From Brummy Suburbia to Uffington (Oxfordshire)
The team left the Smyth's after a fantastic fry up and a great night's sleep followed by a tour of surburbia's hotspots in Robbo's neighbourhood.
The weather hit us pretty hard again as we were plagued by showers throughout the day. However, we managed a quick 40 miles before stopping in the beautiful town of Winchombe to enjoy our pasta tuna, made two days before...waste not, want not! All accompanied by some freshly picked plums and tay berries bought at the side of road in the village before Winchombe.
The afternoon gave us a taste of the Cotswold Hills - more than 10% inclines and rolling hills for many miles. A couple of the hills got the better of the team at times, forcing us to dismount and walk the bikes up the hill to give the legs a break. The weather improved along with the roads. A good 32 miles later, after some very affluent, chocolate box villages in Gloustershire we arrived in Coln-St Aldwyns. Chris chose this small village as the setting for a tasteful photograph and would like to think the bench sums up his character...
We arrived in Uffington after 78.67miles to Char's dogs and Mum, Elizabeth.
(For more info on our journey check out http://www.cycle-to-sahara.co.uk/)
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