Garbage Run riders guide

THE NIGHT BEFORE - LAND’S END
So the trip commences on the Saturday morning, meaning that ideally you
need to be down in Land’s End the night before, on the Friday. This night is
not ‘part’ of the tour so in a sense you’re left to your own devices. Some book
into B&Bs, whilst the youth hostel near Land’s End (Google Land’s End YHA)
is very good and very cheap if you want a bunk, and they also do camping as
well. Alternatively, the tradition has been for those who want to, to camp at the
SeaView campsite only about a mile from Land’s End. It’s not the highest rated
site, nor the cheapest at about £15 per tent pitch, but it’s right beside the First
and Last Inn; a nice little pub that services food until 8pm, therefore handy
for giving a place for everyone to get together on that Friday evening. I tend to
make a group booking so contact me if you would like that doing. Pay at the
site when you get there. Nearer the time we’ll also look to see who’s coming
down from where in case it’s convenient for people to meet up on route and
ride down in convoy.
PLEASE NOTE: Please fill up with fuel as you come through Penzance. There’s
a variety of supermarket fuel stations as you come into the outskirts of town
AT THE END - JOHN o’GROATS
We’ll aim to reach John o’Groats by around 1pm the following Saturday all
being well, but that’s dependent on weather and pace etc, but it’ll certainly
be no later than 3pm. People will no doubt need to make progress south at
different rates. A good suggestion if you plan on heading South straight away
is to aim for Inverness, and then continue on the Sunday. For those in less of a
hurry there is a campsite at John o’Groats (this night is not covered in the cost).
Alternatively, it’s going to be suggested that for anyone who wants to that we
have a night in the nearby towns of either Wick or Thurso (to be confirmed).
Stay in a B&B, camp, whatever you please and we’ll have drinks and a meal on
that Saturday evening.
Some ask about renting a van, or having bikes picked up. A courier could pick
your bike up from Inverness airport and take it back down, but costs could
be high. Another option is to get together and rent a one way rental van from
Inverness. Being completely honest, the easiest way of getting back down is
just to get on the bike and ride. No doubt by the end of the trip you’ll have
found people to ride back down with.