After a long day I did reach my hotel in Magor, just east of Newport.
I set off well fed and pretty well recovered at about 9.10 from the land of no signal, Sherborne. From there it was a matter of heading north. Almost directly north, to Bristol making good time and arriving shortly before 2.
I'd agreed to meet a friend of mine in Clifton Village at 2.30 but because of work he was running a bit late. Nonetheless I found a pub and ordered some food before Mikey T arrived. We had a catch up and I realised something quite important. Mike is superb for directions if you need to find a pub or bar, however if not it appears he's not the greatest.
"I need to get over to Avonmouth," says I.
"Your best bet is probably cross the suspension bridge towards Portishead" comes the reply.
That is not the case. After a lot of messing around and avoiding motorways I did managed to get myself back on track, way behind schedule but comfortably within daylight. Crossing the Severn Bridge was quite fun though the lack of A roads or adequate cycle path directions caused some more hassle when I reached the Welsh side of the water.
At 7.08 I reached the hotel, checked in, showered, changed and went down for dinner. It was difficult to decide what to have so I settled on a lasagna and a chicken pizza. I love the amount of guilt-free food this ride allows, I less so enjoy the cost of buying 2 dinners!
Today's ride is quite a hefty one, but I think shouldn't be too difficult. Along the coast to Cardiff to visit Geraint Thomas' post box, then back to the bridge over to Bristol and round to Weston-Super-Mare for the evening.
Not long to go now, just need to keep spinning my legs and wheels for a few more days!
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