Day 14 "We made it"

SO having covered off some extra miles yesterday we only had 47 miles to do today, so a lie in until 07:30 and we were off! Motivation was high, bikes were prepped and today was the day!
We knew the first hour was going to be hard as we went down a 13% gradient and then back up another one. We managed to get off to a flying start (45 mph) and I can tell you 45 mph feels like your bike is about to fall apart, but this soon stopped as we went uphill, 1st gear selected and a long struggle up the hill. The next 20 miles were fairly easy and flattish and we caught up with Barry.
The weather today was perfect, lovely clear skies, wind blowing the right way and we could really enjoy the Scottish scenery. We were amazed at the number of other cyclists on the roads, and one can only presume they are cycling End2End as well!
With a quick fill up of energy levels we set off for John O'Groats only 21.7 miles to go! The roads were simple until about 5 miles from John O'Groats.
There was a huge hill, I said to Frank this must be the last one, kept in a low gear and drove our way up the hill, thinking this is it! As we turned the corner there was another one! that went on for ages! Eventually we had to move up to top gear and cruise up the hill!
Once we eventually got up the hill (and overtook 2 cyclists) we finally saw John O'Groats, and the next 2 miles were all downhill. We decided to go for it, pressed down and flew into John O'Groats at 22mph! Finally we had done it! and what a trip!
We found the famous sign and convinced the man to let us have a photo!
Just when we thought we had finished we sat in the van getting organised and a man ran over, "are you here for Caithness Candles?" I think we kindly of looked at him blankly, he asked again! Suddenly we clicked on, "are you waiting for a windscreen to be fitted?" "yes" was the response. Now we could of fitted screen if we had the glass, but instead we rang the local branch, got an ETA and another satisfied customer!

So this is it, the 14 days is complete and we have cycled End2End. I big thank you to everyone for their supportive comments, texts, e-mails and phone calls. At times they really encouraged us to carry on, as well as the drive to complete this for the 3 charities! So I guess we have done our part, money is still coming in and we will keep updating the blog as we feel relevant, but now is the time to really dig deep! It will take months for our bodies to fully recover (especially Yoda's!) but they will be ready for the London Triathlon! This has been a fantastic trip, and for any End2Enders who like more information please do not hesitate to contact us at agend2end@gmail.com

Next up, Knaresborough Bed Race!!!

Thank you

Frank, Tim and Yoda Aka Barry