Day 14 Saturday 8th August 2009

A glorious day dawned over the campsite in Par, Cornwall. Trouble getting the boys up this morning? No way. They were both up early and raring to go and actually left on time for the first time since day 1, after receiving a visit from Ken and Doreen who waved them off, together with several members of the campsite. The girls got on with the packing up, watched by their neighbour, who was obviously totally mesmerised by the rapid dismantling of the tent. Then it was a quick pit stop at the local Tesco store to get lunch and the chase was on. The boys were steaming along and managed to break their record and got a mammoth 37 miles before the girls caught them! Quick refuelling of boys then it was off to Penzance for lunch.
Meanwhile, there had been lots of phone calls from family members to say they were on the way. The boys were cycling furiously with the end in sight. At one point it looked like they would arrive at Lands End before everyone else! Then a phone call was received from one family who were heading in the wrong direction! (Moral: never trust a sat nav!!! )
Lunch took place in the Penzance Harbour car park where the boys were met by family members then it was off for the final lap.
Lost family were now back on track, heading in the right direction but quite a long way behind. All was well in the end. An enforced pit stop was required at Sennen while said family got themselves into Lands End, then the girls set off in the car which was bedecked in Cancer Research UK balloons. They drove over the finish line, parked (for free) and then raced to the line to cheer in Kevin and Terry at the end of their amazing journey. There was champagne, medals and balloons for the boys and lots of people appeared from the Lands End complex to cheer them in and applaud their achievement. Then followed the inevitable posing for photographs, medals, flowers and chocs for the girls and a fantastic picnic/barbecue organised by Lesley (Mum) in glorious sunshine overlooking the English Channel. A better spot could not have been found.
Mileage Bikes 950.1 miles Car 1085 miles.
And so we come to the end of End to End July 09. We met lots of people on the way, heard many stories about the suffering that cancer causes, had lots of laughs and worked our way, as a team, and through wind, rain, hills, mountains, valleys, sore knees, heat, traffic and broken bikes. A truly memorable experience for us all. Many thanks to everyone who has followed our journey, contributed to the cancer fund, kept us going with their comments and the amazing welcome that we received in Lands End.
And the final words of End to End should be about Terry and Kevin. Well done boys on completing your amazing adventure. If there were more people like you in the world it would be a far better place. Congratulations! When's the next adventure?