Why would anybody cycle 516 miles?

We want to raise money to buy a permanent home for Samye Dzong London.

Samye Dzong is...

...that most rare of things - a place of peace and tranquility for all in central London. Many people of all religious persuasions (or none) have benefited from the wide range of courses, teachings and therapies made available here over the years. In addition to providing access to a deep wisdom tradition, an unbroken lineage of teachings from the Buddha, and teaching meditation and relaxation techniques for stress reduction, we also offer affordable alternative therapies such as shiatsu and acupuncture (among others), and host classes and courses run by community groups, including martial arts and mother and toddler.

We'd like to make sure this work can continue, and are prepared to cycle 516 miles to raise money towards buying a permanent Centre. This will give us a stable base from which we can build on the work carried out over the last decade and continue to make a positive difference in the lives of those who live and work in London.

If you'd like to help us continue to make a difference, and give us a fantastic incentive to pedal all the way from the Thames to the Samye Ling Tea Party in Scotland, please click on the Donate button and give what you can.

The Trip

The Ride

Monday, August 4, 2008

Day 3

Well so far so good.
Our list of counties visited grows - Middlesex, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and now we've reached our 2nd big city - Brum. Ok it's not the most beautiful place we've been through, but I've been assured once again that it has more canals than Venice, and we have individual rooms in univ digs, so no snoring, and no complaints.....
Today's highlights were gorgeous Cotswold villages, cornfields with wild flowers, a few monster hills, which Pete loves to cycle down as fast as he can (and then pretend we were racing) and Andy likes to cycle up at top speed and we're still not racing.
Also a terrifying biker gang, who all looked a bit bemused by us taking off our helmets, as one of the team mistakenly thought they were at a funeral.
And an impressive Aussie couple in their late 60's who had cycled the end to end and all over Europe.
A sad farewell and many many thanks to Amy who had to return to the smoke this evening and a warm welcome to Maria who has just arrived.
Thankyou for all your messages of support.

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riv21 said...

Lovely post, Will. I'm following your ride from my armchair with a bowl of mangoes and yoghurt in my lap and wishing I were there having fun with you guys.
Keep on keeping on,

Brian K

August 5, 2008 at 11:27 PM

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