Well, after a tempestuous morning , the boys have made it to camp. Luckily for them, they have a fabulous support crewtette who has yet again fought through rain and wind to set up their tents. Confession time: There may be, and most probably is, a small insicle of damage to the Hickertonian tent. This was, of course, not caused by human error, but by my dangerously unbalanced nature. Which I’m told was caused by my rapid birth.  I apologise in advance to the in-laws, but ensure them that the damage is very small, and only to one of the fabric tent peg bits. Airbed still intact. Boys still intact, bikes surviving.

We are having a BBQ, which Michael says is ‘brilliantly prepared by chef Martha’ Michael keeps farting and blaming the cows. The showers at the campsite were cold. The sauna and pool closed. But the owners said we could camp for free so we forgive these discrepancies. Life is happy in the camp.

Michael was upset to find that his yellow top had not dried overnight and was forced to wear his red top. This caused him great distress as his sun glasses lenses were yellow and no longer matched. Luckily (and really weirdly) He has a variety of colours, so quickly swapped the yellow ones for red. According to Michael he was then able to see the world through rose tinted glasses, and so had a happy day.

Quote of the day: (After Lunch having already been rescued by the support team) Michaels’ belly rumbled and he said ‘ oh dear, I don’t want to have to call Martha back because I’ve messed my shorts’

Tip of the day: Free bananas available at Exmouth valley farm shop.

Beautiful view of the day: Clear skies and a clear view of the moors just after Bow.

Relationship between Martha and the tents: Not bad.  

And finally: Well done to the lads for cycling 90 miles-wow! Keep the donations coming as they are helping the boys up the hill. Fab!!