What are gears for, children?

One question we always ask our Bikeability riders is 'What are gears for?' And we're very content when they reply 'For going up hills. ' BUT they never ask what happens when you run out of gears. In Cornwall. On a long trip today that has 780m of ascent over 40 miles with gradients of 20%. Simple answer dear children. Get off and push. Which one of the team did repeatedly. Other team member joined the first to 'share the experience'.

Stopped at Butcher's Bakers in St Column Major. Wow. Cinnamon buns and almond croissants were out of this world.

Met Roy from New Zealand who was making one last goodbye trip to the UK. Was on Day 32 of his trip from Norfolk round the coast to Wales.

More butterflies, more blue hydrangeas, more hills tomorrow and chocolate.

More narrow roads with bottlenecks for buses and cars to jam in. Took a cyclist to advise on how to resolve the situation!

One Preachers Pit for open air services and a hot tub at day's endLæs mere