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<div class="iphone-update">The ride was completed successfully and life is back to normal-ish. It was a great time and I really enjoyed the challenge and seeing the country. Thank you all who have donated so generously - it's really fantastic. Go and have a look at Water for Kids' webpages (<a title="Water for Kids' webpages" href="Waterforkids.org.uk" target="_blank">waterforkids.org.uk</a>) for more information on the brilliant work they do. The trip is documented with some photos in a <a title="blog of the end2end trip." href="douglas-muir-end2end.blogspot.com" target="_blank">blog</a>.</div>
<div class="iphone-update">Updated on May 23rd 2011 at 7:09 PM from the JustGiving API</div>
<div>More than halfway now, delayed a bit with bad weather but still with time in hand. For a full update, see my blog at douglas-muir-end2end.blogspot.com. Thanks to all who donate so generously.</div>
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<div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">On Sunday 15 May I’ll be setting off from Land’s End on my bicycle, heading for John O’Groats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll be joined on this (daft?) adventure by my friend Robert from Mears Ashby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the way we’ll be taking in the sights of the most southerly point of mainland UK (Lizard point) and the most northerly (Dunnet Head) and a fair few places in between.</span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our perseverance with training over the winter is paying off and we're now enjoying cycling without having first to put on 4 layers of clothing. Of course, we’ve not done as much training as we’d like, but I feel vaguely confident about the journey apart from one thing – the prospect of getting back on the saddle the second day!</span></span></div>
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