Cheers Mark !!!!!

Reflections of the North Coast 500

Its been 2 months since my North Coast 500 cycling adventure for Health in Mind.

I raised £1767.11 + £370.81 (gift aid) + £250 donation from my employer (the Royal London Group).  Which makes a final figure of a whopping £2387.92 from 87 donors !!

I cycled 572.3 mile in total over 12 days.

So why did I do it ? well mainly I wanted to raise awareness for  mental health issues, and I hope I have done that.  I hope people feel they don't need to feel ashamed and that its OK to talk about it.

The second reason was I just wanted to have an adventure. I wanted to do it solo and unsupported and somewhere I had never been before.  The north of Scotland didn't disappoint.  Its one of the most spectacular places I've even been and I had brilliant weather the whole time.  I wanted to show that you don't need to travel around the world to have an adventure, sometimes the best adventures are right on your doorstep !!!.

I hope you have enjoyed my blog and thanks for your donations to Health in Mind.

Here's a wee movie of my trip :

https://goo.gl/photos/UXrMPEivudUpVXR89

All the best and take care

Dean