My legs are bashed to bits.

I know it doesn’t look much but oweeeeee

Great day off just kicking back at the campsite. But when I want to sleep it’s a guarantee that kids will be up till midnight.

Anyway I rose early had breakfast, packed and away by 8.30 unfortunately Siles was only 2km away and I stopped for coffee.

The road always goes up. And after my massive climbing with the bike on my shoulder 2 days ago and the blisters still raw. (Yes I forgot to put my competed plasters on) when the path turned rough and too steep to ride. I was pretty pissed off when I had to do another hour or so pushing the bike.

Yes now the blisters are rubbed off, but Compeed applied here’s hoping for tomorrow. And as I am pushing I bash my shins or calves against the pedal, or stones, rocks, tree stumps. I wince each time.

Yes yes the views were great, the cafe solo was delicious but I’m sorry they are not just reward for the shitty carry/pushing of the bike. My real enjoyment is the cycling up, on road off road if I can keep cycling I will. And I have mentally signed up for a bike ride and I know I have read the blurb that it is a hiking route and 95% is cycleable. But that’s 67km of lifting/walking and that’s a lot. Yes I know it’s my own fault.

Anyway I got to a town, saw there was a campsite 12 km away. Rode there was told it was closed, rode back to the town and am now in a hostel. 😀😎