The Journey

We are basically planning to travel from Land's End to John O'Groats using the CTC 'bed and breakfast' route, with a couple of scenic detours recommended by other guidebooks. Rather than taking maps, we have programmed our route into a GPS unit which should (fingers crossed) tell us every turn we need to make. The total length of the journey will be around 1050 miles. Daily lengths vary from 65 to 88 miles.

We are travelling on touring tandem with special couplings which allow us to separate the frame into sections for storage/transport. We are carrying two panniers, a handlebar bag and a small rack bag – we have tried to travel light, but we still think we might be carrying too much. Our first couple of days climbing the hills of Cornwall and Devon will be the real test....