![[e2e-map.gif]] I cycled 1,021 miles from one end of Britain to the other, in May 2002, to raise funds for two projects in South Africa. The ride, from Land's End to John O'Groats, took 15 days. I travelled alone most of the time and used a hybridised Dawes Galaxy touring bike. You can read a [[15-day Diary]] and see a very few photos. Unfortunately this was before the days of good digital cameras, so what I took was low quality by today's standards, and I've only included a few. If you are a cycling enthusiast you can read details about my route, equipment, planning etc -the [[Technical stuff]]. I hope my account will help others considering making this journey. I very much appreciate the 138 donations, from more than 250 people, which made it possible to reach my £5,000 target. All of this money went to the charities, as I funded the journey myself. Later in the year I visited South Africa and was able to hand over in person the funds raised to two AIDs charities. ## Route | Day | 2002 | Leg | Miles | Kms | |--------|--------|--------------------------------------------------|-------|-------| | Day 1 | May 14 | Land's End to Wadebridge | 69 | 110.4 | | Day 2 | May 15 | Wadebridge to Clovelly | 51 | 81.6 | | Day 3 | May 16 | Clovelly to Wheddon Cross, on Exmoor | 53 | 84.8 | | Day 4 | May 17 | Wheddon Cross to Bristol | 73 | 116.8 | | Day 5 | May 18 | Bristol to Presteigne via Severn Bridge | 75 | 120 | | Day 6 | May 19 | Presteigne to Utkinton (nr Chester) | 81 | 129.6 | | Day 7 | May 20 | Utkinton to Clitheroe | 66 | 105.6 | | Day 8 | May 21 | Clitheroe to Patterdale (Lakes) via Slaidburn | 68 | 108.8 | | Day 9 | May 22 | Patterdale to Dumfries | 72 | 115.2 | | Day 10 | May 23 | Dumfries to near Ardrossan | 75 | 120 | | Day 11 | May 24 | near Ardrossan to Kilmelford (via Isle of Arran) | 68 | 108.8 | | Day 12 | May 25 | Kilmelford to Fort William | 59 | 94.4 | | Day 13 | May 26 | Fort William to Dingwall | 77 | 123.2 | | Day 14 | May 27 | Dingwall to Bettyhill (via Lairg) | 83 | 132.8 | | Day 15 | May 28 | Bettyhill to John O'Groats | 51 | 81.6 |