The extra hour to GMT was welcome last night as we did not get to bed as early as we would have liked. Calum did the kitchen honours and produced a three course vegie extravaganza: tortillas and cheese, vegie meatballs and spaghetti, tiramisu , cheesecake and creme fraiche!
We set off at 930 with a 3 mile ride to join The Pilgrims Cycle Trail, this is part of a 200 mile trail from Canterbury to Glastonbury. The trail starts off(for us) as a quiet lane heading in a SE direction for Ashford some 25 miles away. This is a nice road with open views to the south for miles and passing some very old buildings with Oast towers attached. These old kiln buildings were used to dry the Hops which used to grow here but have been converted into houses with a bit of history attached.
Sally suffered from a problem with her chain slipping but 'Scottish Cycle Doctor' Calum came to the rescue.
The Doc at work.
The trail soon became an off-road route and a bit muddy in places. However there are pleasant stretches wth trees and shrubs forming a tunnel to cycle through. Time was wearing on and we had done 17 miles in 3 hrs, so lunch was taken in a pub on the trail rather than going to Ashford which was still an hour away. This now meant we could bypass Ashford and save 6 miles. Running out of daylight was an issue so this was agreed on.
5pm and we are still 5 miles to go, lights on now and 2 miles of road then 3 of cycle route.
We go first to the Cathedral which is impressive then stop at a Tesco express for food. The hostel is next, and it looks very nice. 39 miles for today.
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