Back home after 1066 miles

Its been nearly a week now since I finished my journey. My last day of cycling was  Wednesday when on a damp morning I cycled up to Dunnet Head the most northerly mainland point and then onto Wick where I stayed over night before I caught my plane home. The flight was not without adventure. Wick airport is the smallest airport I have ever been in with a distinct lack of planes and staff trying very hard to look busy. At last we took off at 12.30 in a very small SAAB aircraft which was so noisy I wished I had ear defenders. After a bumpy trip we landed in Edinburgh about an hour later and I had to wait till about 8.50pm in the evening before I flew onto Exeter airport. I met Alison in the arrivals hall and it was good to see her and be home again. The sky was clear and starry, I felt very peaceful and relaxed. In my 19 days of cycling what lessons did I learn? Firstly even when things seem difficult they don't always stay that way and if you keep going you eventually arrive.That there are many good and kind people out there who are willing to help especially if you give them a chance( and are wet and covered in road grime!) The news would make you think otherwise but I never found that to be the case on my journey. Most people could do what I have done, I was just lucky enough to have the opportunity.  My journey will stay with me for the rest of my life, it has profoundly effected the way I think about things and see life, hopefully for the better.Sometimes since I have been back I dream that I am still cycling on the road to JOG. I have woken up several times with a great sense of relief to find that I am not! I will still go out on the bike twice a week for my 25 mile training rides in the Devon lanes as way of relaxing and keeping fit. On my journey I lost 9lbs in weight and my belt was on the last notch! Lastly I would like to say thank you to all who so kindly sponsored me, I very much appreciated it. Thank you also for coming with me on this 1066 mile journey, knowing  that you were supporting, helped me get there!