After the late arrival last night I then had a bad night as I had a stoma bag leak. I know that's probably more info than you wanted, but hey, part of the reason I'm doing this is to raise awareness. Anyway it was not too bad and nothing much got soiled but hard to deal with when wild camping! On the upside as it happened at 5.30am it meant I was up and away and arrived at the campsite in good time tonight. Now doing the washing, it was fine hand washing the other nights, but a washing machine and tumble dryer make it so much easier. The cycling today was much easier, more downhill than up, and weather was cloudy but dry, made really good time even though it was about 135km. Not that much to see today but, Clun is a really interesting small town and quantum leap at Shrewsbury is a cool art piece celebrating Darwin (who was born in Shrewsbury).
Fantastic day of cycling! Three of the longest descents I have ever experienced: down from Dartmoor, a decent from a village called "Long Down" into Exeter (wondered why it had that name until the descent), and down from the Blackdown hills. Wind behind me all the way. Day started with yoga on Dartmoor and an off road cycle to Hurston Stone row which is impressive. Now camping in Long Sutton just south of Glastonbury. Star gazing at the moment, have never seen so many stars!
Finally planned my rough route which is 15 days long. You can use the map above (in Komoot) to look in more detail at where I plan to stop each night as each has a number for the night. It is not following my exact route though as I will be using B-roads and the Sustrans National Cycle Route for most of it, the whole route version only pins the stopping points. If you want to see more about my exact route each day look at my profile on Komoot: https://www.komoot.com/user/417102468365 . I will be spending two nights in a B&B near Keswick, very close to Suprise View where we scattered Jo's ashes. The rest of it I will be camping, and camping wild where I can!
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