Day 26: 1030 miles (1658 km)
Today we cracked the 1,000 mile mark as we cycled to an old inn close to Lydford Gorge on the edge of Dartmoor.
Our thesis that just about everyone has cycled End-to-End received more credence today. We stopped at a tiny village shop and cafe for a quick cup of coffee. A cyclist sitting outside noticed our T-shirts and told us that he’d done LEJOG 2 weeks ago in 5 days, cycling 200 miles a day. He said he was a little saddle sore. An older woman inside the cafe said that she and her husband had finished LEJOG last week. She was 69. At least they took three weeks.
We continue to cycle through amazing countryside. We could be doing more miles per day but it is 7:00pm and we’ve showered, washed our cycling kit, and been down for dinner and a very nice pint! Blog and diary, cup of tea. Simple pleasures.
