Just got in - so ....... thank you to riders and supporters. Thoroughly enjoyed the ride over - quite magical. Even the steps
After breakfast, Whitby was glorious. (Those silly birds singing at 2am in Malton - they knew summat we didn't.) Seemed a shame not to make the most of the weather. Cycled down to Hawsker, then took the Moor-to-Sea routes through to Thornton-le-Dale and Malton, to get the train home.
Was I stupid?
- Once more - over the top of the Moors? 1 in 6 hills .... to climb? Yup.
- A tourer on thin tyres on those paths? Yup.
- Into the teeth of the sou-wester that had helped so much overnight? Yup.
- A long, long day? Yup.
OK ... so I was stupid. Very stupid. Terminally stupid. And my legs hurt.
But it was a BRILLIANT ride Thank you again, all involved.
Later PS - it wasn't Venus we saw in that early morning break in the clouds, but Jupiter.