We are here, setting up in the dusk

Great journey up despite Jame's driving and lack of rest breaks. Setting the tents up in the dark, looking forward to a swim in the morning!

Van packed....just

Van packed on time, first and last time we will be on time for the whole weekend!

Turn a minibus into a van...check

Need more space...

Guess what? We will be getting wet!

As expected the weather is not looking so good on Saturday but I think we expected this (as long as it is not a repeat of the Three Peaks Challenge weather!) we are all packing extra dry clothes. BBC has forecast 1cm hailstones and lightning on Sat just to add to the challenge.

All ready to go now!

Well, final packing now in progress.  Tomorrow we set off on the journey up to St Bees.  Excitement levels remain high.

The weather forecast seems to have improved though we will wait and see latest updates on Thursday.

Again, thanks to everyone who has sponsored the team.  It is now over £1,300.  Amazing.

Bag packing and carb packing

Well, just a couple of days before we set off on the road trip up to the starting point.  Most are starting to pack bags and also pack some carbs.  Thursday should be interesting to see if all the bags, bikes, food, drinks, cooking equipment and everything else fits it the mini-bus.

Everyone is really looking forward to the bike ride.  The weather forecast is not great but changes hour by hour so we will see closer to the time.

The charity fund raising is going well with more than £1,000 raised.  Thank you to everyone who has contributed and there is more to be pledged yet.

Only a few days to go!

Final training session was completed on Sunday in some glorious weather, just a shame I missed it.

We should all be packing bags at the moment but please remember space will be tight so less is better.

The weather conditions change depending which website you go to but hopefully it is generally looking favourable, we are going to get wet but what would you expect in the UK and the Lakes in particular?