Sunday 0745. Good morning readers. Couldn't do this last night as no wifi in college rooms so now doing over breakfast in the excellent Loncoln College Annex in Oxford. We had an very good first day cycling with lovely weather, beautiful scenery and no headwind (a nice change from the Hebrides where I was last week). Coffee stop in Pershore after 2 hours and 25 mikes. We didn't stop as planned in Bourton on the Water as it was completely overrun with coach loads of, mainly Chinese, tourists mainly looking at each other and thinking this was a typical English village. It is pretty but so was the next village and there was absolutely no one there! We carried on for another 20 miles or so and all began to run out of energy when the welcome sight of the Fox PH in Leafield hove into view. Brilliant timing for the inner man but also for our comfort because no sooner had we stopped than it started to rain! It was only a heavy shower so when we emerged it was just wet roads. The attached photo shows Kev and Paul by the church ( if I can paste it! - I couldn't! Sorry)
We ploughed on to Oxford and found the hall of residence after a few hiccups. The rooms and facilities are really nice. Seem good value for £40ppn in single room with en suite. Recommended.
Substantial meal and several drinks in The Kings Head set us up and I think we all slept rather more soundly than usual as a result. All in all a very good start to the ride apart from the fact that Paul is grumbling as he had been told it was only 75 miles when in fact we did
79.8 miles!
For any anoraks I will mention that we averaged 14.4mph. I'll spare you the calorie count though!
Portsmouth next stop!
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