21 August, 19.00
2 days before departure from John O'Groats! Team Big Breaths (as we are now known by the British Lung Foundation) are feeling very nervous. Our support vehicle (driven by Tim Wood) left London at 6am today on its way to pick up the Quad from The Tandem Shop in Ironbridge. Following a comprehensive briefing from Peter Bird, Tim continued north. Tomorrow we all meet at Inverness airport and set eyes on the bike for the first time. Tomorrow evening we will learn to ride it (should be interesting)!
Mike has just worked a 24 hour shift and it pretty tired, Dave is working nights tonight and Mark and Matt have had full weeks at work. Hardly ideal preparation!
We aim to leave John O'Groats at 7am on Saturday 23rd August.