The idea evolved after several discussions with my friends Wendy and Colin. I'd been reading Jane Tomlinson's books and decided I wanted to take part in some type of physical challenge. Colin had thought he would like to try the C2C to see the best of the Lake District and decided to join me for some of the trip. Wendy and Colin and I enjoy cycling in Derbyshire throughout the summer (less so in winter) so just upped the distances and frequency a bit to increase our fitness and stamina. For the trip my husband, Nick, and Wendy would be our support team.
The weather report started to look grim. Fortunately, I was able to get some good wet weather gear although my attempts to get a waterproof helmet cover proved unsuccessful. (More later about this!!)
Nick and I travelled up to Whitehaven on the Friday afternoon by which time it was raining heavily and quite windy. Wendy and Colin, having to leave Derbyshire after work, got caught in heavy rain too and encountered closed roads on the way up due to accidents and trees dropping branches so didn't get to Greystokes until 10.30pm. Apparently there were floods around the country and Morpeth was under water by this time. Should we have heeded the warnings?????
Walked down to the harbour in Whitehaven and had a very nice meal in the Vagabond Pub and saw the start point for the next day. No turning back now.
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