JOGLE Day 12 was notable for two main aspects. It was a day where the route used major roads for longer periods of time than we have so far been used to, and secondly we crossed the Severn Bridge. As mentioned yesterday the latter marks the beginning of the final section of our JOGLE. From a personal health point of view my sore teeth have continued to be painful so this has made parts of my day less enjoyable than…
JOGLE Day 11 was notable for the fact that it was the first day on the tour when the sun truly shone. This was a shorter day than we have been cycling recently but it still produced its challenges. As for me personally, my sore teeth have continued to be sore but as the day wore on the pain has begun to recede a little. So hopefully things are on the mend. Leaving Whitchurch we followed the Tilstock Road. This took…
Before moving on with our blog I thought it worth having a last reflection on the End-to-End experience. Apart from the satisfaction of completing an iconic ride, what are my E2E reflections? What did I get out of the trip? I am amazed that the trip went so quickly for a start and that we lost all sense of what day it was. It was great to be able to put to one side events in the news that normally…
E2E Day 8. Today we split into two groups again. Bruce & Paul left first and took the most direct route as Bruce was still very under the weather. The rest of us followed the planned route, which took us down some lovely quiet lanes and pretty villages. Ludlow was especially nice with the river, castle and old buildings. However there were also a fair number of hills and I soon ran out of steam. We were all ready to…
