As it was just a short day, I woke up a little later and enjoyed a 'Full Cornish breakfast' (full English) at the guest house. I was in no rush this morning!
At roughly 9:30 I set off on my leisurely 45 mile ride down to Lands End. Mr Trevelli who owned the guest house gave me a £5 donation towards my Macmillan fundraising and wished me luck on my last day.
Straight out of Newquay the climbs started, but not so many of them today, and they were getting less steep towards the finish line.
Down through Redruth and across to Penzance, I bounced across the coasts until I reached the coastal cycle path along the edge of Penzance beach. At this point I stopped for a salmon sandwich at a habour-side bistro. I didn't want to get to the end before Anna!
I decided to take the slightly more scenic route round to Lands End, rather than the slightly scarier A30 route. It meant a couple more steep climbs, but allowed Anna to get there a few minutes before me to take some photos.
I crossed the finish line and Anna took some photos and handed me a medal saying Two Tyred JOGLE. I'd finished, and cycled another two countries!
We had a good walk around the Lands End visitors centre (though its almost a theme park!) and took plenty of pictures of the fantastic views. Then it was into the car and back to Penzance to our fancy B&B for the night.
I'm glad to have finished and completed cycling across another two countries! The hills down here in Devon and Cornwall were probably the trickiest parts, but made up for by the excellent coastal views!
As ever, please donate to Macmillan via my JustGiving link: www.justgiving.com/TwoTyredJOGLE Many thanks!
Miles today: 47.9
Grand total miles: 907.6
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