we had been led to believe that this was the most terrible cycle way known to road bikes, fortunately though, it was definately bearable.
unfortunately my knee suddenly decided that while 5 days of cycling were all good, a sixth is pushing it. but push it i did, all the way down the old a74 (now b7076).
our days have started to fall into a bit of a rhythm now. cycle, tea/coffee/cake stop, cycle, lunch stop, cycle, pub stop, cycle, bed.
this morning the coffee stop came by way of a motorway services. we felt a little out of place as we put our feet up and enjoyed our costa.
we carried on through lockerbie to gretna green, where, after the obligatory tourist shots with wedding chapels...
we headed to an outlet mall for lunch...again, not the most natural environment for our bikes:
then it was into england (more sign photography) to pick up some lovely cycle routes again (ncn 7) all the way through carlisle to penrith.
in penrith we found another lovely pub (it's name escapes me) and had a nice rest before the final climbs of the day, that very much disagreed with my knee, into shap.
it was mostly a lovely day, with the sun shining, and nice fun b roads, that finds us half way through our planned route.
there have been many times that i'm amazed that i've made it this far. and i'm a little scared that my knee seems to think it's had enough, but i'll keep soldiering on because for most of the day i'm having a lot of fun riding.
today's data
96.2 miles
3,407ft of ascent
7h 00m 53s peddling time
13.7mph average speed
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