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Pinky Floyd's End to End to Raise money for Little Oliver

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From Lands End to John O'Groats · 31 May 2012

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Updated on Jun 5th 2012 at 10:09 PM from the JustGiving API

Well that's my first day done, it was not the best of starts, got into Penzance 22.00 last night, went straight to the campsite at heatmore, then put my tent up, it rained from arrival until 1530 hrs today, I got up at 06.00 rode 11 miles to Penzance, then had the photo next to the post, then rode back to Penzance a few miles towards Marazion, the chain broke walked back to Penzance halfords, had a new chain and sprocket fitted, then I headed up country, when I was having a brew stop some Ambulance driver said to me, don't go to St Austell via Truro take the old 303, I ended up 3 miles from Newquay, I was livid, but I just cracked on and arrived here at the YHA Golant, at 18.35, in the book it said the YH is 3 miles off route more like 5, I am truely bolloxed, but I shall get my head down and give you an update tomorrow, ps don't start correcting my grammar, you sad-does, I'm doing this on my iPhone, and I'm very very very tired, I would like to thank everyone for there generosity, please ensure you cut and paste my link to your pages, Pinky Floyd , 1/14 done tomorrow is a night mare I'm trying to do the route in end to end by Nick Mitchell , 80 + miles today 55 tomorrow as it's all up hill through prince town, that reminds me back in 1988 I went tabbing and camping in prince town with Hoppy & Grizz, they thought it funny to stop the car, asked me to get out to check the wheel then drove off leaving me ! 8 hr

Updated on Jun 4th 2012 at 11:02 PM from the JustGiving API

That's me here at bone valley camping site Penzance, it's 22.55, I've put my one man (Ghurkha) issue solo tent up, I kid you not, my feet are touching the bottom of the tent and head pushing the top of the tent, top tip ( try tent out once It arrives, only joking it's a SNUG fit tent & I'm boiling in here, it's pissing down outside and some German T@&t has spent the last hour on his phone, now he has fallen asleep and is snoring like a Chain Saw, nighty night

Updated on Jun 4th 2012 at 6:25 PM from the JustGiving API

I am now up to £950.00 thanks to all those who have donated

Updated on Jun 4th 2012 at 4:26 PM from the JustGiving API

Now on the Penzance train made it with a minute to spare

Updated on Jun 4th 2012 at 1:56 PM from the JustGiving API

That's me & my new Hip on the train with a single one way ticket to penzance, thanks to everyone who has supported me,

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Ive decided to do the Lands End to John O'Groats cycle ride on my old mountain bike with a one man tent and sleeping bag,  to raise money for a mate' who's son Oliver needs £72,000 to help him walk,

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I am also out of the Army on the 19th of July, after completing 10651 days service,  thats 29.2 years as I did have a year out in 2008,

08th June 1982 - 19th July 2012,

I hope you will support me on this one, Take Care PINKY FLOYD

 


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