Climb every mountain.........

We are still on route although progress is slower than expected. Today we started out from Waybridge ( had an excellent meal yesterday at the local pub accompanied by a pint of Lushington from Skinners - absolutely lovely, hoppy and only 4.2%, followed by Proper Job (st Austell), 4.5% pleasant but not op notch and finally a Sharp's Special 5.2%, too strong and too Chrismassy)

Anyway a challenging climb not even registered on the map was the start of the day followed by a straight run to Camelford and then the main road to Bude aftert which we went inland. The hills may be alive but it ain't with the sound of anything but grunting. We were faced with 20% and 25% inclines -    enough said. The weather stayed dry, the scenery (as far as I could see through my steamed up specs resulting in  the screen on my Garmin getting so wet that I could probably have launched a few ships on it) beautiful but why is it so hilly?

We stopped tonight at South Moulton on the Somerset border having done 70 miles. The next shelter was 20 miles further and as the local pub did B & B we unseated/unsaddled ourselves , had a mediocre meal with a couple of pints of mediocre beer from Exmoor : Ale (false advertising, it was wet but that's all) followed by Wild Cat ( a slight improvement) . We have now transferred our custom to the Town Arms where they do real ale.

But to all you cyclist who have "done " Cornwall in a day - I bet you did not carry your belongings as we do - a lovely local lady even stopped to ask us if we were OK or needed rescucitation or puncture repair at he top of a 20% hill. We were OK but it's tough - and winter seems to be approaching. Anyway onwards upwards although we could do with some downwards soon!,