Training weekend part 2..

..it started with sunburn and ended in hail stones!

And I now know I can cycle 50 miles in a day, then get back on my bike the next day and keep on pedalling! Not sure how we managed.. but Justina and I took a few wrong turns and detours on a planned 36 mile ride - and did an extra 14 miles, ending up at Justina's family's house in Hastings in the pitch black, exhausted but over the moon at our efforts. Despite the sore bums and hands and hips and various other complaints, we hope we're turning into proper cyclists, who might just be able to cope with the Ethiopian hills.

At least we won't have to cope with the erratic British weather. When we set out on the Hastings trip on Sunday, it was really hot and sunny, by the time Tuesday came, it took us 6 hours to do 25 miles in the pouring rain and gale force winds!

Great news this week was that Maternity Worldwide are the Radio 4 appeal - if you want to remember why you have or are going to sponsor me (ha ha), Caroline Hawley explains it really well here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/religion/radio4appeal.shtml