Sat on a train heading back to shrewsbury from llanwrtyd, to get car and head back to llanwrtyd to collect the tandem.
Feeling a bit disappointed after our first ever DNF. On the plus side, we definitely had broken the back of day 2 and felt sure we'd be able to make a good attempt at day 3 when disaster struck, but in some ways that just adds to the frustration!
I have no idea what Hummers did, but he must be to blame
. After sharing lunch at St Davids with him & postie around 3pm he caught us just before fishguard. We had a chat then as he moved past us to go up the road I noticed a strange taste in my mouth. Moments later i was literally spitting blood. We stopped and it cleared up, so pressed on but 20 mins later it returned as a heavier nose bleed. We waited by the road for over an hour then gingerly continued to cillgaren. It seemed stable so after another 40 mins break we pushed on, but 10 km up the road it erupted into a uninterrupted stream of the red stuff going down the throat and out the nose. By this point we'd lost over three hours, and with each episode getting worse and darkness falling we decided it was game over.
We'll have to be back one day, to earn the right to these jerseys. If I'm 10% less fit but have 90% less of a cold, I think we'll be in with a great chance of completing!
Many thanks to everyone who offered their help, to all the assistants, and to John for creating this beast. And best of luck to everyone still on the road - maybe see some of you shortly!
