Managed to get to Exeter to stay with friends Brendan and Jennie, with whom we had left the tandem, for a couple of days before we took the train to Penzance. After worrying that there would not be enough space for the tandem it was the sole occupant of the goods van. Glorious journey to Penzance with great views of the sea. Set off from Penzance and 10 miles later up some steep hills made it to Lands End. The wind was against us - hopefully this means the wind will be with us all the way to John O'Groats! Found Lands End venry tacky and tatty. However the views are spectacular looking out to the lighthouse. Several people stopped us and we were given donations for our charity - Breast Cancer Campaign. Had photos taken with our Breast Cancer Campaign T-shirts on. More people approached us with their tales of various End to End adventures including one guy who had just driven to and from Lands End in his car - why? Not having eaten since 8am we thought this was an ideal place to eat a Cornish pasty. We sat outside and whilst Linda was buying her pasty I wandered off to look at the view - came back to find a seagull engorging itself on my pasty! Finally got on the bike and started our journey and went just 4 miles to our first Bed and Breakfast called Bolankan Cottage at Crows an Wra which means ' witches cross'. A delightful BandB with hosts Lynn and Les. The nearest pub was more than a mile away but Les kindly took us there.Whilst waiting for our food we noticed that the place mats were advertising the BNP! If we could have gone elsewhere we would have done but instead we ate our steaks and chips, drank a bottle of wine and bemoaned the insidious encroachment of the BNP. However it was a great pub and did not seem to be full of fascists.
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