We have had time to get a bit of rest now, have a bath and clean up, see our families, eat some decent food and reflect on the breathtaking adventure behind us. We had hoped to update the website with photos and text along the way, telling the story as we went but we didn't bank on the foulness of the weather for late June, the lack of easy access to the internet in the remote places we visited, and the amount of time we would have to spend in the saddle. The other problem was the sheer volume of material and photos on a daily basis with often more than one group experiencing interesting stuff in different places at the same time. We met a larger number of people and scooterists than we expected and many acts of kindness but all helped us, supported us, or just cheered us on. So we will start to update the website soon adding photos to the gallery, writing the July article for the Scootering magazine, and updating the acknowledgments. There will also be an LSD movie coming soon once we've had a chance to collate all the clips and photos.
The final destination at Beachy Head was an emotional affair with the 12 riders who started all finishing and being photographed by the local news media along with the many scooterists who had gathered from Kent, Sussex and even further afield to enjoy the homecoming ride. Jan Francis the actress joined us for this celebration and the Patron of the Charity, Alastair, gave us a congratulatory speech. One scooter was taken out with terminal engine failure but was towed the last two miles into Lands End so the rider could finish, one was put out of action for a day during the ride, several ended up on the bench at Dumfries Scooters, Scootopia and other places, and others all ended rattling and with many defects. The final mileage reading was 1964 after the furthest away got home.
We take our hats off to everyone who played a part, riders, scooterists, ride-support, back-office, media, those that put on do's, donated a little cash, or long suffering families of the Riders. Beccy will shortly be providing an update on the total to the Charity, but you can rest-assured it will be a worthy total.
This is not the end of LSD, watch this space for more exciting events in the field of extreme Scooter Touring.
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