and the bugger stayed with me pretty much all day. Ground it out on a
very busy a30 through launceston, past okehampton ( managed to hit 48
mph down a hill - well chuffed ) and onto Exeter. Foo-kin was really
getting in my head and slowing me down - I decided I'd rock up to
Exeter chiefs and try and blag some physio. The place was on lock down
so after wasting an hour and 4 miles trying find the place headed out
of town. Moral was very low here - constant pain the only thing I was
thinking - and th only way to relieve it was be up out the saddle -
uphill sections were suddenly a relief.
I met 2 lejogers and 1 jogler. First I met a man from Essex (I'm not
good with names so can't remeber any of the peoples I met shamefully)
- I felt for him - he was about to take on the hills I'd just done but
with the wind in his face - at least he's got his wife with him.
Second was a couple doin a tandem - they were from liverpool and very
friendly - not sure how much she was enjoying riding at the back
though. Sat here I would say this lady saved my day and maybe the ride
- a physio I told about the hamstring - and straight away she
suggested lowering the seat. Within 10 mins the pain had pretty much
gone - helped a little by nurofen - but it made the last 2 hours a lot
of fun. Lastly was a pair of oldish Scotsmen - they weren't keen to
talk - last I heard was them shouting at each other for a wrong turn.
Had a pasty for lunch on a bench ina village 20 miles out of Exeter. A
sweet 90 yr old lady joine me and renewed my faith in old age - she
Was completely switched on - and I learnt more about the earl of bath
than I ever thought I would. She's probably walking around the village
now with a new pair of fingerless cycling gloves on - as I left the
bloody things on the bench.
With the hamstring sorted, sun on my back and a few cheeky waves from
the girls of the villages spirits were up and the day finished well -
I'm actually looking forward to 150 miles tomorrow - it's 22 miles to
Bristol so aiming to get there for a pret coffee at 8.30 - incentive
set.
Randomness:
- Chav's are bloody everywhere - and particularly rife in rural towns
- just seen a full family from 14 yr old kids to grandad stumbling
about pissed.
- Most interesting road kill - a decapitated rat
- obesity is a severe problem in Devon
- hostels attract strange people
- horse flies hurt when they fly into your forehead
Time to hit the cheddar night life ....... Dear god
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