Day 1

Roz coming up the hill from Cremyll with Plymouth behind her

At the start at Cremyll lovely to see Richard and family, Maggie & lovely dogs & my sister Rose who blasted us off with shouts, cheers & a fog horn! Undulating terrain! until the lovely cliff top cafe at Freathy. All 5 of us indulged in lots of lovely unhealthy food. We were overtaken by a wonderful bunch of roadies who thought Gilly was reading a book, but which were infact the directions on my back. The sun actually came out as we approached Downderry & from there on to Seaton where we encountered Looe Hill - our first major uphill. A steep downhill followed ending on a beach! At this point we had to enlist the help of a wonderful family who helped carry tandem bike & trailer up a series of very steep steps! While doing this we met a fantastic lady who told us of her adventures as a child on a 1937 Raleigh tandem with sidecar in which they took her on holiday to Margate!! On to Looe where we met lots of very lovely generous people enthusiastic and encouraging of our venture. Another minor deviation and another big climb took us to a steep and welcome descent to Polperro - hooray!! Quick showers and off on the razzle. A big thank you to Rob & his lovely customers in the Blue Peter Inn for very generous support & entertainment. The kindness and generosity of strangers throughout today has been overwhelming.

Jayne and David on the road