We finally arrived at penrith after 10 hrs on the go, 113 miles and 9000 calories! Highlights, none! Shap pass was all it was cracked up to be with gale force winds swirling round the mountains, it was like twickers on a bad day! We have been through the depressed north, preston, widens etc on the a6, hard, fast cycling with a lot of traffic which made for some interesting moments.
We arrived in penrith, unfortunately too late for RPJ's valet who had turned in for the night, so ones cycle will be prepped in the am. Tim was missing his 18-25 party at Celtic manor, but received 200 texts from staff asking whether his "bum was sore". Reddy was at his usual best, and thankfully we all missed a cunningly disguised double decker bus, thanks only to the hand gesture of Paul "lam Kwai fong" redwood! Db rose early and gave me his best freddie mercury impression with a rather fetching bib! Photos to follow when I work out how. Me of course another uneventful day!!
Tonight the rain has set in, so 105 miles to stair will be much fun! Tim has a massage booked, and I hope RPJ 's valet pitches in so we can all get a well earned rub??
Blog tomorrow
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