Days 37 & 38... I MADE IT TO PARIS!

Hi everyone,

Usually, I work chronologically but that's going out of the window today because I MADE IT TO PARIS! 780km (485 miles), 44 hours and 10 minutes later - I am underneath the Eiffel Tower and I am absolutely beaming!

I MADE IT!!

Yesterday, I headed out of Cergy to the South East, crossing the river Oise to head into Éragny. I cycled down more country lanes and down into Herblay. I was reasonably close to the river Seine now, which was exciting! My route took me past pretty French towns and I could feel I was nearing Paris as they started getting busier. I stopped in Bezons for the night, not far off the Eiffel Tower!

Pretty towns!

I started today with only 12km left to go - which is just as well in this heat! To start my final day of cycling, I had to find a little café for breakfast and stuff myself with croissants and choc-au-pain! It was amazing. I ate it up far to quickly to take a photo...

I continued on south, crossed the Seine again (this river gets everywhere!) and headed into a lovely parkland area. I didn't stop though because the finish was in touching distance.

Remind me to come back here once I finish...

One last time crossing the Seine and nothing could prepare me for the view that stood in front of me. The Eiffel Tower is somewhere I've wanted to go since I was a teenager and what an incredible way to finally get here!

The Finish Line.

That brings my cycling journey and challenge to an end. It's been an absolutely incredible journey and it's flown by so quickly. It's got me through shielding with my sanity still in tact. Who knows - one day, I might do it for real (I will if my Dad's got anything to do with it!)...

I just want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who's followed my blog throughout this time, and to everyone who's supported me with messages & donations. I couldn't have done it without you.

One last plug, my fundraising page is here. I'm up to an unbelievable £830 right now and it would be incredible to push that a little bit higher to finish on. If you can spare any pennies for this wonderful charity, please donate there. Tesco aren't wrong when they say 'Every Little Helps'!

For now though, stay home, stay safe and all expect BIG HUGS when I can see you again.

Lots of love,

Katherine

xxx