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08 June 2008
I've not failed but we've had to go to plan B
We got off to a great start however as the group thinned out, with one or two of those who started out with us needing to return to Newcastle for one reason or another, the amount of work involved was too much for just two carers with taking everything down each morning and setting it up again that same night at the new camp site. Whilst we had an independent cyclist with us, the pressure was off a little however that was still with 3 carers and two of them were in the van driving support and changing my batteries on strange roads.
Day 2 we took off and stayed put intending to leap frog that particular stretch and did an appeal on Radio Cornwall. Unfortunately it didn't bear fruit but it wasn't for a lack of trying., at least we gave it our best shot! We did however meet Hannah, who graciously helped us out by caring for me that night and Mandy and Dave who offered to help us pack away and set up again next day if we continued from Camelford to Bideford but the sea mists had been rolling in and Wendy wondered if what happened to her might happen to us in which case she felt it would be too dangerous with visibility down to 10 metres.
So we headed home. I didn't feel so clever so we stopped off momentarily to get me checked over and the end result is that I am now back in Newcastle. However on good advice I am now trying to pick up the pieces a little and plan on heading north again from here in a couple of weeks time hopefully but this time on the east side of the country instead of crossing back across to Carlisle. Nothing is set in concrete at the moment however this may just become a recce and then start afresh fully September a year, calling this a practice run so I know the pitfalls to avoid ........... if I can, I certainly will! Watch this space as it were .......
I've not failed but we've had to go to plan B
We got off to a great start however as the group thinned out, with one or two of those who started out with us needing to return to Newcastle for one reason or another, the amount of work involved was too much for just two carers with taking everything down each morning and setting it up again that same night at the new camp site. Whilst we had an independent cyclist with us, the pressure was off a little however that was still with 3 carers and two of them were in the van driving support and changing my batteries on strange roads.
Day 2 we took off and stayed put intending to leap frog that particular stretch and did an appeal on Radio Cornwall. Unfortunately it didn't bear fruit but it wasn't for a lack of trying., at least we gave it our best shot! We did however meet Hannah, who graciously helped us out by caring for me that night and Mandy and Dave who offered to help us pack away and set up again next day if we continued from Camelford to Bideford but the sea mists had been rolling in and Wendy wondered if what happened to her might happen to us in which case she felt it would be too dangerous with visibility down to 10 metres.
So we headed home. I didn't feel so clever so we stopped off momentarily to get me checked over and the end result is that I am now back in Newcastle. However on good advice I am now trying to pick up the pieces a little and plan on heading north again from here in a couple of weeks time hopefully but this time on the east side of the country instead of crossing back across to Carlisle. Nothing is set in concrete at the moment however this may just become a recce and then start afresh fully September a year, calling this a practice run so I know the pitfalls to avoid ........... if I can, I certainly will! Watch this space as it were .......
