Monday 23 May 2011

Van Appeal!



Well, I've not been out on my bike much recently..but I did discover a great fish and chip shop in Forfar, not sure if that's relevant but I'd tell you to prove I've not been completely idle.

As plans come together for the cycle in September I realise that (a) I'm a bit more scared than I'm admitting and (b) we need something with more boot space than my Mercedes sports coupe...love it of course, but it's not exactly the most spacious for all the stuff I'll need Gillian to carry in the car.

So here's the appeal....please, please, please could you - yes you reading this - find out if a company, a person, an all round good egg would be willing to lend Gillian a van from 1st - 10th September (actually August 31st - September 11th) to carry food, water, spare tyres (I've got one of them, but sadly it's got nothing to do with my bike), camping kit for others joining us, and any other bits and pieces.

It would just make such a difference to our trip.

This Thursday I'm going over to see Andrew for a few days - I'm planning on clocking up some miles on my bike, and getting back on some kind of training plan! I keep thinking about Eddie Izzard doing that massive 43 marathons in 51 days and he claims he really didn't train that much for it. If he can do that, then surely a 43 year old wifie can cycle 377 miles without her thighs exploding!


"The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving." - Albert Einstein