Day one

Ugh, I already wrote this, then managed to lose it somehow.

We set off at 8:30, managing to get Xander out of bed to take the first photo of the trip!

We managed just over 2 hours of riding before having to stop for a toilet break just short of Lynmouth. We grabbed some petrol and headed into the village for a walk. Shoulders were aching and bums were numb by then. We left our coats in my top box, but kept bike trousers on, and over heated pretty quickly. It was truly hot.

The next stage of the journey was very warm and very twisty, but then opened out into nice wide roads. Lots of traffic around Barnstaple, but the views along the North Devon coast made it worthwhile.

We made it across the M5 at Bridgewater and looked for the first place we could find to grab some lunch. After failing to stop at the first three places we finally stopped at the Ashcroft Inn for a lovely bacon brie and cranberry ciabatta sandwich in the garden.

It was just another hour to Bath, so we arrived at the air BnB at exactly 3:30, 7 hours and 184 miles from leaving home.

This evening we walked into Bath, about 25 minutes through fields and woods, a lovely change to stretch our legs. We had a drink in the pub then spoiled ourselves with a trip to the spa. 2 hours of relaxing in the warm water, saunas, Steam rooms and swimming.

Dinner was taken at Franco Manco something or other next to the train station, which was surprisingly good!Read more