to take a long time to warm up now. Paul is having problems with his
heel and I am now having ibuprofen for breakfast to help with my
knees. It was relatively easy to the coffee stop in Launceston, using
a cycle trail, the old A30 and then a short section of the new A30.
We then decided to use the A30 across Bodmin Moor to get to Bodmin.
This was horrible, with very heavy traffic so we dropped the A30 at
Bodmin and headed for St Austell and then Truro. At one point the road
was closed for a very serious accident but the police allowed us to
walk through once one of the victims had been taken to the helicopter.
The rain had been coming down quite hard all day and from Truro it
became constant, fortunately stopping for just long enough for Paul to
fix another puncture - this time in the front tyre. We had wasted 30
mins in a Tesco cafe in Truro trying to find a B&B, but remote
assistance from Anita finally found one in Penzance - which was still
about 27 miles away. We finally got there about 9pm, soaking wet and
very cold. A hot shower, a few beers and a curry made us feel a lot
better. We are nearly done .....
Stats: 102 miles. Average 12.1. 1 puncture. Knees now protesting.
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