bicycle ride through Britain.

And he and the art gallery's treasurer Steve Green are only $4,000 short of their $150,000 target from the 1,000 mile marathon ride.

Mr. Butterfield's brother Jim -- a pioneer of the triathlon in Bermuda -- joined him for part of the route last week.

Mr. Jim Butterfield said: "The weather has been terrific and they are doing very well.

"They're having a great time and the people are wonderful -- Tom and Steve are holding up splendidly.'' The two men set out earlier this month on a two-week bicycle trip from Land's End in Cornwall to John O'Groats in Caithness -- the southern tip of the UK to the most northern.

Mr. Jim Butterfield added the two cyclists have averaged a staggering 75 miles a day, with a peak of 90 miles a day, and have just passed Manchester heading north.

He said the two expected to arrive at John O'Groats next Monday, after cycling through the Lake District, heading north through the Lowlands of Scotland to Fort William in the West Highlands.

The route then takes the two alongside Loch Ness to Inverness in the east for the final stretch up the east coast to John O'Groats.

marathon 1,000 mile trip from one end of Britain to the other.