Low tea at Greystoke manor

Having a well earned rest after over 50 miles in some of the best weather in the lakes. Tea and cakes just arrived.

First puncture

Guess who forgot to pack the spare tube? Quick repair and back on it again

Lunch stop at keswick

35 miles in, cracking descent through whinlatter forest. Bright sunshine all the way. One puncture.

Found Ivan!

Ivan decided to get a head start and miss out on the beach, we let him ride out for 10mins before calling him back.

Traditional dip on the sea to start

When they said it was traditional to have a dip in the sea, no one told me it was just your front wheel!

It all starts here!

All lined up on at St Bees east coast, anyone seen Ivan? Collecting a pebble each to take to the other coast

Glorious first morning!

Yook is cooking our breakfast in wonderful sun shine, we have ordered this weather for the weekend but think it may not last! Mines a full English.
66 miles and lots of hills to come.