Day 3 Cycle final leg

It’s Sunday in UK. Weather was a little gloomy and windy BUT not raining ! We set off on the final leg of our circuit of the Isle of Wight after a glorious and rather large English Breakfast!!
Total kms today - 45km ( maybe because we miss-navigated a couple of times)
Good news is that Simon and I are still talking after this self guided tour that has so many detailed directions and instructions. Felt like we stopped every 10 minutes. Challenging when you just want to cycle on.
The English drivers overall were very polite to cyclists we thought. Often slowing down and waiting patiently to overtake us. The roads were narrow and the little farm lanes were even narrower! Today was a mix of riding on busy roads and little backroad lanes lined with green hedges where you would get occasional glimpses in to beautiful meadows and pastures. The lanes were lovely not just for the quietness but they protected us from the harsh coastal winds.
We enjoyed many lovely coastal views and called in to visit the only windmill on the island and a very historic church with quite an overgrown cemetery. Fascinating mainly because of the age of the cemetery dating back to 1700s but also the overgrown parts and lovely big trees 🌳 growing amongst the crooked graves. This graveyard was a refuge to many wildlife like squirrels and bats and butterflies so that’s the reason for the overgrowth. There is something to be said about entering old churches. There is an incredible silence and peacefulness once inside.
We arrived back at Ryde around 3pm
our original starting point, just before rain set in.
Total kms cycled was approx 125km in 3days
Glad I had a padded seat! Pulled up pretty good for limited cycling training 😀
It’s raining this evening 🌧️ grateful we didn’t have any rain on our cycle trip.
Off to Oxford tomorrow.Read more