Day 8 Dumfries to Penrith

Today would have been Rob’s 23rd birthday. It is going to be a particularly tough day for Pip and Lorraine and we hope to help them through it.

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Ride completed. Pip and Lorraine were, as always, amazing. There were some quiet moments for tears but also lots of fun and laughter on the way. Just as Rob would have wanted.

As we left Gretna we entered England! Hooray! It has taken us nearly 8 days to get there! Lorraine’s fab route included some lovely cycle paths and lots of National Cycle Route 7. Negotiating The traffic systems at Carlisle was interesting and we had to be intrepid and go off piste a bit.

Terry had a busy day in Preston trying to get Claire’s busted derailleur fixed. Good old Tel!

Now getting ready for our special evening on Rob’s birthday.

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Ready for bed now after a lovely evening. Lots of the Rob’s Ride team had friends come up to Penrith and we were so pleased that our dear friends Pat and Mike could join us.

Lorraine gave a very moving speech about Rob and how he wanted them to live life to the full and feel alive inside. The JOGLE ride was Rob’s way of making Lorraine, Pip and those who loved him do this.