Tuesday 14 June 2011

Day 1, Sennen to Pelynt

Well that's the first day done. We set off at 09:15 from Sunny Bank Hotel, 2 miles from Lands End, in glorious sunshine but with a bit of a nip in the air. Doing LEJOG from south to north means we go with the prevailing wind, so the light headwind we experienced for the first 20 miles was clearly imaginary.

We didn't even make it to midday before we needed a stop and after nearly 60 seconds deliberating, we opted for a pint rather than a coffee at the Royal Oak in Perranwell (36 miles). As a consequence, the lunch sandwich stop was delayed until 14:00 at Tregony (49 miles).

It was a good day, but the second half was tougher than the first. It's true what that say about how hard Cornwall and Devon is. We are extremely glad that the ladies are bag-carrying because the hills are killers and it's impossible to get into a rhythm as it's a constant up and down. It wasn't helped by Joe's front mech playing up and not always allowing him to get into the small chainring (not good on a steep hill). The two ferries broke up the journey and we arrived in one piece at the B&B at 17:15; 5 minutes after the drizzle started.

An excellent meal and a pint of cider completed a fantastic day.

Stats for the day : 74.1 miles; 11.0 mph avg; 1861m ascent; 6hrs 43min saddle time

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