So, its another long overdue post! And this time I'm doing the typing rather than just sitting and watching Jody do it. Anyway...On 10th May we took our bikes, newly fitted with tear-jerkingly uncomfortable brooks saddles, on their, and our, longest journeys so far to visit Tom, Lou, Lucy and Jemma (my brother, his partner and their children for those who don't know). We took single lane tracks through some lovely Cotswold countryside, hardly ever coming across other vehicles. The weather was great although this did mean we got through our water fairly quickly. Luckily we were able to make a couple of pit stops at pubs along the way where we refilled our bottles with water and our stomachs with crisps and shandy.
After a lovely evening and following morning with the Berrington-Fagons (which included a 'full tetbury breakfast') we departed. Returning on a slightly different route (allowing us to visit
different pubs) we cycled past field after field of flowering oil seed rape. Very picturesque! As a final bonus we got to ride back to Bristol straight into a BBQ with Chris & Sarah (another brother and his partner). Just what you need after a long ride!This time www.mapmyride.co.uk didn't disappoint. All in, we did just over 60 miles over the weekend. Good stuff.
