Both Dave & I woke feeling good about the day - until we heard the weather forcast - wet and windy. Started out at 9am and used the B roads the traverse across Devon into Somerset. Rode for 15miles along beautiful country roads with stunning scenery. Saw just 4 cars and one tractor in the first 1.5 hours - wonderful!
Tauton for lunch at the 35 mile mark, then onto Bristol up the A38. Great day, rain stayed away and the wind was mostly westward, giving us a helping hand in places. From lunch the grey skys had cleared and the sun shone all the way in to our hosts John & Julie in Parkway, Bristol.
Had a bit of trouble navigating through Bristol city centre when the sign posts for the A38 disappeared - but at least we did a bit of sight-seeing!
Today was easy compared with yesterday, but we didnt cycle far, just did a quick 86miles today. Max speed just 34mph and average speed just 12.8mph. Arrived at 5:30 in plenty of time for a great tea in the garden in the Bristol sunshine. Nothing eventful today apart from Abi falling over whilst trying to stop dave riding pass them.
7 comments:
Well done to all of you! We are thinking of you and praying for you, a little bit envious (of the scenery and the adventure) and a lot grateful it's you doing it, not us! God bless you all! xxxx
Wow! Greeting and best wishes from Tayo and Tolu.
keep going guys - sounds like a great adventure see ya in Leyland on Mon
J and E
Adelante Dave y Phill, Adelante!!!
Ecuador..
Re: the picture of day 1.
Posing with the bikes nearly fooled me, but then I spotted your Tardis :-)
Good blog, thanks for the update!
Phill - Well done mate after the first day I'd thinking about more stops at more tea rooms. Keep going as I am following you progress via the Blog
Cheers
Phill
Well done so far. I don't think I could have done this at the tender age of 38. Look forward to hearing your updates.
John M
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