Broke Like the Proverbial Twig

Daily Stats

Distance: 79kms

Elevation Gained: 1583m

Time: 4hours 55mins

Accumulated Kms: 693kms

Budget : Waaaaaay over now.

Daily disasters: None.

The joy of the tent is that usually when the tweeters start up the sun is starting to rise. I wake at this point, its a real joy. So i packed up slowly. I forgot to tell the reception i would be leaving early. But there was a small side gate. And at 6am I was on my way.

Retracing the last 5kms from yesterday. The road the campsite was on had cars and lorries hooning along. I cringed at the side of the road. But a right turn takes me inland and towards some elevation and practically zero traffic… a pure joy.

The road twisted and turned, weaving its way into the mountains. Lush fields green woodland, such a joy to be riding through.

I stopped in Fraine for coffee and a pastry. The town was celebrating, I still have no idea what.

The road still rising. Then as I was buying lunch (mozzarella and a roll) I saw this:

I sat in a bus shelter and waited eating my lunch. The wind was howling and I shivered and put my rain jacket on, just in case. And contemplated. My thoughts were I had to go down a hill then up a 500m hill to my campsite, possibly in the rain. I broke, Martje and Stan would have laughed at my patheticness, I booked a hotel. 17kms away, all downhill.

So I cycled down and the storm clouds blew over and not a drop of rain. 🤦 I shake my head in shame and disappointment in myself.

But that lasted a second now I’m revelling with being inside for the night, getting all my stuff charged, having breakfast made for me. Whoop whoop.

Remember the dots https://share.garmin.com/acoupleofdaysrideoutta

I font know if it’s only on the paid version but if you click on my activity then click on the arrow, see picture. You will get a brilliant video of the route.