EDINBURGH

At 2:23 pm, Sheila arrived at Gracemount School in Edinburgh. Since 9 am on Sunday, Sheila has cycled 441 miles – that’s 710 kilometres and is on course to complete the journey within the allocated time… Congratulations, Sheila. We think you are magnificent.
Sheila will probably not stop very long in Edinburgh and will quickly find her way to National Cycle Route Number 1 which she will follow for much of the way to Innerleithen, through the Moorfoot Hills. Cycling Scotland describe it as “a pleasant and mixed on/off road route with a strenuous uphill push to breach the defences of the Moorfoot Hills” and adds that “a sense of humour is an asset for this section” – but they don’t explain the joke…
It is only 27 miles to the next control point and Sheila will soon reach the spa town of Innerleithen, at the confluence of the River Leith and the River Tweed. If she has time, Sheila might want to stop briefly at The Cheese Well, where it is customary for travellers to leave an offering of cheesy comestibles (or money) for the fairies to ensure a trouble-free passage across the moor.
From Innerleithen, fairies permitting, Sheila has 424 miles yet to ride.