£33,257.61was the grand total raised by everyone taking part in Breast Way Round 2009. There's actually a bit more to add to that total, well, at least another tenner anyway. As I had a couple of sponsors who were late giving me their dosh.
We couldn't have done it with out their support. Although they got much too much attention for my liking. Oh well! It was for a good cause wasn't it? Here's a selection of funnies ...
The weather wasn't kind to us. Although we did have a few dashes of sunshine along the way, it was mostly waterproofs for the whole trip. The photo above was taken in Fort William on our final morning, 25 May 2009. It might have added to our 'helmet-hair' but it didn't dampen our spirits in any way. By the time we got to Dumbarton the rain was gone and we arrived in George Square to warmer weather and an even warmer welcome.
Making friends and having fun. All for a great cause too. How can you possibly improve on that? I had a great bunch of people in my team and met more along the way. Biking brings all types together. The public were so generous too. It was such a thrill to ride around the West Coast, having people waving and cheering us along with big smiles on their faces. This year was better than last year, and next year will be even better. Bikers are the best.
Hosteling is NOT for me! NO WAY! As 'Hilda-the-German' appeared at the hostel door in Oban screeching "ZEEZE ARE YOUR KEYS!" I wondered "Why oh why didn't I pay an extra tenner and stay in a B&B?" If only my wax kit was portable, I could have made a fortune out of Hilda that weekend. We had hundreds of steps to navigate to get to our rooms on the top floor. Carrying our bike kit all the way. What a dump! But the walls of our seedy little room were covered in works of art!? Quite bizarre! We weren't going to fork out for one of Hilda's breakfasts the next morning, so instead opted for the luxury of Tesco, safe in the knowledge that never again would we have to experience Hilda's hairy hospitality.
Oh my goodness, it's all over for this year. I can't believe it. I'm still on a real high.
Through it all, when things were getting a bit stressful and tense, the thing that got me through it all .... 'my happy place', was thoughts of the brilliant police motorcyclists who so professionally guided us out of Kilmarnock at the start, and escorted us from Dumbarton into George Square for the finale.
My perfect group next year would be the line-up below. What do you say guys? I can dream can't I? Thank you for making my personal 'trip' one to remember.
We're so lucky and Shirley-Ann is so organised this year. We've got a police escort guiding us out of Kilmarnock Football Club on the first day. And one escorting us into George Square on the last day. This is fantastic news for 'Ali's Purple Helmet Display Team', hehe!
I've been studying the route plan for our charity ride today. I did the same trip last year but didn't pay much attention to the route ..... just the beautiful scenery.
We had a pre-Breast Way Round meeting last weekend at The Boars Head at Hoghton. It was a great turn-out and we even had a few lovelies from 'over-the-border' in attendance.
Ness, Andi, Sharon ...
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