The first day over!

Just spoken to Gords (rang while he was sitting in freezing cold bath...good for the leg muscles...don't ask!) He said he had a horrendous cycle due to high winds and rain, plus being on the coastal roads and was nearly blown off the bike at Waterfoot.The words "Miserable" and "Soaked" were uttered. He stopped off for coffee and scone at Ballygally Castle Hotel and carried on to Ballycastle , where he had some lunch and stopped for @ an hour and spoke to me.It was about 2 o'clock and he had covered 78 miles.

Well he was aiming to stop at Portstewart (100 miles) but because the weather is going to be REALLY bad tomorrow, he wanted to cover more ground...so he carried on until Ballykelly ...130 miles in all.7 hours and 49 mins in the saddle (ouch! What can I say, the man is obviously a machine!).So there he is, in a lovely warm B+B and has a nice lady called Joan drying his clothes on her aga for him already (he's a fast worker...you know...the quiet ones and all that!). He's not expecting to do well tomorrow...we shall see. x