A riding committee of Sue, Mark and little Thomas escorted Richard as far as Axbridge before he headed off into the grey! They cycled on the Strawberry Line, a disused railway line that is now for walkers and cyclists.
A tough day, 74 miles. Navigating Bristol/ Avonmouth docks area wasn't too pleasant by accounts but cycling across the old Severn Bridge was spectacular.
He met up with Howard Garland at Aust Services so good to have cycling company again. Having Howard alongside is particularly special: Howard's wife Angela, who lost her battle with cancer was an inspiration, saying "don't just talk about it, do it, I don't want to hear excuses." I'm sure she'd be so happy to see them both cycling along together.
Richard liked Monmouth in particular.
In a lovely b & b The Old Rectory tonight at Ewyas Harold (Herefordshire), a lovely place and a b & b that he describes as stepping into a Jane Austen novel (though I believe Mr Darcy didn't wear lycra shorts). These B & Bs look so rough, poor things.
The rest of the travelling Wallingtons: Jake has now returned home after 2 weeks afloat off Turkey. We had an email from Sophie who sadly had to come down from the mountain after developing headaches, between base camp and the summit around 5000m; to put it in context, Mont Blanc is 4800m and Kilimanjaro 4500, so we are pretty proud of her. She sounds very very happy and excited about the trip, and above all is well.
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Well done Richard - I hope the weather is holding out for you?
And don't worry about the nuns over taking you! I sent them for spiritual support!
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