Day 6. Muff to Malin. 29 miles of hangovers and headwinds.

We had a cracking night in Carndonagh where we were staying. Went to the local sports bar to watch the France game. Having had a number of bad nights sleep and with an easy day of cycling to come, I was determined to force a few beers down me. I think it was sometime after the 5th pint that I saw Rob hugging a huge tatooed man called John, so I decided it was probably the right time to leave.



We awoke to a very sunny day with slightly thick heads. After a fantastic brekkie served up by Sharon at the B&B, we jumped in to the car and headed back down to Muff (I'll never get tired of saying that). After having a series of pictures taken by the sign (well you have to don't you), we set off in to the sunshine and strong headwind. The scenery along here was absolutely gorgeous as we traced the coast until we turned left back towards Carndonagh. Then up the longest hill we've encountered on the tour, and along to Malin, the small town around 10 miles from the head. The view was all mountains and coastline until we had to head inland slightly to begin the climb to Malin. Some fairly steep stuff to climb right up to Malin Head, where Nick and Dave met us with a bottle of Guinness each. It was a fantastic morning's ride in beautiful coutryside and beautiful weather. I'm actually really pleased we finished on the Saturday rather than Friday, as that ride in the wet would have been nowhere near as nice.



I've really enjoyed this trip, despite the constant headwinds and rain. It's been great to see Pricey push himself through it. We've both kept our tempers and our spirits up, and I'm very proud that a guy who has done no exercise since his school days managed to complete a total of 372 miles in the time that we did.



Also, a huge thanks to Nic and Dave, our support team, without whom the whole process would have been much, much harder. They have rescued us on a couple of occasions and their company and good humour has really helped us along.