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After riding with us for a fair bit if the day yesterday, Martin came to our amazing, posh B&B to pick us up and take us into town where we met up with Jeannette, Andy and Jerry and had fabulous dinner together. Later on Carol and Mike turned up, it was lovely to see them all.
On our return to the posh B&B Jake was found reclining upon the bed as depicted herein, the tart!
Next morning we left too early for breakfast thinking to pick up something along the way. No water and no breakfast left us a little worried for an hour but we luckily passed a pub in the middle of nowhere that was feeding its guests, perfect.
After 15 miles of the ride we were met by Mike, Carol and Martin who then dosed with us virtually all the rest of the day. It as great to have their company after so many miles with it being just the three of us.
The highlight of the day was the descent through Cheddar Gorge. Just after the descent had started another called "outside" and came past but was surprised to find that when it really got steep and the corners tight we were right up behind him and could have got passed him. Our squeaky back disc break terrified him and he was worried that we were going to knock him off! He would have benefited from a bit of motor racing, his lines were rubbish. Happy days at the bottom as a coffee shop beckoned.
The last 15 miles of the day proved to be the toughest with lots of climbing and exhausted legs. The final descent to our gastro pub B&B was a huge relief. I'm amazed at the resilience and grit that my lovely lady is showing and there is no question that she carried me through the last part of day. For my part the one boil on my bum has turned into two, even with clean shorts every day and riding with only the other bum cheek on the saddle has given me back-ache, but, we're here, we're happy, we've got 766 miles under our belt and only 3 days to go. We'll both be happy to see Lands End.
Love to you all xxx from Us 3
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