Day 4 Tuesday 25th July continued..

More on day four. There were one or two contrasting moments. Riding up the Gorge through the muggy air, the smell of caves and clouds of moisture. Later riding through fields of golden corn, two young red deer in the field next to us bounded along and leapt the hedge over the road and into the other field. Later going back into bristol the stagnant smells of fumes and industry, the dirty river, the aggressive drivers in their cars, and the tarmac melting underneath our wheels, large chips of stone from the crumbling surface flicking up from speeding juggernauts' wheels. We are all steadily becoming anti car and anti town... You should try it, it may change the way you feel and the way you drive, now where are my open toed sandals... Matt was the first casualty of wearing those scary cleats that lock your feet to the pedals, he forgot to unlock himself when coming to a halt and fell straight sideways into some nettles... 59.7 miles done today 245 down as day 5 begins. Our route will take up up through Welsh border country to Ludlow.