Jo Ian and family joined us in good time on Saturday morning and off we set - a wagon train of some considerable length - me with the map searching out the cycle routes, Ewan & Evie behind being somewhere being told what to do, how to cycle, where to go, how fast to go, when to change gear by at least 3 loud voice somewhere behind me all at the same time with 3 differing instruction - no wonder Ewan kept falling off!! Jo was trying out her new bike pulling Harry behind in a trailer - he seemed to love it and slept a lot of the way.
Bristol is a cycle friendly city - we got from Adrian's to the Bristol - Bath cycleway virtually on traffic free cycle paths. We arrived in Bath some 20 miles later where we were accosted by a bloke in a van - Ian jumped out from the undergrowth near a Lidal's - time for lunch. The youngsters left us there and we continues on the Kennet & Avon Canal. The tow path doubles up as a cycle path and a foot path and on a hot June afternoon at times there was not a lot of room. The surface at times was good but most of the way was uneven, rough and bone shakingly hard - bruised btm's or what - at least the bikes held together. Still life on the canal was interesting there were bright & shiney boats as well as the not so shiney occupied by some long haired hippies obviously living an alternative lifestyle to me! Who's got it right - who knows?
A Campsite on the back of a pub - the Thee Magpies at a place called Sells Green was our abode for the night and after 15 miles on a the tow path it was a very welcome end to a good day.
Dist 35.15mls - total 83.97
Big team start
Joining the Bristol Bath Cycle Path
Tony chatting up the 'birds'
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