So we did it!!! 610 miles later, it was an amazing site to see Buckingham Palace (Wellington Barracks) as we cycled down the The Mall. We got a great response from a lot of strangers, that waved and cheered as we cycled past some of London's most famous monuments (e.g big ben, london eye & the wellington barracks) as a soldier let us through the gates into the courtyard everyone jumped off their bikes, cheered and hugged each other.
There were a few tears but it was the happiest moment of the whole journey, emotions were high and it was clear to see everyone was proud of themselves. We opened a bottle of Champagne and came up with the idea of creating a Harlem Shake video to celebrate.
We then travelled to Park Resorts holiday park in Kent where there was a party in our honour, put on by the Ashworth family for us to celebrate.
There was an awards ceremony where Duane Ashworth presented everyone with a trophy for their hard work and a nickname that they had a gained over the week.
Harlem Shake
JJ
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Hi All
Sorry the blog is a few hours late but we just wanted to celebrate after completing the cycle, just packing up to come back to Corby.
A great thank you to Duane and Caroline for their hospitality last night, it was a fun evening even though i was labelled 'Cycling Geek' in the awards ;)
All in all a great week and a massive achievement for all those involved.
Now looking forward to getting home and a sleep in my own bed instead of a motorhome! :)
There will be a load of video's and photo's uploaded once home .. stay tuned!
GG
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