Saturday 31st May 2008

In four weeks from today we start our LEJOG trip. People have been extremely generous with their donations and we are delighted that target of £20,000 has now been exceeded. It will soon be our turn to respond to all this generosity and "front-up" with the cycling. Today we wanted to try and go somewhere different, our local roads are becoming very familiar, yet still cycle our daily target of 65-70 miles. Outward bound took us to Yeovil, Queen Camel, Sutton Montis, Compton Pauncefoot, Wincanton, Buckhorn Weston, Gillingham and Shaftsbury. To prove we got there, the photo shows the Hasbeans at the top of Shaftsbury's famous "Gold Hill". On our return journey we lunched at "The Plough" in Manston. We then cycled via Sturminster Newton, Lydlinch, Stourton Caundle and the deligtful village of Purse Caundle where a couple out walking their dogs kindly took the photo of us all. The final leg of today's ride took us through Milborne Port, Sherborne and a back road to Yeovil. After a refreshment break at Rev Trev's home we returned to Martock via Thorne and Tintinhull.

Miles today = 71.