Day 6

On waking up we still had the entire dormitory to ourselves. We had a cooked breakfast in a tiny shop, and got cycling again.

The start was slow, but fortunately we had loads of downhill. The road was winding and our brake pads were definitely worn down by the time we had reached Cheshire. Progress was quick as the county was flat and the weather wasn't too bad.

In a small town called Pontsebury we somehow met up with the same group of cyclists we met on the train. The quick reunion definitely made our day. A small shop also gave us free sandwiches after realising what we were doing, and the sandwiches were delicious. I will disclose that by now we were eating a couple of packets of biscuits and a large packet of doritoes as a snack, in between lunch (which was usually 3 rolls). We knew if we ate enough we would always have energy, even if we had sore muscles or felt miserable because of the rain.

The end of the day dragged on for longer than we expected (CTC lied to us consistently on distances), and as a result on arrival into Chester we were tired and grumpy. However, we were staying at a B&B, which would have a TV to watch footie on, and Chester had plenty to offer. In the town centre I managed to spot a pizza express, so we enjoyed a proper 3-course meal that wasn't pasta.

From LEJOG Day 6

In total we covered 72.1 miles, following this route.