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JOGLE Day 16 – Perranporth to Land’s End

JOGLE Day 16 – Perranporth to Land’s End

Just after 4pm on Sunday 28th June 2015 we reached Land’s End and completed our 950 mile JOGLE cycle journey. Before that JOGLE Day 16 had been another of those days of two halves. Overall we had been fortunate with the weather so far, but in Cornwall things can change quickly. So following yesterday’s sunshine the morning weather was frankly rubbish as we left Perranporth YHA. And it was more cycling down into bays and then climbing out of them as…

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JOGLE Day 15 – Okehampton to Perranporth

JOGLE Day 15 – Okehampton to Perranporth

JOGLE Day 15, the penultimate day of our cycle tour always looked like being one of the most challenging days. In the event it certainly lived up to its reputation as we continued to make our way through the Devon and Cornwall hills. Leaving Sourton Cross Travelodge we left Dartmoor and made our way towards Lifton. And on towards Launceston. Our support team, Sarah and Nic, had already arrived and having a look around came upon the mayor officially opening a…

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E2E Day 2 – Perranporth to Boscastle

E2E Day 2 – Perranporth to Boscastle

E2E Day 2. We had a bit of a lumpy morning with plenty of goings up and down! Lunch was fish & chips at a little cafe on Padstow Harbour. Then we had to go onto the beach to catch the little ferry over to Rock. We stopped outside a house that had a hosepipe by the road and washed the worst of the sand off the bikes – hope they didn’t mind! Then we were off up hill again…

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