Aberdare, Wales to Bristol, England (66.85 mi)


Another great day of riding. When I suggested making it to a vegan restaurant 65 mi away when we first started it seemed crazy. It was supposed to start raining in the early afternoon, so we had several hotel options marked out along the way (we learned our lesson). But the first 25 mi were easy riding and done pretty quickly. Then, we had open road with very little directions to follow for the next 20, while crossing into England.  By the time our last hotel option came around we were 17 mi from the restaurant and hadn’t felt a drop of rain. We decided to go for it and rode like the wind. Made it with plenty of time. Bingeing on junk food is guilt free when you are riding this much. 

While we ate we found a hotel just one mile away. It started raining before we left but out spirits were sky high. Topping the day of at an English pub that has been around since 1500. Not bad.