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		<title>Cyprus but no cycling!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well the girls on cogs have been to Cyprus and a very different one from the last. Along with 3 other friends Caroline, Stav and Rich we headed to Paphos in Southern Cyprus. Rather than the early starts and the driving rain, we got up late, lazed on the balcony looking out over the sea [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.girlsoncogs.com/2009/09/28/172/</link>
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		<title>Another sunny tuesday &#8211; hurrah!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So it was another sunny Tuesday for cycling and we headed out on a similar route to last week. Well it had worked well, we could do some fast miles and no-one could come up with another suggestion.  I think Em also wanted to enjoy a faster run on the borrowed road bike and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.girlsoncogs.com/2009/08/20/170/</link>
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		<title>Tuesday Night&#8230;&#8230;. the sun is shining!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So we&#8217;ve been back 2 weeks and despite out tolerance for rain whilst on LEJOG we have not been tempted out on a Tuesday night. Both Hels and I have been cycling to work as usual but nothing else, but both agreed we are really missing the cycling.
Anyway the sun was shining last night and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.girlsoncogs.com/2009/08/12/167/</link>
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		<title>Day 14: Friday 24th July &#8211; the final leg</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Destination: Helmsdale &#8211; John O&#8217;Groats
Daily miles: 59
Total Miles: 1035!!!
Average speed: 10.4
Weather:  Horrendous&#8230;nice to have wet and wind to finish as well as start&#8230;.
 
So, after a big bowl of porridge (following a few beers the previous night to celebrate almost reaching our final destination with a couple of other end-enders, and Emma having to wrestle the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.girlsoncogs.com/2009/07/30/160/</link>
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		<title>Made it!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi all Stav here.  The girls have phoned to say they have made it to John O&#8217;Groats.  Apparently the last few miles were pretty wet and windy but I&#8217;ll let them tell you all about it when they get an Internet connection.  It appears the Internet does not extend that far north.
They are both pretty [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.girlsoncogs.com/2009/07/24/156/</link>
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		<title>Day 13 &#8211; 23rd July 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Destination: Culrain to Helmsdale
Daily Miles: 46
Total Miles: 976
Weather: Sunny start and rain
After another hearty continental breakfast in the castle we headed back to the village of Ardgay and over the Bonar Bridge, to pick up the A9 again. Made good progress and stopped for our usual morning coffee and cake. Helen couldn&#8217;t pass by another [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.girlsoncogs.com/2009/07/23/152/</link>
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		<title>Day 12: Wednesday 22nd July</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Destination: Loch Ness &#8211; Culrain
Estimated miles: 70
Daily miles: 81
Total miles: 930
Average speed: 12.4
Weather: mostly sunny &#8211; just a few spots of rain
Navigational errors: approx 18 miles!
Having consumed a hearty bowl of coco-pops, we were on the road by 9.15 and headed along Loch Ness (A82) and the A833 towards Beauly (with an additional, unplanned 18 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.girlsoncogs.com/2009/07/22/146/</link>
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		<title>Day 11 &#8211; 21st July 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Destination: Oban to Loch Ness
Daily Miles: 86.3
Total Miles: 849
Average Speed 13.2
Weather: Mostly dry and sunshine
Other cyclists seen: 16
Started the day eating breakfast looking over the bay. Absolutely beautiful morning, still no dolphins! Reluctantly left but only because it was so nice to be beside the sea. Hels and I decided that is the only downside [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.girlsoncogs.com/2009/07/22/142/</link>
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		<title>Day 10 &#8211; Rest Day in Oban</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miles: ZERO
Average speed: walking pace
Aching: legs and a little saddle sore
Calories consumed: thousands&#8230;..
Calories burned: 2
Started the day with a little lie in and read in bed&#8230;lovely!
Headed into Oban and found the Pancake Restaurant we spotted yesterday and had pancakes with lashings of cream and icecream.
Reluctantly took Helen&#8217;s bike to the bike shop for further repairs. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.girlsoncogs.com/2009/07/20/141/</link>
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		<title>Day 9: Sunday 19th July</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Destination: Loch Lomond &#8211; Oban
Daily miles: 76.6
Total miles: 762.6
Average speed: 11.5
Weather:  Started off quite promising&#8230;then heavy showers again.
Met some other cyclists over breakfast, who were JOGLE-ing (ie opposite way to us) and seemed very impressed there were only 2 in our pentalon (and unaided) and even asked advice about our route.   We [...]]]></description>
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