24.9 miles
Off we go!
Fantastic weather for Le Grand Depart. Not a cloud in the sky as the rendezvous at Carlisle station went to plan. God bless Northern Rail for allowing the transportation of two bikes and riders to Newcastle.
On the train met ex pupil from 40 years ago. She said I hadn't changed a bit! Lunch on the Quay side included our first beer of the day (Marston's EPA).
Thus lubricated, the next 9 miles to the ferry terminal went by in a flash.
After two hours of baking in the sun finally boarded, found cabin, booked meal for 20.45 and then got stuck into our second beer of the day (Grolsch).
And suddenly the weight gets piled back on. You'll have to cycle hard to counteract all those beers!
ReplyDeleteGreat. Now you can do the photos, are we about to see a record of all the different beers you encounter en route? We need to see the name and glasses need to be full, or almost full. At least then the photo should be in focus.
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