Oh, now I am really under the pump.

Casually ambling down to breakfast at my usual 8.55. And ordered coffee, eggs and a roll.

I then started to look at the trains and discussed with one of the guys at the hotel. He made a couple of phone calls and discovered that the trains were not taking bikes at the moment due to the overcrowding over the (unbeknownst to me) New Year period, actual new year is 22nd January. This lasts a few weeks, hmmm that’s when I am due to leave. We then called the coaches that go up and down the country. Also full and not really liking bikes as they take up too much luggage space.

I am well and truly up the creek without a paddle. 1411 kms to go and 14 maybe 14½ days to do it in. I know we can all work out that’s 100kms a day. Should be easy really. A lot of this route is flat with only a few mountain near the end. Having not done that much cycling lately and having been a bit poorly. I feel I have my work cut out.

I got to my hotel just before 5, the woman definitely did not know I was coming so quoted a higher price, I showed her my message from Bookings.com with the price I should pay. See what happens tomorrow morning.

I was walking to a resturant. A small bulldozer came past I gave a little wave, he slowed down and I jumped on. The road is so busy it’s horrible walking. The guy took me the kilometer or so to a resturant. Rice and egg at a shade over a quid was a good price. Then I walked back to the hotel and jumped into bed. Hmmmm 7pm a little early to sleep.