Sunday 27 May 2012

Day four (27 May 2012)

Well, what a day day four turned out to be..... Staying in a guest house last night meant that we had the unusual benefit of being provided with a full Scottish breakfast (essentially a full English but in Scotland it would seem - devolution has its limits). However, being accomplished athletes and now fully fledged mountain goats (see 'Day Three') we opted for the healthier muesli followed by whole meal toast and scrambled egg option. Not the easiest of decisions... Having breakfasted and having applied a selection of creams and potions we were ready to get day four underway - and at 08:03 we rolled out of Dumbarton and over the Erskine Bridge. The next few miles proved something of a culture shock. Having not seen a set of traffic lights or a kebab shop for several hundred miles we were now surrounded by the things - kebab shops shut, traffic lights on red. Whilst this was to prove to be a frustrating start to the day it was in fact representative of a generally tough day overall. Riding into the wind isn't fun, doing so on a road surface that hasn't been maintained since the days of the highwaymen is particularly rubbish! The last nine miles into Abington were a particular low point. Should Martians land and choose that road to do so on then their only assumption will be that the planet has been abandoned by its former inhabitants and the road is now being returned to nature.... Having said all of that we stuck to our task and shortly before 6pm we rolled into Hoddom Castle to find our chill pod waiting. The sun is shining and we've taken advantage of said conditions to give Paul the opportunity to cook for us on the BBQ, and a top job he did too! So, the stats: Miles done today: 96 Miles so far: 380 Metres climbed today: 1135 metres(3,800 feet) Time in the saddle: 7hrs 9 mins Confidence score 9.8 (out of ten) And tomorrow we shall return to England....

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  1. It must be good to be back in good old England at last {Rule Brittania}. Don't worry about Craig and his strange movements he has always been different but we are proud of him. Keep pedalling guy's you are doing great nearly half way now, looking forward to seeing you all in Shrewsbury Tuesday Night
    The Wrinklies

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