After a very good nights kip in Richard and Leah's home we were treated to a full breakfast by Richard. I know I've said this before but we can't thank you both enough for the kindness you showed to two wet footed, cold and tired cyclists.
We departed Leyland in the frigid air taking care on the roads dusted with frost. The sun soon made an appearance and the day started to warm up as we headed south towards Wigan then Warrington. Navigation through the towns was proving easier that we had feared helped in part with a number of cyclist heading the same way as us.
The rolling countryside that we had admired on either side of the road yesterday decided to position itself on the road in front if us today. With good weather today and rain forecast for the next few days we were keen to make good progress today and cover as much ground as possible. With tomorrows rain in mind we pushed ourselves over the hills as fast as we could.
After fifty five miles we stopped in the pretty market town of Whitechurch and were pleased with how many miles we had covered in the morning session. One roast turkey sandwich later and we pressed on towards Shrewsbury over more green hills. Unfortunately our quick pace in the morning was beginning to take it's toll and with each subsequent incline seemed to be longer and steeper than the last, the bikes weighing more and our legs a shade more leaden. By the time we arrived at the outskirts of.Shrewsbury the tentative plan of arriving there and then seeing how far extra we could push ourselves had been assigned to the 'maybe another day' pile.
We found a b&b in Shrewsbury and descended into the town. It's a slightly dated place, or at least it was in 1987 but it has two beds, a hot shower and the promise of breakfast in the morning.
If you've got a minute too, Sue the manager of the the Shrewsbury Hotel is climbing Kilimanjaro in a couple of weeks in aid of Clic Sargent. If you go to her virgin money page you can show her some support with a few words of wisdom and a couple of beer tokens.
On the way home we got a kebab in the Town Fryer were we were served with a very good chicken kebab. We had a nice chat with the owner who wished us good fortune in our journey and gave us a free drink too. Thank you sir!
We departed Leyland in the frigid air taking care on the roads dusted with frost. The sun soon made an appearance and the day started to warm up as we headed south towards Wigan then Warrington. Navigation through the towns was proving easier that we had feared helped in part with a number of cyclist heading the same way as us.
The rolling countryside that we had admired on either side of the road yesterday decided to position itself on the road in front if us today. With good weather today and rain forecast for the next few days we were keen to make good progress today and cover as much ground as possible. With tomorrows rain in mind we pushed ourselves over the hills as fast as we could.
After fifty five miles we stopped in the pretty market town of Whitechurch and were pleased with how many miles we had covered in the morning session. One roast turkey sandwich later and we pressed on towards Shrewsbury over more green hills. Unfortunately our quick pace in the morning was beginning to take it's toll and with each subsequent incline seemed to be longer and steeper than the last, the bikes weighing more and our legs a shade more leaden. By the time we arrived at the outskirts of.Shrewsbury the tentative plan of arriving there and then seeing how far extra we could push ourselves had been assigned to the 'maybe another day' pile.
We found a b&b in Shrewsbury and descended into the town. It's a slightly dated place, or at least it was in 1987 but it has two beds, a hot shower and the promise of breakfast in the morning.
If you've got a minute too, Sue the manager of the the Shrewsbury Hotel is climbing Kilimanjaro in a couple of weeks in aid of Clic Sargent. If you go to her virgin money page you can show her some support with a few words of wisdom and a couple of beer tokens.
On the way home we got a kebab in the Town Fryer were we were served with a very good chicken kebab. We had a nice chat with the owner who wished us good fortune in our journey and gave us a free drink too. Thank you sir!
Sounds like you are making good progress & lots of people are looking out for you which is really good.
ReplyDeleteHope you get some respite from the weather tomorrow, fingers crossed the BBC have got it wrong! May be back to 'otter pocket' territory so heres hoping you find a warm welcome at the end of the day.