Day 10 - hit the 1000 miles!!

I answered the phone at 4.11pm this afternoon to hear a voice say he had cycled 1000 miles (I said "who is this and stop calling me!"). Gordy was calling from Bray and said after a break he was going to try and get through Dublin (something he was not looking forward to due to sheer traffic etc). Today he took detours away from the main roads (after yesterdays traffic nightmare) and said he had a tough but lovely (?) cycle along the coast along Gorie, Arklow and Bray.He was amazed as he saw his first cyclist yesterday on his whole journey, and quite a few more today (must be fair weather cyclists ..tut!). Infact a cyclist overtook him today (he must be tired!) and Gordy called out to him to ask his advice about best routes through Dublin for cyclists. Anyway, the chap stopped, had a chat and was a great help. Actually  his name was Owen Shortt "with 2  't's  to make it long" he said (there's some Irish logic for you) after chatting for a while Owen very kindly gave Gordy a ten Euro donation!!! need I say anything? humans can be great can't they?  he also had another stop in a bike shop for supplies (where the shop keeper Paul Nolan, gave him some money off and 2 free gel packs for his journey). So he is making lots of new friends and getting them to give him money....there is a name for that...just can't think of it. (just kidding). When he called this evening he had survived Dublin and was settling down for the night in Ashborne -92.5 miles today (1029 in total). Still cannot believe he's nearly done it! He is heading towards Newry and Newcastle tomorrow (so close!!) He is still thinking about the huge mixed grill (Gords favourite!) he ate last night with loads of toast and wheaten bread..he said the man kept bringing more wheaten bread and he said he has never eaten such a huge meal (not even when he entered that steak eating contest in Cockington 20 years ago...good times!).Penultimate day tomorrow... make sure you are at our house at 3.30pm on Sunday to see him arrive home...he'll be the one that looks like Forest Gump in lycra! x