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Hi, Rusty!
Still rainy here, but very mild.
Yes, we are very proud of our daughter's efforts.
She has set up a Giving page for Cancer Research :UK online, and the Sponsorship money from her walk goes directly to the charity.
She was doing the walk in honour of her Godmother ( a very close friend of mine) and an old schoolfriend of her own, both of whom sadly lost their fights with Cancer.
The company for whom my daughter works is going to donate the same amount as her total Sponsorship money, which is very generous of them.
It is a very worthy cause!
I finished the Everyman puzzle quite quickly....
I prefer it when it is hard enough for a lingering "struggle" with the odd parsing...or two!
But I have yet to start the ST Cryptic, so that is next on my agenda, when I have finished reading the last chapter of my book.
What time is your cycle racing on?

Hello, Elle!
Well done, your daughter's work contributing!
"Just Giving" is a good scheme.
My pal has a page on it.
Him and three pals left here last week and are cycling to Alicante in Spain.
They have cycled down through Scotland, ferry to Norn Iron, rode down the Wild Atlantic Way to Cork, and a ferry from there to France yesterday.
Down through France and across the Pyrenees to Spain.
It is for breast cancer charity.
They are scheduled to do it in four weeks.
Cycling is on every afternoon this week on BBC.

Hi, Rusty!
Wow, that is quite a journey that your friends are undertaking on their bikes!
How many miles do they expect (roughly) to cover?
What sort of accommodation will they be staying in, en route...pubs...youth hostels.....B & Bs......?
I wish them well.
We have much heavier rain now...but fortunately, for the dog's sake, still no thunder.
So at least the garden is getting an effective watering.
I am not venturing out again today.
Crosswords done...book finished...husband and dog asleep......
The cat and I are looking round to see what we can get up to......!
I expect to hear from BB soon, when he gets home from his Beavers' trip!

Hello, Elle!
Yes, it's quite a trip.
I think they hope to average 90 miles each day.
I got told about it a couple of months ago, but did not hear about the stops on route.
They are flying back.
My pal is in the orange top.
He is a former Scottish cycling champ.

https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/dundee-man-lionel-75-one-of-four-cycling-1600-miles-to-alicante-for-charity/

Still a nice day here, but chilly!

Hi, Rusty!
Thank you for the link about your friend's' cycling trip for charity.
It is indeed a big undertaking.
Yes, I found your friend in his orange top!
It will be interesting to follow their journey as they progress through the four countries.
All the best to them!
I have tried to phone my daughter , but there is a message saying her phone is not working.......odd!
I shall try texting, and if no luck, will ring my son-in-law!
She is obviously okay though, as I have received photos of the Night Walk and the Beavers camp , via email.
It must be a technical hitch!

Hello, Elle,
My pal and me have been friends for almost 60 years.
He's one of the best!
They update the Just Giving page with their progress as they go.
They loved Ireland!
Could be your daughter's phone has no signal.
That is not uncommon from time to time.
If you knew who her phone is with, (o2, EE, etc), you could check on line to if the signal is down in her area.

Good evening, Rusty!
Yes, it is nice to have friends of such long duration!
I have known one of my friends since we were toddlers together......and we still keep in touch, even though she now lives in New Zealand.
Were you and Lionel at school together?
My daughter has texted.
She did not know why her phone was sending out that message ....she expected it to go to Answerphone, as she had it on "Silent" because she was sleeping!
She didn't get to bed till 5.20am!
The Walk went well...I shall hear more about it when I speak to her tomorrow.

Hello, Elle!
Li and me went to different schools.
We lived quite a distance apart.
We met through cycling.
We were in different clubs, but the clubs often met up on the club runs, and at the races.
There were a few of us in different clubs who became pals.
There was a ladies cycling club, too.
And several marriages between the clubs!
I would not know how to put my phone on "silent"!
It is either on, or switched off.
Glad to hear your daughter got on well.
Hope there are no blisters!

Hi, Rusty!
I have just been talking to my cousin.
It is raining up there, too.
You must have been in your mid teens, then, when you met up with Lionel, and you became friends through the cycling club meetings?
I seemed to spend a lot of my free time playing tennis, when I was younger.
We played most days......even in the rain!
And we did a lot of hiking, too, especially in the Lake District.
I have always liked to walk!
I guess being active has stood me in good stead throughout the...... er......"advancing years"!
( I may be just a tad slower now!)
I put my phone on "Silent" if I am in a meeting or similar....it will still vibrate and alert me, but not cause a disturbance then.
I never switch it off.

Hello, Elle!
Had a bit of rain here, too.
Just watched "Millionaire".
There is a lady from Oldham going along nicely, but won't see her again until next week.
Yes, I joined the cycling club when I was 15.
At first Li was the enemy, because he rode for a different club!
Just local rivalry.
But we became good pals.
Once you start racing you meet folk from all the different clubs.
There is great camaraderie in the cycling world.
There is "do not disturb" on my phone.
Wonder is that "silent" mode?