Mike's final blog

A Neighbour's Journey...............

Seeing John O'Groats in sight and marking the end of our journey, brought with it very mixed emotions - happiness to have reached our goal, sadness to have reached our goal.

Our journey has  been filled with  highs, lows and lots of good times in between. The good times far outweighed the bad. There were so many funny moments that my sides actually hurt laughing. For me, those memories are priceless and I will hold them dear for many, many years to come.

Not forgetting the reason we embarked on this journey, to raise funds for the much deserving children's charity "Sparks", I would like to thank all those people who kindly donated, you really have made a difference.

Thanks to:

Wives:

For putting up with our absences and occasional moans during training (although I bet you were glad to see the back of us at times).

RPM Cycle Shop (Buckley):

Thanks James for the donation of spare wheels and other crucial parts to complete the journey

The Support Drivers:

Mike, Barry & Bob - couldn't have wished for 3 nicer guys to be there for us and to share this experience. Always, there with the much appreciated supplies and words of support. We really couldn't have done this without you.

Finally, my fellow cyclists:

Richard, for the idea and all your hard work in planning and making this happen.

Barry, for getting us each night (eventually :-)) to a hot shower and warm bed and taking the time to write the blogs, which I know everyone looked forward to reading.

Lee, for your cheery attitude whenever we needed support.

But most importantly to you all, for your encouragement, humour and friendship.

It's been a privilege to be part of this team and I am proud to call you my friends.

Until next time........

Mike