Thanks to all at RRFCS for the good luck messages today as I ended my time with Rolls-Royce after 17+ years. Feels good to be free and starting on a new adventure that includes this bit of a bike trip.

Hope all of you that have signed up for the blog updates enjoy reading my waffle and at least some of you are inspired to throw a leg over a bike and ride.

Happy to have heard back from SOS Childrens Villages today and confirmed that I can visit the charity near Marrakech during the trip. Really looking forward to seeing the money raised being put to work and will report details back on here.

Thanks to all of you for your support as I start the push to get closer to my target of raising £1000.