Leaving the delights of the TA nissan huts at Monmouth behind , today’s adventure begun with the promise of “undulating hills only”. Gullibility and naivety soon followed after the hills of Wales revealed their true nature. The weather turned and the rain soaked everyone to the skin as the orchards of Herefordshire flashed past. Shropshire revealed much kinder gradients with smooth roads and even the sun came out. Feeling confident, with only 20 miles to go, some cheeky hills brought us back down to earth. Final destination was RAF Shawbury near Shrewsbury. Tired but happy to have a warm shower and raid the RAF mess of their food. Stats: 97.8 miles, Ave spd 14.2mph (on the bike), 8 hrs 15 with stops. An early night followed by another early start for a long day again tomorrow. Highlights some high speeds on flat roads in Shropshire. Low points falling off the bike on a slippery wooden bridge 200 yards from the start and get stung by an insect, again!
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