So what's this all about....why on earth would anyone volunteer to spend 7 days on a bike, in pretty hot temperatures, cycling about 500km (310 miles in old money)...

Well did you know.....

There are 800,000 people with dementia in the UK with numbers set to rise to over 1 million by 2021. This will soar to 1.7 million by 2050.

Dementia is one of the main causes of disability later in life, ahead of cancer, cardiovascular disease and stroke. As a country we spend much less on dementia than on these other conditions

Unpaid carers supporting someone with dementia save the economy £8 billion a year.

I'm pretty confident you'll know someone affected by dementia. That could be someone either suffering a form of dementia or caring for someone with dementia.

The money we raise together will enable Alzheimer's Society and Alzheimer Scotland to launch the first UK wide dementia carers program 'Live Well'. Live well is designed to support carers by providing them with the tools they need to make sure their loved one lives well.

I've seen first hand how devastating dementia can be on the indivdual and the family and friends that surround them...so that's why I decided to 'get on my bike' so to speak.

I do love a challenge and this is certainly a pretty big one! If you know me well you'll know that come hell or high water (as the saying goes) I'll drag myself across that country!! I'm that stubborn.

So dig deep people...you don't really need that extra pint or Monday morning coffee (I'm thinking of your health)..

Much Love

Charlotte x