Sunshine again as Stewart and I were dropped off at Whiddon Down, to start our next stage of the LEJOG for Julia. A day of fast riding and a lot more downhill than ascent made rolling through the market towns of the west of England very enjoyable indeed. We seemed to cross the M5 too many times!
We also encoutered a cow-jam!
Another highlight was meeting another charity cyclist going from Land's End to the far South Eastern corner fo England, raising money for dementia care.
Crediton, Cullompton, Taunton, Bridgwater - long lanes, and miles of towpaths also resulted in our only puncture of the entire trip (I am writing this up after we got home!). I was sceptical of Stewarts tubeless tyres and the sealant gunk he had filled them with, but sure enough despite spurting out through the puncture whole, it soon sealed up and lasted all the way to John O' Groats!
By this stage, our neice and her cousin (aged 2 and 5) decided that they should made daily encouragement videos for us too, which became a highlight! Again we were doing well and cycled beyind our scheduled destination at Bridgewater and pushed on to Rooksbridge where we were met my our 'support crew' ie my wife!
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