Uplowman

It was WET. But only for 35 of the 37 miles. 'Could have been worse' as they say in the Outer Hebrides.

We experienced the last of the ferocious hills....in fact, probably the worst of the ride. The photo of my Garmin screen shows my dot just about to fall off the cliff face.

But in Tiverton we stopped at Ron's Cycles. What a lovely, kind and gentle man. What a story teller as well. He used to race BMX's all over the world and has a shop full of trophies and memories. Rocket Ron was his racing name. He started the BMX club in Tiverton in the 80s and it's still going today. Journeys are made infinitely more pleasurable by the strangers we meet along the way.Read more