Day Four - Gloucester to Telford –74miles

An easier day today. Lots of quiet roads and lovely scenery.
Nice views


Our legs were paying the price for trying to keep up with the fastest riders yesterday.

We had a good lunch in Worcester plus tea, cake and ice cream in Bridgnorth.
Big lunch


On our descent into Ironbridge we had a big crash, but emerged from a pile of nettles unharmed. It took an hour to fix our bike with everyone's kind assistance, but we were very lucky to be able to continue.
Post crash repairs

Let's hope for a quieter day tomorrow. 

Comments

  1. Rich2 July 2021 at 03:55

    Crash !!!

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    1. Rich2 July 2021 at 03:56

      Hope you are both OK. Bridgnorth one of my favourite towns in England.

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  2. Sarah and Max Touring2 July 2021 at 09:07

    We’re both fine, just a few bruises. We had a very lucky escape 😄

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