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4260 miles.  We did it !!  

55 postboxes at  77.45  miles per postbox

Thanks to Lubs for the company, good humour, lack of arguments and endless patience.

And congratulations to our amazing athletes !!  I'm glad we were able to honour them in our own small way.

55 - High Street, Bedworth - Nick Skelton

Our last postbox on a rainy Sunday morning.  No fanfare and no cheering crowds, just a smile and the knowledge of a job well done !

 

54 - Main Street, Hebden - Andy Triggs-Hodge

The Men's Four of Andy Triggs-Hodge, Alex Gregory, Pete Reed and Tom James led from start to finish to claim Great Britain's 9th Gold of London 2012.  This was our fourth successive victory in the event.

This was a lovely little village tucked away in the hills, far from anywhere.  We had a lovely chat with the shop owner and a local woman who knew Andy's parents.  This was our last stop of a very long night and day and it took a while to get back to the motorway and, eventually, home.

53 - Albert Road, Colne - Steve Burke

Steve Burke, Peter Kennaugh, Ed Clancy and Geraint Thomas beat Australia in the final of the Team Pursuit with a new World record of 3:51.659.  This was our 7th Gold of London 2012.

You can see the car behind us, parked on a precipitous road that was heavily cobbled.  Nice and easy to find but I don't want to think about what would have happened if I'd lost control crossing that street !

52 - Carrington Centre, Ecclestone - Bradley Wiggins

An issue with the Satnav had us panicking but Lubs calmly suggested driving around for a bit.  Luckily I'd seen this place on Google Street View so knew what we were looking for... and it was just around the corner.  We approached the town down a long country road and were convinced we'd gone the wrong way.  I thought I must have written the postcode down incorrectly but it all worked out in the end.

51 - Market Street, Chorley - Bradley Wiggins

Bradley Wiggins became the first man to win the Tour de France and Olympic Gold in the same year with an imperious victory in the Individual Time Trial.  This was Great Britain's 2nd Gold of London 2012.

A nice little town with a prominently placed postbox.