Another day in the saddle (more of which later) another few miles towards our destination....
Today we have travelled from North to South and from East to West. And this is a good thing. As anyone that knows their geography will be aware John O'Groats is in the north east whilst Land's End is in the sou th west - thus our generally north east to south west route today can only be considered a good thing.
There is a general view that cycling over some distance will result in your, let's say, 'delicate contact point' toughening up - eventually. However, the contact point to which I refer is not as hardy as feet and hands and so day two has been a bit tender for us. It is possible to minimise the discomfort for short periods of time - either by shuffling to a slightly different position or else standing up for a while. A further option exists which is to get off the bike completely, however this is not considered either (a) wise whilst moving at speed or (b) conducive to continued good progress towards ones destination. And so today has been one of shuffling, standing, shuffling, standing, shuffling etc. etc.
And so it seems that having reached Fort William we will now be attempting to purchase pampers (or Huggies - either work for me) with a 34" waist. A quest that is unlikely to reap reward I would suggest and thus tomorrow we will be back to amply padded cycling shorts, copious amounts of chamois cream and a layering of Sudocrem for good measures.
Todays stats then:
Miles today: 80
Miles so far: 184
Metres climbed (today): 1,248
Time in the saddle (today): 5h 35m
Confidence score: 9.6
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