It may say Helen but this is actually from Yvonne...
The question of Sunday morning was how many punctures Chris would have in the day - he had a flat tyre before breakfast which wasn't a promising start.
We went through some lovely countryside with a few more ups and downs than yesterday, but Devon and Cornwall have made us reconsider what constitutes a hill.
Cat and Chris headed off back towards Winslow before lunch and we headed onwards to a brilliant farm at Hellidon: Helen and I came across it through a random internet search for a place to stay somewhere near Rugby and were rather lucky with our choice: swimming pool, gorgeous old farmhouse and possibly the nicest farmers wife.
Early start this morning (Monday) after a breakfast of scrambled eggs and bacon which would feed a small army. Headed off along the Fosse way and then by the old railway line, joining up with the canal route (humpback bridges are a bit of a challenge on the bikes). Stopped for elevenses at Hinkley before a lunchstop at Shackerstone - got chatting to the barman about someone local who had cycled the LEJOG and he gave us £10 to add to the charity kitty.
Onwards to Derby - firstly a road closure on our planned route which led to some headscratching as to alternative routes. Then the delights of city traffic - probably only lasted about 45 minutes but felt an awful lot longer. Planning to head off towards Rotherham tomorrow - hopefully the good weather will hold or that we will miss the worst of the showers like the corker that hit Derby just after we sat down with a cup of tea...
1 comment:
sarahjulietI had no idea you'd get so far so soon! Well done both, and the photos are ace.
By the way, looks like Will Young is headlining the prom in the park on 8th Sept. Von, are you still keen? I promise to leave my inner indie snob at home...
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