Day 1 - Waves

Hi everyone,

So I'm finally on my way to the Arctic.

I had a great send of this morning from St Mary's lighthouse in Whitley bay with my friends family and Cerebra there. I waved goodbye to my pregnant wife Kirsty and hit the Tarmac for Dover.

I was escorted through Tynside by a police biker and several other bikes and was joined the whole way to Dovet by my friends Ant and Christine.

The weather on the ride down was truly awful however my new boots did the trick and kept my feet dry. On the 360 miles ride I encoured rain that would have been out of place in the Noah film. Luckily my bike acted like the arc and kept me safe from the wave after wave of rain that kept coming.

After 9 hours on the road due to much needed stops and heavy traffic I arrived in Dover greeted by sunshine and some welcoming camping neighbours.

I was also able to use the campsites offices Wi-Fi to get this blog out so big thanks to the camping centre here!

I must say a massive thanks to everyone who came down this morning up support me and for all the good luck messages on facebook and twitter!!

That's all for today! Check out my facebook page or YouTube for today's video blog!

Ride safe,

Gordon