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

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Day 4

Left Birmingham in pouring rain, didn't let up for most of the day.
An emergency change of clothes at Lichfield over lunch, then back to the rain and the miles.
Started on the serious hills today, painful.
Hit a large rock at about 18mph, loud crack, hands off bars, split second wobble, miraculously stopped with bike OK.
Arrived in Hartington late, to the fantastic news that Helen and Richard were driving all the way from Manchester to massage our aching limbs! Needles, oil, tough treatment to the legs, bit of whingeing then miraculously fresh legs in preperation for the hardest day.
Thank you both. You really are stars.
Late to bed, thoughts of the big hills to send us all to sleep....

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