Day 7 – Chapel-Le-Dale to Dumfries – We finally make it to Scotland

Today was the longest planned day of the trip so we got up early in order to reach our destination in a decent time. We headed out of the Yorkshire Dales on some minor roads and snaked around the M6 all the way up to Carlisle, one section taking us along what must be the straightest roads in Britain.

Early on in the day we met some fellow end-to-enders climbing one of the many hills that we encountered early on. That brings our total to three so far. The weather today was fantastic despite the forecast and we made the most of the sunshine to rack up the miles.

We stopped at Carlisle for some lunch, kindly provided by John’s Mum, and then headed up to Scotland. The hills seemed to disappear once we crossed the border and I found the relatively flat roads to be hard work.

We rolled in to Dumfries after just over 8 hours of cycling and were informed that some fellow LEJOGers were also staying in the accommodation tonight which we expect to meet at Breakfast.