Getting better

We've been away on Holiday at Penmaen on the Gower Peninsula in Wales. Despite increasingly wet weather we enjoyed a day long walk along and around lovely Oxwich Bay on Tuesday, a half-day walk at the fantastically windy Rhossili on Wednesday followed by an afternoon sheltering from the downpours at The Mumbles - only 50p to walk the pier. We came home a day early on Thursday when the rain looked to have set in for good.

I've made up my mind as to the route I'll take once I reach Scotland. I had a vague idea that I could travel across to somewhere south of Glasgow and then catch a Ferry in order to take a route to the East of Glasgow/Edinburgh. After reading through Phil Horsley's route suggestions this seems like a goer. If I've not taken too long to get there, the Ferries there & back work out and there's cheapish accommodation, I'm hoping to pop over to Islay for half a day of Distillery visiting - which would effectively be a rest day !

However, I'm dithering over how to start ! Need to decide soon or I'll be sleeping under the stars.

At least I'm getting a bit more used to the new bike, and cycling with a load. Had a lovely run today of about 60 miles, which wasn't entirely flat, but still gives me a little more confidence. At the end of the day the backside is okay, only 1 knee is giving me any grief and I don't feel like I imagine you would if you'd of spent the day on the back of a rodeo horse. I feel happy now to plan to cover 60+ miles on the less hilly days, which should provide more time to enjoy the hillier ones. Snapped a couple more taster place names.

Todays thanks for water go out to the lady at the Bosworth Battlefield visitor centre, and thanks for directions and added-value historical revisions to the chap at Barwell.

Cheers,

Mat.