Day #3 arrival : Weobley
Left Cheddar about 7:45 am after getting hardly any sleep, in a drizzle and climbed out of the gorge which was quite impressive but I was cold and didn't stop to take any photos - which I already regret.
Rode out toward Bristol on a route which, until we crossed the Severn, was largely off road; via the Avon cycle way - which whilst free of traffic made for very slow going, again.
Lots of evidence of high winds the night before with fallen trees and branches and lanes littered with acorns and horse chestnuts freshly shaken down.
We had some pork scratchings from a Co-Op near Bristol which were bob on.
Thereafter, crossing the Severn estuary into a headwind as a rain storm passed in the opposite direction was fairly the opposite of what I enjoy most about cycling (eg. descending down the mountains in Mallorca into warmer air).
So - morale had taken a big hit before lunch but was partially restored around the arrival of the sunshine and a hot sandwich for lunch at Tintern - followed by a stunning section to Monmouth (somewhere I have resolved to revisit) along the Wye valley.
Weather stayed great all afternoon and I feel like I have seen some of the best of the English and Welsh countryside.
Staying in a nice old inn in Weobley - looking forward to seeing the family tomorrow
these also keep you going
welcome to Wales
