make up the miles.
This final stint was in awful conditions but on favourable terrain and surfaces, so we made excellent progress and completed by 10pm with an average of 17mph and this has lifted our spirits tremendously. Yes, the type of road surface can make a difference!

We have approx 250miles to complete over the next two days and aim to be arriving at lands end on sunday pm, hopefully to complete the challenge within the proposed 10days.

It would be great to see as many of you as possible on sunday. Why not come and follow us home or even ride the some of the final stage with us.
We will provide more details after tomorrows ride.

We are starting to sense the finishing line and looking forward to seeing our loved ones.

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