The sun shone today, all day !
What a BIG day . Three Counties done today, feeling very proud of ourselves! Quite nervous this morning thinking about having to cover 80 plus miles to get to Bristol. Planning this trip we really based our mileage on A road distances but after the experience with the A30 on day 1 we have since used the quieter A roads and a few lanes. Although this has added to the mileage its been a lot more pleasant.
Tonight we are staying with a friend from Durham University days and looking forward to a big dish of pasta.
Our route today took us north east from Crediton on the A3072 over delightful but punishing hills and a fantastic long sweep of a ride down the Exe Valley at 34.5 mph. From Tiverton we turned east on the A373 through Sampford Peverell across the M5 and onto the A38, which runs parallel with the motorway. We passed through Willington to Taunton skirting the Black Down Hills and dropping onto the Vale of Taunton Downe (we are getting cannier about the hills). The route then turned north and we slipped past the bottom of the Quantock Hills through Bridgewater . At a little spot called Edithmead we stopped for lunch with 50 miles under our belts. Keeping to the right of the M5 on various lanes we joined and rejoined the A38 until we arrived in Bristol.
Generally not very interesting scenary today, we had a few fine views of the Black Down Hills this morning then its been head down over flat Somerset farmland.
Got to plot tomorrows route before pasta and bed, as yet we are undecided about how to get to Leominster.
Statistics
Miles today 86.5
Miles so far 244.3
Hours in the saddle 6hrs 35mins
Average mph 13.3
max speed 34.5 mph
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