Today's early morning mishap - Dr James snapping his chain 1 mile in. His bike is characterful and old but a little prone to breakages. Eventually made it over the Quantocks and into Bridgwater where we both got new brake blocks and the Dr a new rear derailleur. Heads down across the Somerset levels then and blown up the Cheddar Gorge with a lovely tail wind. No rain jackets required Phil Collins).
A quick blast around the south and west of Bristol, making up time. Then a big moment, our first guest rider, the one and only Dave Pearce - yes the famous Bristol legend. He turned up resplendent on his Canondale from the same era as the two Jameses bikes and immediately fitted into the team. In fact Dave played a loyal team domestique role to team James and broke wind all the way across the Severn Bridge.
Bouyed by the newboy we hotfooted to a lovely Forest of Dean campsite near Coleford. Mileage today 86 miles (good but still short of required). Average 12.4mph. Nature watch has picked up since Dave Pearce arrived recognising buzzards through their calls - great to have him on board.
Love and a nice steak pie, J
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