Home territory

I am getting close to old haunts. Places within reach of day rides from Woodcote. Tonight I will stay with an old friend Richard who kindly provides all that is required for me to manage to break into his house until he is home. The tent gets dried, the washing is in the machine and I get to chat over a nice dinner.

The next day I am heading up onto the Ridgeway. Glenn braves the rain and the hill and meets me at the top so he can join me for much of the day. Its great to have company after all those solo miles. From the Ridgeway, we descend chain hill and then cross the Thames plain. After the rain, the sun breaks through and we have afternoon tea by the Thames. Then its time to say goodbye. Leaving Glenn to pedal back home, I continue on to Witney on the edge of the Cotswolds.Read more