Day 1. Lands End to Fowey

Miles cycled - 64
Total ascent - 4500ft
Weather - windy (but a tail wind) sunny spells with 3 short showers
Terrain - lots of short hills with some longer ones at the end
High point - the scenery
Worst bit - the last half hours hills

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 It's been a great first day. We set off to Lands End in ferocious cold wind but it looked sunny for the photo's! Then we were off! I stayed towards the back of the pack, so I could get used to the satnav I've hired. There's a tour guide cycles at the back as safety, and I wanted to be near him till I was happy navigating. However, I suspect I would have soon ended up at the back anyway, and I was very happy there!

I spent much of the day cycling with a Scot called Jennifer, Steve from Plymouth, and a few others who drifted to the back as the day went on.

See  -  I'm not making this up...

The scenery is stunning, and I have kept my head up to take in the view! The hills after lunch were pretty hard, the last one especially, but overall I don't think it was as tough as I was expecting. Having said that, I'm tired, and will keep my promise to myself not to drink until the Cornish hills are over!

Tonights room in a pub is palatial compared to last nights youth hostel.....

I had said I wanted to try to complete this without getting off to push. Failed in the first 10 miles! In my defence, it was on a cycle path by the Penzance prom and it was 6 inches deep in sand and no-one could cycle through it!

St Michael's Mount

The King Harry ferry over the river Fal  -  50p well spent!