Maybe cycling 1176 miles for my 80th birthday is a dumb idea, but anyway I'm committed now. Barry and I plan to cycle 40 miles a day, I think we can manage that, even with camping gear -  providing we've got all day to do it. Remembering the name of the next town or village we'll going through might be a bit more problematic for me - but it's all in the Sustrans book anyway. We have booked most of the campsites. This is in memory of lost cycling friends, in Particular Dave McArthur and Neil Smith. (I'm also raising money for SUSTRANS, see: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/harry-henniker-sustrans

It's going to be tough in Devon, but we will provide updates as we go where we have internet access. If you think that The Woodland Trust is a good cause I'd be grateful if you'd sponsor me. I'm planning a nice surprise for everyone who does sponsor me, but more of that later. If you would like details about the route see below.......

The Route: Lands End, Redruth, Bude, Barnstable, Taunton, Wells,
Bristol, Gloucester, Worcester, Ironbridge, Nantwich, Northwich,
Manchester, Bury, Whalley, Gressingham, Kendal, Orton, Appleby, Penrith, Carlisle, Gretna, Annan, Castle Douglas, Newton Stewart, Crosshill, Troon, Isle of Arran, Port Askaig, Isle of Jura, Colonsay, Oban, South Uist, North Uist, Harris, Stornoway, Ullapool, Ledmore, Lairg, Tongue, Thurso, John 'O Groats.

Campsite list (Google) (provisional in italics) (Hotels etc underlined)
Trevessa Farm 24 and 25 May - Come to Good Farm 26 May - Higher
Lanhainsworth 27 May - Kitsham Farm 28 May - Marshford Camping 29 May - 4 Ponds Fishery 30 May - Folletts Farm 31 May - Pine Tree Farm 1 June - Radisson Blu Hotel Bristol 2 June - Elm Farm 3 June - Brimary House 4 June  - Ironbridge YHA 5 June - Antrobus Arms 6 June - Manchester homestay 7 June -  Manchester YHA 8 June - Caravan & Camping Club, Clitheroe 9 June - Low Greenlands
Holiday Park 10 June - Greengill House 11 June - Broom Fisheries 12 June - Dundeugh 13 June - Lochside Caravan Park, Castle Douglas 14 June - The Bruce Hotel, Newton Stewart 15 June - The Walled Garden, Crosshill 16 June - Glenburn Dairy, Troon 17 June - Lochranza Campsite 18 June - Isle of Jura campsite 19 - 21 June - Oban SYHA 22 June - Croft no 2, Eoligarry, Isle of Barra 23 June - beach camping in South Uist/Benbecula/North Uist/Harris/Lewis - Laxdale Bunkhouse, Stornoway - Broomfield Camping Park, Ullapool - Elphin/Ledmore, not known - Pondside Camping, nr Lairg - Windhaven Cafe and Camping, nr Thurso.