Today there was a tactical change. Tactical change one was that we had seen two young ladies staying at the same hostels a couple of times. These two ladies always got home before us and they had been seen leaving at 6AM. This led to a decision to get up early and get off – there was some compromise as we considered being on then road by 7AM early enough. The second change was that we had realised that going on minor roads, though pleasant, led to a meandering route and one which needed frequent map checks. We also knew that we had spent quite a bit of time rerouting after missing junctions. The next decision was to stick to A & B roads to see how that went, and in preparation for going through Lancashire.
On this basis we left Clun at 7AM and headed for Bishops Castle for breakfast. The flaw in our logic was that Bishops Castle was pretty much still asleep when we got there so we continued through to Church Stoke on the A499. There we found Harry Tuffin’s and ate a very good breakfast. From Church Stoke we followed the A490 to Welshpool which we then skirted on the A483 to Oswestry where we had lunch in the park. We also found a good bike shop in Oswestry and I think we all bought something. From Oswestry we took the B5069 to Overton and then on to Bangor – on – Dee for an ice cream by the river before following the B5130 into Chester.
John had the one and only puncture a few miles out of Chester, although it was the valve seat that blew rather than a proper puncture. A quick tube change and we were off into the hustle and bustle of Chester at rush hour.
We soon found the hostel but were disappointed with the place. One of the chaps in our dorm told us that the place was soon to close, which perhaps explained why it felt a bit neglected. Not deterred, we walked down into the town centre and tucked into a grand meal at the Slug and Lettuce.
On this basis we left Clun at 7AM and headed for Bishops Castle for breakfast. The flaw in our logic was that Bishops Castle was pretty much still asleep when we got there so we continued through to Church Stoke on the A499. There we found Harry Tuffin’s and ate a very good breakfast. From Church Stoke we followed the A490 to Welshpool which we then skirted on the A483 to Oswestry where we had lunch in the park. We also found a good bike shop in Oswestry and I think we all bought something. From Oswestry we took the B5069 to Overton and then on to Bangor – on – Dee for an ice cream by the river before following the B5130 into Chester.
John had the one and only puncture a few miles out of Chester, although it was the valve seat that blew rather than a proper puncture. A quick tube change and we were off into the hustle and bustle of Chester at rush hour.
We soon found the hostel but were disappointed with the place. One of the chaps in our dorm told us that the place was soon to close, which perhaps explained why it felt a bit neglected. Not deterred, we walked down into the town centre and tucked into a grand meal at the Slug and Lettuce.
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