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David Lodder's fundraising page - JOGLE 2012
There is no question that de Savary should not have been allowed to build the hotel and complex at Land’s End. It should have been preserved as a piece of land marking the southern tip of England. That sentiment was far from my thoughts though when I rode into Land’s End at 4.15 pm on Monday 17th September 2012. I had not anticipated how testing the coast road from Penzance to Land’s End would be. It took me 2 ½ hours to cover 12 miles. Anyway I celebrated my arrival at the final destination with a Cornish pastie and a cup of tea – thank you de Savary for ruining Land’s End.
Having stayed the night in the Land’s End Hotel the next day I returned to Penzance and took the ‘A’ road. It only took me 50 minutes with virtually no climbing!
This second leg of my trip really started from Much Wenlock. It took me four days and was punishing riding the 350 miles taking me through the hills of the Forest of Dean, the Quantocks, Exmoor, the edge of Dartmoor and finally Cornwall. There were some wonderful moments – the 2 ½ mile descent through Cheddar Gorge, the exhilarating song of a mistlethrush as I got to the top of a particular eyeblowing climb, the smell of the sea at Bude, the magnificence of Tintern Abbey and of course the arrival at Land’s End. There were also some tough moments mostly uphill but none more so than the final 2 ½ hour stint to Land’s End.
So what are my reflections of the trip? First it must be the beauty of the countryside. With my route being on minor roads and country lanes it has been a brilliant way to experience the rich variety and ever changing face of the British countryside, and the major rivers which run through it – the Spey and the Tay in Scotland, the Wye and the Severn in England.
Secondly during a trip such as this life simplifies itself – my daily routine was up at 6.00 am on the road by 6.30 a.m. (bike all day till 5.00- 5.30 pm) find somewhere to sleep, have a meal, bed and sleep then do exactly the same the next day.
Thirdly taking the minor roads means having to map read accurately ( a wrong turning can be hugely costly in loss of energy and morale), this involves concentrating thus taking it away from the pain of biking up hills and spending 10 hours a day in the saddle.
It all started out as some sort of personal therapy “it had to be done”. But what was very much a personal challenge became more than that with the amazing support you all gave me when I decided to raise some money for charity at the same time. Never in my wildest dreams did I envisage being able to raise any way near the target of £10,000. Thank you so much to each of you for your contribution and your support.
The only trouble with these things is once you’ve done it you need to do it again!
Watch this space………
Kind regards
David Lodder
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P. Badger £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 28.10.12 |
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All at ASAP PR £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 01.10.12 Congratulations from all of us as ASAP PR. Can't imagine how you could ever top this! |
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Richard £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 27.09.12 Well COMPLETED David |
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Caroline Gionis £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 26.09.12 Well done David! |
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David & Linda Lewis £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 21.09.12 Many congratulations David. No sarcasm from me this time ! Supreme effort but some en-route piccies would be good. |
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Victor Matts £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 17.09.12 Well done on completing this, a great effort. |
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little char £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 13.09.12 pretty good for a grandad. x |
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Louise and Adam Igoe £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 05.07.12 Best of luck with the second stage - hopefully the rain will have stopped by then! |
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Anonymous £30.00 (+ £7.50 giftaid) 22.06.12 Sorry I missed the first stage -hope this helps for stage 2. Eric J |
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Tony McKay £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 12.06.12 Good luck David, Tony McKay |
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Tom Newbery £30.00 (+ £7.50 giftaid) 28.05.12 Pleased to support you and your charities. |
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john esther &mark hool £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 27.05.12 well done david |
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Lodders Henley Office £30.00 (+ £7.50 giftaid) 18.05.12 Glad to hear that you've safely done the first leg of your journey. Good luck for September. |
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victor and nicki £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 17.05.12 |
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Kevin Martin £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 11.05.12 David, great effort; hope it is mainly downhill! |
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Samantha Haines £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 10.05.12 Well done, good luck with the next leg. |
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Sonia and Simran Mangat £20.00 (+ £5.00 giftaid) 09.05.12 Congratulations David! Way to go, and you're one day ahead of schedule. Trust you are looking forward to part two in September?! :O) |
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David and Lis £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 09.05.12 Well done and good luck with the rest! |
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Nick East £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 08.05.12 Good to see you back in one piece |
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Michael Borg £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 08.05.12 You will almost be as fit and slim as I am after completing this journey!! All the very best in your efforts for this great cause |
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George, Jill and your American Family £100.00 04.05.12 Way to go, Dave! A most impressive feat. |
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STEVEN BAKER £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 04.05.12 Fantastic effort, David. Very envious (sort of...) Hope the weather Gods keep smiling on you ! |
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Alastair £100.00 (+ £25.00 giftaid) 03.05.12 Great effort David - you put the rest of us to shame! |
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Anonymous £100.00 03.05.12 Congratulations from Forward Group |
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Mark Lee £50.00 (+ £12.50 giftaid) 02.05.12 You chose a great week for it David! |
