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Mandy's itinerary
Day 1 ~ Sat 13th August : Leave home 8am, do Catton parkrun, leave Catton parkrun 10am heading towards Rutland Water via Watton & Downham Market ~ sleeping out somewhere.
Day 2 ~ Sun 14th August: Cycling towards Market Drayton via Leicester, Tamworth & Stafford ~ sleeping out somewhere.
Day 3 ~ Mon 15th August: Via Llangollen to near Betws-y- coed. Campsite for the night.
Day 4 ~ Tues 16th August: To Llanberis leave bicycle at V12 outdoor shop & climb up Snowdon ~ sleep on summit.
Day 5 ~ Wed 17th August: Trek down Snowdon, collect cycle & continue around the coast of North Wales via Bangor, Conwy, Prestatyn & Flint ~ onto the Wirral peninsula ~ sleep out somewhere.
Day 6 ~ Thurs 18th August: Ferry across the Mersey to Liverpool. Then onto near Preston ~ sleep out somewhere.
Day 7 ~ Fri 19th August: Via Blackpool, Fleetwood ferry to Morecambe & then onto Milnthorpe in Lancashire ~ camping at a friend of a friend’s home.
Day 8 ~ Sat 20th August: Windermere parkrun then onto Wasdale Head. Leave bike at the Wasdale Head Inn & climb Scafell ~ sleep on summit.
Day 9 ~ Sun 21st August: Trek down Scafell, collect cycle & continue on via Hardknott & Wrynose Pass towards Helvellyn & then onto campsite at Pooley Bridge.
Day 10 ~ Mon 22nd August: Cycle up to Hadrians Wall & then into Scotland & via Lockerbie towards Moffat ~ sleep out somewhere.
Day 11 ~ Tues 23rd August: Onto Glasgow & then to Loch Lomond ~ sleep out somewhere.
Day 12 ~ Wed 24th August: Wriggling around the Scottish Lochs & ending up in Oban ~ campsite for the night (hopefully).
Day 13 ~ Thurs 25th August: Ferry across to Isle of Mull. Cycle up to Tobermory then catch another ferry to Kilchoan & cycle onto campsite at Resipole next to Loch Sunart.
Day 14 ~ Fri 26th August: Cycle to Fort William, go across a little ferry & leave bike at the Glen Nevis Visitor Centre. Climb up Ben Nevis ~ sleep on the summit.
Day 15 ~ Sat 27th August: Wake up aged 50! Trek down Ben Nevis. Cycle 90 miles over the Scottish Highlands to Invermill campsite at Dunkeid, just above Perth.
Day 16 ~ Sun 28th August: Cycle to Perth. Run the Perth 10k road race & then cycle on towards Edinburgh ~ sleep out somewhere.
Day 17 ~ Mon 29th August: Via Galashiels & Jedburgh back into England & towards Otterburn in Northumberland ~ sleep out somewhere.
Day 18 ~ Tues 30th August: To Newcastle Upon Tyne then via Gateshead & onto Middlesbrough & towards the North York Moors ~ sleep out somewhere.
Day 19 ~ Wed 31st August: North York Moors then cycling via Malton towards Kingston Upon Hull & towards Grimsby ~ sleeping somewhere (hoping to find a campsite).
Day 20 ~ Thurs 1st September: Cycling around the east coast via Mablethorpe & Skegness to Boston & then on towards Kings Lynn ~ sleeping out somewhere.
Day 21 ~ Fri 2nd September: messing about in Norfolk & heading slowly towards home.
I hope to be back in time to do Catton parkrun on Saturday 3rd September .
THE END ~ Well apart from the Great North Run the following weekend.
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Good luck to our amazing friend Mandy Foyster
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