Food Glorious Food

We keep having to remind ourselves that we will still be in the UK, and within hailing distance of civilisation ~ we aren't going to starve! However, we are devoting considerable thought to the question of what to carry in the way of food. It needs to be sustaining, not too heavy, not leak, break, or absorb water... So far apples, carrots (see Mum, we're eating our veggies) and chocolate are looking good.
We're also looking forward to the food along the way, butteries and Chorley cakes here we come!

We're going to be on the telly!

Okay, only the internal hospital ones, and it's just a publicity poster really, but still...
Thanks to Laura in the Postgrad Centre for sorting that out for us. Chocolate to follow.
We've been advised to keep this frequently updated to keep people interested, so we'll work on that. The next post will be about knickers....

http://www.ctc.org.uk/ - third party insurance, cyclist's defence team, what more could you want?

Further planning and preparation

One puncture and 33 miles later, we're wondering if this is such a good idea, and have determined that we'll be carrying spare inner tubes. No fiddling about with patches for us! Thanks to Davie in Polmont for fixing Jude's bike :)
Us and our vital statistics.
Jude is 29, Beth is (ahem) a bit older than that. We're both staff nurses in Glasgow. We're raising money for Arthritis Care, as Beth works in rheumatology, and Jude's uncle suffered with arthritis. Almost everyone knows someone with arthritis, as it's one of the most common causes of disability in the UK. So it seemed like a good idea.
Jude rides a Giant hybrid bike, Beth rides an ancient Raleigh roadbike. If you see us - wave.
www.badscience.net

Yet more planning

So we spent several hours today, realising how far behind we are. Beth's going away for a bit, so she spent some time getting Jude to do all the work while she's away. Lol.
However - we have posters, and we have a Plan. For now.
http://www.icanhascheezburger.com/ (Just in case anyone out there doesn't know about it yet.)

Starting out.

Text message from Jude to Beth 23/07/08:
Hi! How are you getting on? Was wondering...giving you lots of time for thought, but maybe next summer would you like to cycle from John O'Groats to Lands End? Think it would take a week. Anyway, just a thought....

So...
We thought about it for a bit, and leave for Wick on the 21st of May, which isn't very far away now.
We have a justgiving site at
http://www.justgiving.com/judeandbethcycle , so you can give us menny, menny monies for Arthritis Care ( http://www.arthritiscare.org.uk/ ).
Our next post will be introducing us more, and routes and planning and stuff and things. (Probably)
We will also hope to update the blog on the road as well, and have photies and whatnot.
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