I’m cycling 200 miles in April to support Highland Hospice
You can follow my progress on my Facebook Page or on this blog.
Please support my efforts for this worthy cause using this QR code or the “donate” link below.
Thank you!
The challenge: To cycle 200 miles during April 2023
After my cycle ride on the 19th April, I had completed my challenge of cycling 200 miles in April!
😁 🥳 👏 🏆 🏅
Thank goodness for that, because, after that, the weather has taken a major turn for the worse. Temperatures have dropped dramatically and everyday has had some form of severe winds, rain, hail, sleet or snow. Most of the time it has been the majority of these all at once or alternating at very frequent intervals.
My bike is allergic to such weather and had gone into hibernation in the garage, refusing point blanc to come out. Not that I tried too hard, to be fair!
Today, I woke up to crystal clear blue skies with the sun shining strongly and only a very slight North Westerly wind. The weather report declared that there was not supposed to be any rain. 😂🤣
In the North of Scotland, there has to be a catch. Indeed, there was! The temperature was 1’C and there was quite a hard frost lying on the ground.
Who cares! With weather like this, its time to go cycling! So it was into the back of the cupboard, rummaging through all the cycling gear, pulling out all of the winter kit again. Multiple layers on and warming pads in the shoes to protect the delicate tootsies, I set off just after nine am. By this stage it was a balmy 2’C!
A lovely ride of 52Km (32.5 miles). Not even a stop for coffee, food or ice cream! I must be sick!
After today’s ride, that’s me up to 235 miles in total.
The weather is due to deteriorate again tomorrow. Hopefully, I’ll get a chance to get out and add a few more miles to the total before the end of the month.
I have been absolutely blown away by the financial support I have received during this challenge. Initially, I had a donation target of £150. When I reached this target, I very cheekily increased it to £250. Again, this target was breached and I increased it to £300, never thinking in my wildest dreams that we would achieve that.
Well, look to the left. It has been exceeded, and how! Wow 😯!!!!
Thank you to everyone who has supported my efforts for Highland Hospice. You’ve been brilliant and made it worth all the effort. 😊
For those of you who haven’t yet managed to support my cycling for this worthy charity 😝: Come on! Donate! You can still do it!!!!!
Dr Doug (Douglas) McKendrick 
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