The day after our slight catastrophe of a bike ride was spent lying in bed trying not to move one of my legs. I didn't realise it at the time, but as soon as I got off my bike and tried to walk I found that I'd strained a muscle in my thigh that meant I couldn't walk like a normal person for a day and could only hop or shuffle very slowly up stairs for about two days (yes it was groin strain - I know, ha ha very funny).
Monday - I don't think I'd ever been so grateful not to have to cycle up the hill to work! It is a shame that my year long placement in the hospital is over, but not having to cycle up the hill when I'm struggling even to walk up a single step is a definite relief!
Tuesday - I realise perhaps my leg isn't going to fall off completely as I just walked up a step without noticing. Oh well. There goes that exciting story.
Looking back on it, despite the horrible hills and many wrong turns I feel very proud that we took the 'real' route. No one can say we didn't do it properly! I'm sure Oxfam will appreciate the fundraising even more when they know the pain that went into cycling up those hills. That's commitment for you.
On to Part 2 - Abercynon to Brecon.
Sadly, due to a lack of bike friendly public transportation, and a lack of organisation on my part, the only way we can actually get to or from Brecon with bikes is on the official Bike Bus which doesn't actually start running until June, and the first weekend in June I'm free is the 11th. So prepare yourselves for more exciting stories then
Thank you again to everyone that sponsored me or donated money to help raise money for Oxfam!!!
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