And the wind blows.......

Good train ride down - met a fella called neil on his way to do a
triathlon so we chatte for a while ( good luck in Fiji neil ) reached
our destination and knew we were in depeest Cornwall when I handed the
iPhone to the taxi driver askin him to take a picture and he managed
to turn it off - bless him he was a really decent bloke just he
couldn't drive for shit. I can only alikeb my feeling on the 9 mile
drive to LE as the same as before a rugby match - a bit narky /
nervous - basically wanting to ge on with it. Quick picture at the
sign, got the form signed and set off at 3.43pm. Amazing sunshine made
it postcard stuff - but I wasn't hanging about. I couldn't believe how
the wind literally carried me out of LE an continued to for the next
14 miles - up hills / down hills it was amazing and I count myself
very lucky - also sunny enough to cycle sans top - the tans coming on.
The road surface is pretty good on the a30 - road kill aside. Arrived
at the three quoins at 7.35 - garmin sent me on a random but scenic
route here - I literally could have been in ingram valley. Room is
ideal - sausage and mash for tea. Highlights / thoughts of the day:
- putting my first load of chamois cream on afte 14 miles - it works!!
- using my lowest gear already...... And I don't even think this is
the hilly part
- hitting 43 MPH
- catseyes and drains were created by the devil
- seeing people on the other side of the rode nearly completing their
Jogle, saluting each other and already feeling part of something
- realising that a rucksack was a rubbish idea and that it now has a
new home as it's not coming with me any further
- there's a sport in Cornwall, and in particular on the a30, enjoyed
by the majorityof motorists but in particular hgv drivers called '
drive as close to the cyclistas possible' . Thanks
- strong crosswinds make cycling at speed interesting
- enjoying an awesomely smooth 5 mile stretch of Tarmac, nearly
pushing and not dropping below 30
- wondering why I've got condoms in my rucksack - hardly lejog essential
- appreciating how wild and isolate it is down here

And that was day 1 - 86 miles done, feeling good though I know my legs
will kill tomorrow. A rainbow marked the end of my first day - very
uplifting - and I only got rained on for 5 minutes total

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