My Dad warned me last night that day two would be the hardest so I was a little apprehensive as to how the day was going to pan out. Well it got off to a fantastic start with the lovely guests Avril and Rodger and Mr & Mrs Boyce, staying at Meadow View B&B, giving us donations at breakfast. We decided that morning to take a slightly alternative route, cycling the A3072 rather than the more coastal A39. It seemed like a sensible more direct route so couldn't figure out why it hadn't been on the original route planner.
It was a lovely warm, overcast day and despite my fathers concerns of fatigue we were flying once again. That was until we hit the first village of Holsworthy, we must have been cycling around it for at least half an hour. There didn't seem to be a way out and we must have asked about four or five people but they didn't seem to have a clue how to get out either!! And to make things worse I managed to tumble to the tarmac with my feet clipped to my peddles at a T junction manned by a highway maintenance guy. My worst nightmare had come true! Bless him for running over to check I was ok but there was no way I was letting him pick me up from the off road so I quickly jumped to my feet. The slight graze or two I acquired however, meant he was quite insistent on getting his first aid kit so I hopped on my bike, shouted thanks and peddled off as fast as I could to catch my Dad up, phew!
We soon discovered why we should have taken the coastal route, the hills!! Lots and lots of beautiful rolling Devon countryside. I don't remember it being that hilly down there and unfortunately the GPS I bought to track our mileage and the terrain failed 10 miles into the day so I have no record, but just trust me it is.
We were greeted by Liz at The Lyndale B&B in Taunton with tea and biscuits. Our room overlooked the park which we later had a walk through and ended the day with a some local pub grub, yum!
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