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Arrived back home from Cornwall this afternoon, feeling really happy and looking forward to a few days R+R before going back to work on Monday.

Firstly I must thank my parents and mik for all their support over the last few days (as well as the months before) - without them I would not have been able to make the trip happen. So thank you for driving all over the country, putting up/taking down tents, feeding me, shopping, cycling with me and generally making the experience as great as it was.

I must also thank Geoff and Ali for their hospitality in Newtonmore, great food and a nice comfy bed, also thanks to Geoff for cycling the last 9 miles into Newtonmore with me and then onwards to Dalwhinnie the following day. Thanks to Grum, Emma and Sam for putting up and feeding my parents, Kye the dog and I at Puddledub. Thanks to Ivor for meeting us just outside Edinburgh and giving us a great tour of the city on the way out to the A7, I hope the ride home was just as pleasant!.

Thanks also to the people who donated money along the way for WaterAid - the couple in the campsite at Brora, the wardens at Chirk Caravan Club Site, the couple at the campsite in Hereford, the warden at Umberleigh Camping and Caravan Club, the man in the pub in Umberleigh and the guys at Tollgate Farm Campsite in Perranporth.

Thanks also to everybody who has sponsored me, the total is now over £700 which I am totally amazed with.

In the end the journey took 9 full days with a half day at the start and finsh and covered 896.9 miles. I kept a journal whilst on the road and will post it up on here along with some photos in the next few days.

I had an amazing time and throughly enjoyed every minute of it - even the rain. The highlights are too many to mention but include the stunning weather whilst cycling through the Cairngorms, discovering new areas of the country that I wish to return to and of course reaching Lands End. There were not many lows - the strong headwind on day 1 and falling off my bike and twisting my ankle on day 3 being the only major ones.

I now plan to have a little rest and think about what challenge I will set myself next.