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Not only is it windy, it's raining quite heavily too!

I've just been out to get in provisions .... hot chocolate & mashmallows, cup a soup with some fresh croutons, cake, dark chocolate, milk for hot tea ... hope I've got something that Sue'll like ... I know that Louise will be fine with whatever.

Expecting 2 drowned rats any minute ....

[Jane]

Lunch time rendez-vous day 3

We met at Beachy Head for lunch today ... and I was late... all I did between the riders leaving and arriving in Beachy Head was .... have breakfast, prepare sandwiches, fill water bottles, have to leave the hotel due to a fire alarm going off, prepare photos and blog, send photos to friends in Southampton who are preparing the story board for The Pilgrim Pub, Marchwood (our arrival place) and then leave.

My TomTom got confused in the one way system in Hastings; the road on the seafront was being resurfaced, I got stuck behind a funeral cortège and I took a wrong turning once ....

Anyway, I got there about 15 minutes late and fed the thirsty and hungry riders.

It's very very windy today - especially high up in the hills and in front of the sea ..... and they are finding it rather hard going.






The wind also caught Rhod out and he's currently with the AA extracting his keys from the car!
Thanks to Rhod for the loan of his camera until we work out what's wrong with mine.

And thanks again to all our sponsors
- there's now £1110 bid
on-line.

[Imagine cycling these hills ... and with crosswind!!]

Day 3 and they're off ....

Today's route And they're off ...

Are you sure you know where you're going?

*** No comment ***

Start of day 3 ...

Day 3, 09h10 start

A few pix from today's start preparations ...








Day 3 is harder than the first 2 days ....

Wow! The start of Day 3 Already. Update in brief.

I'm having an amazing time. Cycling by the sea is great. I hadn't realised just how much of England is cycle friendly.

It is tiring and I know today will be tough: tired legs and over 60 miles to do.

Jane and Rhod have been awesome as the back-up team, making sure we get enough calories and fluids and generally making sure we're okay.

We've met some lovely people along the way: people asking us what we're doing; cheering us; smiling; donating. A big thank you again to all those who've sponsored us on line and to those who've stopped us to give us directions and/or money.

Today, the sun is out, a gorgeous start but also nice and fresh. Looking forward to lunch at Beachy Head.

End of day 2 - stats

Yesterday's stats in full:

Miles cycled: 120

Time taken: 16 hours

Top speed : 22.1 mph

Money raised: £12.76 en route + £1080 in total on the website

Thanks again to all our sponsors and to those of you who have met these crazy cyclists en route!


Quotes from the cyclists:


Lowlights:

"my thighs are sore!"

"Sue sailing past a perfectly good toilet!"


Highlights:


~ meeting 12 red-lycra-clad Belgian cyclists en route to Dover and jumping into their group photo :)

~ flying down the hills :)

Now onto day 3 and we start from Hastings going downhill!

[Jane]