This was meant to be the easiest day of the whole trip. However, what I didn't count on was the worst torrential rain I have ever experienced!! The rain had already started when I set off (see video clip below) and after a mile and a half I was soaked to the skin! At least I didn't have the extra weight of my panniers that I'd had to ride with for the previous 900 miles! The lighter weight of the bike and the heavy rain motivated me to get finished asap. After 50 minutes I'd already covered 12 miles. I stopped to grab a chocolate milkshake at McDonald's to refuel then hammered out the last 13 miles! At 12.30, soaked to the skin and exhausted, I arrived at the Land's End visitors center where I finally completed my very memorable journey. I signed the end to end visitors book and then headed for home in the luxury of a dry, warm vehicle with four wheels. I was physically and mentally exhausted but my God did it feel good!!
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