Re: Sponsored Cycle... LG to RW

A lovely reminder of an amazing week in your life BJ!

A very belated CONGRATULATIONS from me Brian/Black Jaguar, (I have been away for a week and not online at all). Just great to find that you reached your destination safely and without any of the wheels falling off !!  - just joking!!    And of course, to read the fantastic total achieved so far - it may even grow some more yet, and surpasses all of our hopes from what we talked about at the beginning of your epic task.

Well Done for sticking it out in what must have been more than disappointing weather conditions, and achieving your aim to reach Rutland Water, all for the Ospreys and for all of us, the folk with Ospreyitis.  I really take my hat off to you.  Please take a well earned rest, now.

Hello BJ  Likewise belated congratulations I have been out of action one way and another but have jst watched hyour video of the trip.  I was a bit concerned about you as the weather was so bad.  I really enjoyed the video made me even more homesick.

What a great achievement I hope you have had a good rest before going back to work.

Lizzie

The total goes up to £2,040

Hi folks, SheilaFE, yes it was a week i will never forget for so many reasons.. you hold a special place in my memories because of your generosity.... and Lindybird, yes the weather didn't play ball but hey I enjoyed it.. every minute.

Lizzie good to hear from you, Mary GK has created a summary thread of the whole trip.

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Forgot to say, yesterday, Thanks to all those who have posted pics and slide shows - you are Stars!

Totally agree with you there Lindybird. All that have posted and contributed made comments and donated have made this adventure all the more enjoyable for me. To have a thread that is over 1,300 posts long dedicated to a cycle tour on a bird forum I think is pretty amazing in it's self. Everyone embraced the idea and I really looked forward to posting each evening.

So thank you once again every single one of you.

Jag

Take credit yourself too BJ  Your inspiration, don't forget

The bridge at Osmotherley Youth Hostel.

I just found this as I was going through my pictures I'd forgotten I had made a wee video.

Jag

A creepy hostel and the bridge underwater, no wonder you left early :)

Thanks for that (I think) Jag! Might just make me think twice about staying there again.

Osmotherley hostel used to be a (water-powered) mill of some kind, I think. Maybe they didn't divert the water supply far enough! I'm not sure I would have dared risk crossing that. But then again, you can do a lot when there's a warm bed on the other side and you're soaked anyway.

Jag, just LOVED your wee video.  So this is the spooky one!

Jag so sorry. As I said on the Gabfest, have only just watched your slide show. Lovely set of pics despite the weather, thank you so much!  I love Pachelbel's Canon, have done for years, so thought you made a great choice there.

Just watched your video at Osmotherly too, thank you. Wow! So much water flowing over that bridge.

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That river looks bad!