Day Four: Another day another detour

Post date: 17-Aug-2010 20:27:37

Clehanger to Long Itchington. 82 miles in 6 hr 30

On Mike's advice our heroes set off via Ledbury to avoid heavy traffic. Over a cup of tea in an internet cafe (they could have updated this blog themselves!) they sought directions to Pershore..............unfortunately the dialect defeated them and they ended up in Tewkesbury! Only an extra 10 miles...........

Lunch at Evesham in the Coffee Cup.

Poor Paul was suffering with a gippy tummy and only managed a ham salad and raspberry cheesecake for lunch and a medium rare sirloin steak for dinner.

Brad meanwhile managed 4 apricots as well as lunch and dinner.

Sleeping tonight at Manor Farm, Long Itchington, a very pretty village with 6 pubs and a duck pond (hope they don't end up with the ducks............)

Low point of the day was cycling on very narrow and busy Fosse Way.

High point was Paul cycling at all and recovering in time for the steak.

Meanwhile Barbara* has arrived from Incleborough House to whisk Barbara and son to Norfolk tromorrow to wave our heroes into the North Sea should their brakes fail on the pier.......................

Barbara* - not to be confused with Webmistress Barbara aka Brad's wife.