Having got back to work and back into ‘real’ life again, I found that most people have asked me the same question: “What were the best bits and what were the worst bits?”. Having been away for just over three weeks, there were so many ‘bits’ to consider that I actually found it quite hard to answer! The Worst Bits The worst bits were running out of energy (which cyclists called The Bonk!) and feeling terrible! For those of you…
E2E Day 6. After a days rest it was back in the saddle. Last week it was hills, hills and more hills. Today it was rain and then more rain. Thankfully the cycling was easier. We didn’t go through Cheddar Gorge but went along Strawberry Line instead. Lunch was taken at Portishead and happily after lunch the sun came out. The highlight of the day was always going to be the crossing of the Severn Bridge and this proved to be…
E2E Day 5. Today was lovely weather and it was great to be able to enjoy it and appreciate our day off. The team all did different things – cleaning bikes, having a snooze or going for a walk around Cheddar Gorge. Then some went to the pub in the afternoon to watch the football whilst others of us stayed at the Youth Hostel to cook a roast dinner (roast chicken dinner followed by homemade lemon cheese cake). Back on…
E2E Day 4. Having cycled the toughest day yesterday in getting to Exford we set off this morning still feeling the tired legs. And it was straight in to another hill! Thankfully it was a lovely day and in between huffing and puffing of the hill climbs the scenery has been spectacular. Take a look at some of the photos below: We arrived at lunch in the Quantock Hills (the name gives it away!) rather pooped and an afternoon of…
