John O'Groats to Lanzarote not so far fetched

The woman who through her hungover fug mistakenly though I was cycling to Lanzarote caused me much merriment and mirth and I though the notion of the ride was silly until I met a cyclist at Penrith who was cycling from Dumfries to Majorca. He was taking three weeks to do the ride and commented upon the irioony that it was costing him about £600 to do the trip whereas his wife would cover the same distance by plane in hours and would cost £39.

We had a silly competition to see who had the most superfluous item - he had a caffetiere and I trumped him with some spare chain rings. We'd declared a draw on the tool front. I wish I'd taken his comments about the arduous nature of the ride over Shap more seriously...