Didn't see the Sheriff!

We came all this way into Robin Hood country and couldn't find the Sheriff of Nottingham when we needed him. Sharif from Airbnb had to do when we landed up at our DISGUSTING accommodation. I am sure there will be more to tell later!

Dorothy, our 91yr old Porsche driving host, gave us sandwiches for lunch. Bargain. The weather was decent. Great. We rode through Sheepy Magna and happened on signs to a tea shop. A mile up a muddy lane we found the Battlefield Line at Shacklestone. What a museum of railway memorabilia, including a collection of Acme Thunderers (picture included).

Batman got in on the act, though he was a bit stony faced; we passed a gibbet-post (last used in 1807); Heather welcomed us if we cycled carefully; snoozy cygnets blocked our towpath and we passed a dead coal-fired power station.

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